• Barriers lifted to aid in tobacco cessation

    Due to recent changes, healthcare providers may now prescribe tobacco cessation medication without requiring patients to seek tobacco cessation counseling."In the past, providers would send individuals seeking tobacco cessation assistance to counseling before they could obtain the medication," said

  • Victim Advocates make a difference

    Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates (SAVAs) at major Department of Defense installations stand ready to assist victims/survivors of sexual assault.At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the responsibilities of an advocate include providing crisis

  • AFIT Lauded for Lower Energy Consumption

    Competition builds winners, leaders, innovations and success stories. In the case of a recent competition at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, it also saves money.As part of the base's observance of October as National Energy Action Month (EAM), a consumption reduction challenge was issued to 10 of

  • Gate 1A to Change Operating Hours

    Gate 1A (Fairborn gate) in Area A at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, will reduce its hours of operation from 24 to 16 hours per day, opening from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The change will take place Nov. 29 when the gate closes at 10

  • UD Military Appreciation Night: A night of Patriotism

    The University of Dayton hosted Military Appreciation Night November 13 during the men's basketball team's first home game against Southeast Missouri State.Prior to tip-off, the Wright-Patterson AFB Honor Guard presented the colors and a group of Airmen--all volunteers--pulled a U.S. Garrison Flag

  • STEM event reaches female middle school students

    Female middle school students were shown that they, too, can develop their interests in science, technology, engineering and math at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's and the Air Force Research Laboratory's event, "STEM-ulate Your Mind: Girls RULE!" Nov. 7 at STARBASE Wright-Patt.AFRL and the

  • Heroes Welcoming Heroes: Community and Wright-Patt thank recent deployers

    A lighthearted, fun-filled and family-friendly evening held Nov. 5 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, was enjoyable for everyone present, but also had a very specific message to deliver: Welcome home, deployers.Military service members who returned home

  • Wright-Patt welcomes sexual assault response coordinator

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has welcomed Carmen Schott as the new sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program manager, but she is not new to the community. She was the SARC here for about a year in 2009-2010.Schott holds master's and

  • AFRL and Central State University equipping future researchers for success

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, Central State University, and Universal Technology Corporation recently cut the ribbon for the new Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, a facility that promises to equip future materials researchers as well as provide collaborative opportunities for researchers at