• Paper airplanes take flight to help raise charitable funds

    Several paper airplanes took flight Oct. 29 in the rotunda of Bldg. 12, home of the Agile Combat Support (ACS) Directorate, contest sponsor. The competition was fiercely friendly as competitors competed in categories such as distance and accuracy.Each competitor entered the competition for $1 with

  • Shape-changing flap takes to air

    A feature of aircraft design unchanged for nearly a century may have been twisted into a new shape as a result of a revolutionary new structure being tested in the Mojave Desert. A specially modified Gulfstream III jet successfully took to the skies over NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center Nov.

  • Hanscom key to Air Force cyber weapons

    With cyberspace unfolding as the newest frontier for battle, the U.S. needs weapon systems geared for that fight, and Hanscom AFB is leading the way.In 2013 the Air Force Chief of Staff designated six of the service's cyber capabilities as weapon systems. While not your typical air or ground

  • Wright-Patt graduate students benefit from new scholarship

    More than seven dozen members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community are furthering their post-undergraduate education, thanks to scholarships available through a new program at Wright State University.In its first semester of operation for fall 2014, the $750,000 Wright State University

  • Fundraisers, fun special events kick annual fund drive into high gear

    All of the major fundraising events supporting the 2014 Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign have been held, and their influence is more than showing: The campaign is at 51 percent of its goal, MVCFC officials said Oct. 29.The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the annual workplace charitable

  • Airmen & Family Readiness Center ready to offer help

    The Airmen & Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) is one of the many helping agencies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, offering classes and events designed to benefit those who are active-duty, civilian, retiree or dependent. During the upcoming months, the A&FRC will introduce several new programs to

  • AFLCMC captures two Performance Based Logistics awards

    In an Oct. 17 memo, Frank Kendall, the Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, announced the winners of the 2014 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics awards, with programs managed by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center claiming two of

  • Wright-Patt reservists join Ebola support operations in West Africa

    Two aircrews of three Airmen each from the 445th Airlift Wing's 89th Airlift Squadron departed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Oct. 16 to deliver cargo in support of Ebola stricken regions of West Africa.The crew was scheduled to pick up cargo in Pennsylvania and transport it to Monrovia,

  • Free courses offered during Focus Week Oct. 27-31 can help advance careers

    It's not too late to register for the final Focus Week of 2014, scheduled for Oct. 27-31 at the 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Registration will continue until the day before each course is held.According to Col. John   Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, Focus Week is an

  • Wright-Patterson represented at TEDx Dayton

    TEDx is a global platform of independently organized events licensed by TED, a nonprofit devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading." It started in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader.Wright-Patterson