• 2020 AFAF fundraising campaign emphasizes ‘Taking Care of Our Own’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With a new theme of “Taking Care of Our Own — For Airmen, By Airmen,” the 47th annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base begins March 2 and runs through April 10.The annual AFAF campaign raises funds for AFAF-affiliated

  • AFIT EWI Fellow participates in Joint F-35 logistics deployment preparations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Air Force Institute of Technology Education with Industry Fellow Capt. William Fine traveled to San Diego, Calif. and Nellis AFB, Nev. 6-10 January 2020, where he joined a team of Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, US Navy, and US Marine Corps personnel to help

  • PEO for mobility and training aircraft shares perspective on life and career

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When Lynda Rutledge began her Air Force career in 1989 as a mathematician at Eglin Air Force Base, her goal was to work for a couple of years and leave for the private sector.However, she soon fell in love with the challenge and impact of her work, and 30

  • AFLCMC Executive Director receives 2019 Presidential Rank Award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Kathy Watern, the Executive Director for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), was recognized in December with a 2019 Presidential Rank Award in the Distinguished Executive category.She was nominated for the award due to her leadership and

  • Intelligence analyst awarded Bronze Star for service in Iraq

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Bronze Star was presented to Master Sgt. Timothy L. Heggedahl during a ceremony at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, on Feb. 26.The award was given to Heggedahl by Brig. Gen. James Dienst, commander of the Air Force

  • Air Force promotes basic research capacity at DEPSCOR Day

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) joined forces with its Army and Navy counterparts at the Southern Regional meeting for the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 20 to share best practices for

  • 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