• AFMC leaders told to seek efficiencies, get back to basics

    Challenging times ahead and developing efficiencies to accomplish the mission were among the key topics highlighted at the semi-annual Air Force Materiel Command Senior Leaders Conference here Aug. 23-25.AFMC Commander Gen. Donald Hoffman led his center and wing commanders, along with other command

  • NASA astronaut to speak at Heritage Symposium and present flag from space

    A NASA astronaut will present the Air Force Institute of Technology with an American flag that flew in space aboard the Discovery STS-128 space shuttle at the second Heritage Symposium on Sept. 21 and 22.NASA Astronaut Dr. Kevin A. Ford, a retired Air Force colonel, will also give a presentation on

  • America’s First African-American Astronaut to speak at Heritage Symposium

    The Air Force Institute of Technology will host its annual Heritage Symposium on Sept. 21 and 22. Among the prominent and successful AFIT alumni set as key note speaker is former NASA astronaut and America's first African-American to fly in space, Dr. Guion S. Bluford, Jr.Dr. Bluford, a retired Air

  • AFRL successfully tests robot refueler

    Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate have now twice successfully tested a robotic refueling system that could dramatically change the way the U.S. military services its aircraft. The prototype device connected a single point refueling nozzle to a

  • America’s First African-American Astronaut to speak at Heritage Symposium

    The Air Force Institute of Technology will host its annual Heritage Symposium on Sept. 21 and 22. Among the prominent and successful AFIT alumni set as key note speakers is former NASA astronaut and America's first African-American to fly in space, Dr. Guion S. Bluford, Jr.Dr. Bluford, a retired Air

  • Cyberspace Technical Center of Excellence begins Cyberspace Education program

    The Air Force's new Cyber Professional Continuing Education Program at the Air Force Institute of Technology has officially started its efforts to produce skilled and knowledgeable cyber leaders to support joint warfighting efforts. The Cyber PCE courses, Cyber 200 and Cyber 300, will graduate 600

  • Air Force seeks General Court Martial for former command chief

    The Air Force will seek a general court martial in the case against Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney, former command chief for Air Force Materiel Command, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The court martial is set for Dec. 6 and will be conducted at Scott AFB. Chief Gurney was

  • Researcher wants to get to the heart of causal learning and causal reasoning

    An expert in cognitive science is leading the way in the study of causal learning and causal reasoning - how people learn about the causal structure of the world, and how they think about the world and understand and explain it in terms of their causal knowledge.Dr. David Danks, associate professor

  • Local veteran receives France's highest honor

    One of America's heroes was presented with France's highest honor July 13.Col. (ret.) Byron Lee Schatzley was presented with the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal for his service as bombardier in the 558th Bomb Squadron of the 38th Bomb Group during World War II. Created by Napolean Bonaparte on