• F-117A Nighthawk to be honored at retirement ceremony

    A retirement ceremony to honor the contributions of the F-117A Nighthawk, the world's first attack aircraft to employ stealth technology, will take place here March 11. The retirement ceremony is not open to the general public, however, Wright-Patterson employees, retirees and family members with

  • Columbus man loses 120 pounds to join Air Force

    For as long as he can remember, Daniel Kuertz said he has admired the uniformed Airmen in his community of Columbus, Ohio. As he grew into a young man, Kuertz said joining the Air Force was a logical conclusion, considering many people in his family served in the military, including his father, Greg

  • Afghans complete advanced medical training

    Less than a month after a basic Emergency Medical Technician training class graduated here, seven more Afghan men entered the medical career field after graduating from a nursing school program facilitated by the joint Air Force and Army Provincial Reconstruction Team here. The 12-month training

  • AFRL coating named one of 100 most significant technologies

    An environmentally safe corrosion control coating for aluminum aircraft surfaces and structures developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, in conjunction with the University of Missouri-Rolla, Boeing Phantom Works, Deft Coatings and Warner-Robins Air

  • AFRL Develops Friend-Versus-Foe Identification System

    AFRL researchers developed a technology that helps warfighters distinguish friendly forces from adversaries during combat exercises. The lab teamed with Lumitex, Inc., to create and field the Target Recognition Operator Notification system, which has the potential to save lives and increase combat

  • Opportune Landing Site Testing Proves Successful

    The AFRL-managed Opportune Landing Site (OLS) program recently conducted two successful landing site soil tests. Boeing and the US Army's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) jointly developed the OLS software, which uses satellite imagery, digital terrain elevation data, and Air

  • AFRL partners with Kettering Health Network on human performance research

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Human Effectiveness Directorate is joining the Kettering Health Network on a quest to learn more about the relationship between human stress and fatigue, and to determine how to improve human performance in stressful situations. Officials announced the unique

  • AFMC’s command chief to retire after 30 years of service

    Air Force Materiel Command's top enlisted member will close the book on his military career Feb. 1, exactly 30 years from the date he entered the Air Force delayed enlistment program. Chief Master Sergeant Jonathan Hake, AFMC's command chief, will say goodbye during a retirement ceremony that will

  • Wright-Patt Med Center Receives ACS Commission on Cancer Accreditation

    The Wright-Patterson Medical Center Cancer Care program has been granted accreditation with commendation by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer. This is the highest designation given by the CoC and Wright-Patterson is one of only four Air Force Medical Treatment Facilities to