• NAMRU-D releases the Kraken

    The Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton held a ribbon cutting ceremony June 17 for its new Captain Ashton Graybiel Acceleration Research Facility and christened a $19 million GL-6000 Disorientation Research Device known as the Kraken. The device was designed and built by Environmental Tectonics

  • 88th Medical Group Warfighter Laser Surgery Center

    The 88th Medical Group's Warfighter Laser Surgery Center at Wright-Patterson AFB performs refractive surgery for active-duty members.The clinic's focus is to enhance the readiness of members who deploy.Refractive surgery is the term used to describe surgical procedures that correct vision problems

  • Preparing to take on supervisory positions

    Airman Leadership School students at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base learn basic life skills to help prepare them to become good front-line supervisors. "The focus is to teach Airmen how to be effective leaders and to build their interpersonal and communication skills, but we also teach them how to

  • Education expo includes workforce development resources

    The 88th Force Support Squadron will host the 2016 Development, Education & Training Expo June 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wright-Patt Combined Club.The expo is free and open to anyone with base access.As a first this year, education and workforce development resources are combined for the

  • Devillier reflects on time with 88 ABW

    Col. John Devillier is scheduled to relinquish command of the 88th Air Base Wing on June 21 in a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force presided over by Lt. Gen. John Thompson, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Devillier assumed command on July 17,

  • CNS/ATM Conference returns, slated for June 20-23 in Ohio

    After a five-year hiatus, the Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Center of Excellence here is looking toward the future with its upcoming 2016 CNS/ATM Conference.This year's event will be held June 20-23 at the Hope Hotel & Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center just

  • Protecting the Indiana Bat at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

    Making new spaces for future habitat opportunitiesBats roam the night skies and sleep by day, and some bats do both right here on the base. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has many suitable roosting areas, especially for the Indiana Bat.The Indiana Bat has found an ideal habitat in the tall, mature