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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
Oct. 21, 2019
Research analyst designs program to manage traffic flow at Wright-Patt

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Starting the day off with traffic delays and long lines on the way to work is never fun, but can sometimes be part of the daily commute.Sarah Lomax, an operations research analyst with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Operations Research Division,
Oct. 21, 2019
AFLCMC Pumpkin Chuck launches its annual event

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s 15th Annual Pumpkin Chuck will be held Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Open to the public, competitors and spectators can enter through the Spinning Road entrance,
Oct. 21, 2019
Facility Managers conserving energy at Wright-Patterson AFB

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --- Wright-Patterson facilities are on the right track, according to the results from several weeks of 88th Civil Engineer Group’s energy audit and the energy savings performing contracts when it comes to energy savings. So far both have shown some efficiency