• Popcorn volunteers brighten medical center atrium

    Mary Lou Petersen is a volunteer popcorn pal who has perfected her popping prowess since 2010 in the main atrium at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's medical center."The aroma is major free advertising," Petersen said. "It goes up to all the floors. Everybody wants popcorn every day."That aroma does

  • Base exercise tests vital preparations, responses

    Wright Patterson Air Force Base was a flurry of activity last week as base personnel were put through their deployment and emergency response paces during this quarter's base-wide exercise.Events started early as the order came down to prepare to send Airmen overseas in a deployment exercise that

  • Flight tests conclude for shape changing aircraft flap

    A team of researchers from Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA and FlexSys, Inc., accomplished a long sought goal in aviation research April 22 with the last flight of the Adaptive Compliant Trailing Edge (ACTE) Flight Research program.A radically new morphing wing technology called FlexfoilTM

  • Spring cleanup week slated for 18–22 May

    Spring cleanup for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been scheduled for 18-22 May.  As in past years, Civil Engineers will have additional dumpsters in place from 18 May through 22 May at the locations listed below. This event is an opportune time for base personnel to do an old-fashioned spring

  • AFRL memorial service to honor fallen military members

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate is sponsoring a Roll Call Memorial Service at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force outdoor Memorial Park on May 22 beginning at 9 a.m.This event will honor all local Miami Valley region U.S. service members who died while serving in the U.S.

  • Sensors Directorate co-sponsors autonomous aerial vehicle competition

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate -- in conjunction with the Dayton Development Coalition - hosted the second annual autonomous aerial vehicle competition April 28-29 as part of the Health and Human Performance Summit held in the Dayton Convention Center.College teams from East

  • 'All-American Evening' brings in funds for Fisher Houses

    Fisher/Nightingale Houses Inc. hosted its 12th annual "An All-American Evening" April 25 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. With a theme of "... Through the Years" the evening celebrated the organization's 25th anniversary and served as a fundraiser to support the wounded, injured and ill

  • Openings Still Available in AFRL Summer STEM Camps

    The Air Force Research Laboratory La Luz Academy still has openings in two of its three science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) camps that will be held in June. DoD STARBASE New Mexico Camp for fifth and sixth grade students will be June 1-5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will offer

  • Wright-Patt to hold readiness exercise

    Base officials will conduct a quarterly exercise here May 4 - 8. Several independent scenarios are planned, ranging from a hazardous material incident to an active shooter exercise.A new system combining use of the base's Giant Voice with alert sirens is being evaluated.  It is very likely members