• AFRL cuts ribbon on newest Sensor's facility

     A new and unique Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate facility officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 17. The Distributed Sensing Research Range (DiSeRR) will allow AFRL scientists and engineers to develop and explore advanced distributed sensing concepts in a

  • Wright-Patterson AFB airmen among 9,403 promoted to staff sargeant

    The names of more than 9,000 senior airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant was released by Air Force officials July 10.The 9,403 airmen selected represent 25.59 percent of the 36,739 eligible. Those Airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base selected for promotion include:· 18th Intelligence

  • Wright-Patterson employee earns AFA award

    An Air Force Life Cycle Management Center employee is among the winners of the 2014 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian of the Year awards.Daryl Kitchen, director of logistics, Mobility Directorate, is AFA's Civilian Senior Manager of the Year. Kitchen received the award for his

  • Change of Command: Buses provided to ceremony at AF Museum July 17

    The 88 Air Base Wing change of command ceremony is scheduled for July 17 at 10 a.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Col. John Devillier, currently the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations commander at Dover AFB, Del., will succeed Col. Cassie Barlow, who is retiring from the Air Force

  • Barlow reflects on time as 88 ABW commander

    Col. Cassie Barlow took command of the 88 Air Base Wing here on July 17, 2012, and is scheduled to relinquish command July 17 in a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force presided over by Lt. Gen. C. D. Moore II, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The Skywrighter

  • Sustainment plan for aging fleet critical

    The average age of an Air Force aircraft is more than 25 years, which makes the current fleet the oldest in Air Force history - and it must keep flying into the foreseeable future.An aging fleet in a pinched budget environment is making sustainment technology a critical priority as the Air Force

  • WPAFB Airmen Rescue Drivers from Car Crash

    Special Agent Brad Byington, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 1st Field Investigations Region was at the right place at the right time during a recent drive to work. During his commute, Byington witnessed a car crash in which a small vehicle was "t-boned" by a large SUV traveling 60

  • AF awards new combat rescue helicopter contract

    The Air Force awarded a contract to Sikorsky Aircraft Company June 26, for the procurement of 112 new combat rescue helicopters, training systems and product support elements to replace the service's aging fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks. The engineering and manufacturing development phase begins with

  • Professional Development Center offers new facility for Airmen

    Students in the Airman Leadership School (ALS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have access to a much more convenient location now that the facility has been relocated to the Professional Development Center (PDC) in Bldg. 1226, Area A.The PDC, which also houses the Independent Learning Center and

  • Cincinnati Reds host Military Appreciation Day at Great American Ball Park

    Everywhere the group of Airmen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and new recruits traveled on June 22 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, they were greeted with warm applause, big smiles, handshakes and "thank yous."It was Major League Baseball's (MLB) turn to take time out to say "thank