• Huffman Prairie burns for the future

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Flames rose 10-12 feet into the air from the tinder-dried prairie grasses growing on Huffman Prairie across the fence from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It was just a matter of yards from the wooden replica of the hangar the Wright brothers built to

  • Olympian Paul Chelimo set to be Air Force Marathon featured speaker

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- When American Olympian and American-Kenyan U.S. Army veteran Paul Chelimo makes his first-ever visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for the 24th U.S. Air Force Marathon on Sept. 19, it won’t be solely for doing what he does so well – running. Instead,

  • February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Using the traditional heart-shaped candy with messages, the 88th Air Base Wing’s Family Advocacy Program gave a presentation at the Prairies Youth Center Feb. 13 about teen dating violence, and it provided a perfect example of how different people receive

  • Wright-Patt employee says diversity is key for a successful workplace

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Serving the Air Force both in uniform and as a civilian, Kelley Hill understands the value of diversity in the workplace and how it develops a strong team.   The Occupational Safety Manager at the 88th Air Base Wing Safety office, Hill and his team’s

  • Senior AFRL leaders receive prestigious awards

    WASHINGTON – Two senior scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory received the Presidential Rank Award (PRA) for Meritorious Professional Achievements. Dr. Alok Das, the director of AFRL’s Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) and Dr. Paul Antonik, the chief scientist for AFRL’s Information

  • Air Force announces Vanguard PEOs

    The Air Force recently announced the Vanguard Program as part of its transformational science and technology portfolio identified in the 2030 strategy for the next decade. Vanguard programs will rapidly advance emerging weapon systems and warfighting concepts through prototyping and

  • AFRL creates safer-than-steel synthetic winch cable for cargo aircraft

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet currently uses winch cables made of steel to pull pallets, vehicles and other items onto the aircraft from the ground via the aft ramp.The current steel cable experiences dangerous snapback upon breakage, which can

  • Installation-wide Active Shooter exercise slated

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - In a base-wide exercise next Wednesday morning, Wright-Patt, Areas A and B, will go into full lock-down in response to an Active Shooter exercise scenario.“On the 26th of February at 8:30 in the morning, we are going to initiate an Active Shooter Exercise in