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Oct. 28, 2019
Everyone can help with energy savings

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio Did you know from 2008 to 2030, world energy consumption is expected to increase more than 55%? Everyone can take responsibility for saving energy every day in many different ways such as: keeping windows tightly shut at work and at home throughout the year,
Oct. 28, 2019
BES holds Collegiate Information Technology Pitch Day

The Business Enterprises Systems Directorate hosted the inaugural Collegiate Information Technology Pitch Day Oct. 1-2, 2019 at the Alabama State University's Continuing Education building in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.The event welcomed esteemed colleges and universities from across the country,
Oct. 28, 2019
Protect your Program's Secrets

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Department of Defense (DoD) Anti-Tamper (AT) Executive Agent is inviting acquisition professionals to explore DoD’s new CaC-enabled website:https://at.dod.mil.The new site features a streamlined, modern design, improved functionality, and easy access to
Oct. 28, 2019
Learn about services and benefits for civilians at "ThanksCIVing" information fair

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Did you know as part of being a civilian employee supporting the Air Force mission, you are eligible to use many of the services and facilities on the base? To learn about all the benefits of being a civilian here at Wright-Patt, come out to the first
Oct. 25, 2019
Safe from sound? AFRL experts collect data inside hardened aircraft shelters around the world

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Acoustics researchers in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing are collecting and delivering acoustics data from hardened aircraft shelters around the world—data that customers can then use to certify that F-35 fast-jet airframes and
Oct. 24, 2019
Air Force senior leaders share science and technology perspectives on Lab Life podcast

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Senior leaders from across the Air Force visited the Air Force Research Laboratory’s “Lab Life” podcast booth during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space, and Cyber Conference Sept. 16-18, sharing what the future of science and technology for the service
Oct. 23, 2019
Air Force Demonstrates Rocket Engine Preburner for Advanced Liquid Rocket Engines

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested a state-of-the-art rocket engine preburner to elevate the U.S. technology base for high performance oxygen-rich staged combustion.The preburner was designed, developed, and tested under the AFRL Hydrocarbon
Oct. 23, 2019
WWII Army Air Force meteorologist turned material scientist shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research congratulates John B. Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, for recently being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019. The eldest recipient of a Nobel Prize at age 97,
Oct. 23, 2019
Small businesses to make their pitch at inaugural AF Technology Executive Officer Pitch Day

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory and the Wright Brother’s Institute will host the inaugural Air Force Technology Executive Officer Pitch Day Nov. 15 at the Steam Plant and the Wright Brother’s Institute in Dayton from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a business
Oct. 23, 2019
WPAFB and Huffman Prairie Prescribed Burn season dates announced

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Officials from the 88th Civil Engineer Group Natural Resources Program have announced Prescribed Burn season dates for the upcoming burn season.The burn season begins Nov. 1, 2019 and ends March 15, 2020.Prescribed Burns are used to maintain and enhance the