• Super Saturday Kickoff planned for Oct. 6

    "Have 2 Ways Out" is this year's theme of National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7 to 13. Celebrate with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Oct. 6 at the Super Saturday Kickoff at the Community & Airmen Center at Bldg. 1222 in the Kittyhawk Area from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be games for children, a

  • AFMC to declare 5-Center IOC Oct. 1, track results of reorg

    After some 18 months of planning and careful transition, Air Force Materiel Command officials are ready to declare initial operational capability of AFMC's 5-Center reorganization Oct. 1 and continue the process of improving its support to the warfighter. In early July, the command began activating

  • Collaboration key to net-centric success, speakers say

    The tenth annual Net-Centric Operations conference held here Sept. 10 featured a diverse array of speakers who extolled the value of collaboration in acquiring, supporting and operating intelligence-gathering systems and cyber tools.The conference was sponsored by the Patriots' Roost Chapter of the

  • 5th Generation formation

    An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and an F-22A Raptor from the 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., soar over the Emerald Coast Sept. 19. This was the first time the two fifth generation fighters have flown together

  • Retiree Appreciation Day details announced

    Wright-Patterson's installation commander will open this year's Retiree Appreciation Day, Oct. 26 at the Hope Hotel and Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center.Col. Cassie B. Barlow, 88 Air Base Wing commander, will participate in the opening ceremony for the annual event focused on sharing important

  • How a Behavioral Scientist Impacted the Operational USAF in Afghanistan

    Lieutenant Colonel Alex Barelka, PhD of the 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), Human-Centered Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division (RHX), began a six-month deployment to Afghanistan last November to serve as Chief of Assessment for Strategic Communications. During his

  • Air Force Marathon breaks another attendance record

    The 2012 running of the Air Force Marathon was the largest ever and sold out in record time. The race has grown to a field of over 15,000 runners, doubling in size since 2008, representing all 50 states, 15 countries, all military services, and a diversity that included world-class marathoners,

  • Wright-Patterson Medical Center tops in patient satisfaction

    The Wright-Patterson Medical Center has been named No. 1 in patient satisfaction in the entire Air Force. Col. Stephen Higgins, commander, Wright-Patterson Medical Center, said he was informed of the top rating during the week of Aug. 13. "It's something that we constantly monitor, and we were

  • 711th Human Performance Wing Researchers Awarded at MHSRS

    The Military Health System Research Symposium, MHSRS, is an annual event held for military personnel to distribute and discuss scientific knowledge resulting from military-unique research and development. The MHSRS also seeks to provide an avenue for planning and developing future research centered

  • F-35B completes first airborne engine start tests

    The short take-off and vertical landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully completed a major prerequisite test for in-flight performance Aug. 15.BF-2 completed the first air starts, which test the ability of the F-35's propulsion system to restart during flight.