• Ceremony features 88 ABW commander as guest speaker

    Col. John Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, served as the keynote speaker during the base's observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 26 outside the Arnold House in Area A. The event was coordinated by the base Chiefs Group.The ceremony included an invocation, moment of silence,

  • Fund drive seeks to raise more than $2.3M this year

    A host of events supporting the 2014 Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign have already started, with one of its largest, the annual celebratory Charity Fair and Campaign Kickoff, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Wright State University's Nutter Center. The kickoff is open to all

  • TACP-M ties it all together

    Embedded deep within an Army maneuver unit lies an Airman. Charged with orchestrating critical close-air support, oftentimes it's the effort of this combat maestro that means the difference between life and death on the battlefield - he is known as a tactical air control party or TACP for

  • A-29 Super Tucano arrives at Moody AFB

    The first of 20 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft arrived here Sept. 26, in preparation for the Afghanistan pilot and maintenance training mission.The A-29 is a light air support training aircraft that will be used to train 30 Afghan pilots and 90 Afghan maintainers as part of a requirement from the

  • Thompson accepts AFLCMC flag

    Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, passes the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center flag to Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson in a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Sept. 26. Thompson will officially take command of AFLCMC Oct. 2.

  • U.S. Air Force Marathon attracts record-breaking crowds--again

    On your mark, get set, go!  In yet another record sell-out year, approximately 15,000 runners took to the streets at Wright Patterson AFB as part of the U.S. Air Force Marathon celebrating the Air Force's 67th birthday.The number of runners exceeded last year's count by more than 3,000.Gen. Janet

  • Air Force event focuses on airpower

    The celebration of the 67th anniversary of the Air Force is scheduled for Sept. 26 at the Air Force Institute of Technology's Kenney Hall, Bldg. 642 in Area B from 10 a.m. to noon. This event is hosted by Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, and the

  • AF Marathon highlights need for daily safety, security measures

    There is an old adage: "One never gets a second chance to make a good first impression."On Sept. 20, Team Wright-Patt will have the latest opportunity to make a good impression on 15,000 participants, along with thousands of family members and friends, as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosts the

  • Combined Federal Campaign launches Oct. 1

    The Combined Federal Campaign will begin its Miami Valley campaign Oct. 1 and run through Nov. 14 this year. Established in 1961, the CFC promotes and supports philanthropy though a program that is employee-focused, cost-efficient and effective in providing federal employees with the opportunity to

  • Profiles in resilience

    Editor's note : Having - ity to recover from or adjust to misfortune or change is the definition of resilience, and that's something the Air Force wants all personnel to have as they deal with the stress that is part of their daily lives as they support the Air Force mission.A group of five