• Wright-Patt to celebrate Police Week with events, tributes

    *Updated May 14, 2024 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In honor of National Police Week, Wright-Patt’s 88th Security Forces Squadron will be hosting a series of memorials, competitions and public events May 13-17. National Police Week has been held annually since President John F. Kennedy

  • AFIT faculty member selected as Air Force Flemming Award nominee

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Air Force Institute of Technology faculty member Adib Samin is the Air Force nominee for the 75th annual Arthur S. Flemming Award (Basic Science Category). The winner will be honored at the 2024 National Academy of Public Administration Fall Meeting.The

  • Air Force updates mental health care policies, lowers barriers

    The Air Force’s mental health waiver policy in both the Air Force’s Medical Standards Directory and Aerospace Medicine Waiver Guide has been updated to allow for Airmen to receive 60 days of treatment for mental health concerns before a return to duty waiver to fly is required.

  • Seeing their stories: Annual display lends voice to sexual-assault victims

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team wants to dispel a myth. This myth is that a person’s outfit is an invitation for sexual violence.April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and one of this month’s

  • Longtime AFIT faculty member takes over as new dean for research

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Institute of Technology welcomes Scott Graham as new dean leading the Office of Research and Outreach. “I have been a fan of AFIT since I learned about it as an undergraduate cadet,” he said. “It is an extraordinary place with innate ability to

  • Wright-Patterson Medical Center leads military health care innovation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Medical Center is at the forefront of a new era in military health care, selected by Defense Health Agency as one of five facilities to pilot a more patient-centered care model.This initiative marks a shift in how military medicine approaches

  • Landing from the left and right: WPAFB welcomes East & West Coast aircrews

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently welcomed mission partners stationed on both sides of the United States.   First, an aircrew from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, California, took part in a mission April 14-15 to deliver one of the last

  • AFIT commencement ceremony celebrates 206 graduates

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management held a commencement ceremony March 21 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to honor 206 new graduates.The Graduate School conferred 196 master’s degrees and four