• Air Force officials evaluating KC-X proposals

    The Air Force source selection evaluation team is poring over industry proposals for the KC-X program, the replacement for the Air Force's aging KC-135 Stratotanker strategic refueling aircraft. The evaluation team, made up of a broad spectrum of acquisition and operational professionals, is

  • AFRL Physicist Captures American Physical Society 'Fellow' Title

     Dr. Timothy Bunning, a polymer physicist at the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Hardened Materials Branch, has received a "Fellow" appointment from the 45,000-member American Physical Society. He was recognized for contributions in the field of advanced

  • Community leaders tour Tinker Air Force Base

    Community leaders from 11 states with ties to Air Force Materiel Command visited one of the command's three depot repair bases -- Tinker AFB, Okla. -- May 1-3 as part of AFMC's Community Leadership Program. The program increases community leaders' awareness and understanding of the Air Force's role

  • Base recognized as one 'Tree City'

    Once again, Wright-Patterson AFB has been recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a "Tree City USA" community. This is the 10th time the base has earned the award. In order to earn the right to call itself a "Tree City USA" community, the base had to meet four criteria: maintain a tree

  • Wright-Patterson faces budget shortfall

    The imperative to recapitalize and modernize the Air Force is about to directly impact many Airmen, civilian employees and their families at Wright-Patterson AFB. That's what Col. Colleen Ryan, 88th Air Base Wing commander, told men and women assembled during commander's call sessions this week. Her

  • Budget constraints force closure of AFMC CAP office

    As the Air Force continues funding two of its priorities -- waging and winning the Global War on Terror as well as recapitalizing and modernizing its aging air and space force -- budget constraints affect decisions made by senior officials. In a move that will save Air Force Materiel Command

  • Air Force Marathon details announced

    The official USAF Marathon, an official Air Force 60th Anniversary event, will be held here Sept. 15, along with a Sports and Fitness Expo Sept. 13 and 14 at the Nutter Center. Runners from all over the world are expected to participate. Many in the Miami Valley have already commenced training by

  • Key Spouses, caring 'wingmen' watch out for families of deployed Airmen

    Newly promoted Staff Sgt. Augustina Mushale is a medical technician in the 88th Medical Operations Squadron's intensive care unit. She's also a volunteer in the Key Spouse program at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center and in that capacity makes monthly calls or visits members of the families of

  • Generals to address AFA Conference

    The Air Force Materiel Command commander and surgeon general of the Air Force are among confirmed speakers at the 2007 Air Force Assocation State Aerospace Conference, Convention and Aerospace Workshop April 20-21 at the Hope Hotel and Conference Center here. Gen. Bruce Carlson will open the first