• Air Force confirms Wright Patterson AFB to host F-35 support organization

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  Outgoing Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has confirmed the selection of Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio to host the F-35 Hybrid Product Support Integrator (HPSI) Organization.The decision confirms completion of the strategic basing process

  • Recovery operations under way at Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio  –  A total of 12 houses were deemed uninhabitable after a tornado swept through the Prairies at Wright Field housing area late on May 27. Working with the privatized housing contractor, base officials inspected all units to identify structural damage. 

  • C3I&N manages exponential network growth

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – System engineers at Hanscom are trying to increase network capacity to the point where no Airman will ever curse the connection or blame the blue circle for work stoppage.Most Air Force installations, each hosting thousands of users, connect to the outside world

  • Local students showcase STEM projects at AFRL event

    ROSSBURG, Ohio – Approximately 130 students and teachers from nine local schools participated in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 7th annual Full Throttle STEM at Eldora Speedway May 14. Wearing t-shirts coded with school pride, the students, who ranged in age from 9 to 18, strode into the

  • RSO team wins achievement award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Cost Analysis team for the Rapid Sustainment Office have been named the winners of the Greater Dayton Chapter of International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association’s 2019 Team Achievement Award.The team is being honored for their work in quickly

  • Center to hold Skype for Business training

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – As a large, diverse organization spread across multiple time zones, geographical distance between units can often pose challenges.In an effort to improve communication and collaboration, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will host a number of Skype

  • Housing area damaged by storm

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio  –  Approximately 150 homes in the Prairies at Wright Field housing area were damaged, some significantly, during the storm that passed through the Dayton area late on May 27.There has been one minor injury reported at this time.  Base emergency response crews

  • AFRL team receives prestigious award for life-saving aircraft technology

    WASHINGTON - The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) team won the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy, an award bestowed annually by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) that recognizes “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving

  • Dentistry is a family affair

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Capt. Keane Fink is a dentist with the 88th Dental Squadron, assigned to Advanced Education of General Dentistry as a 1-year dental resident. Though it might sound corny saying, “he was born to be a dentist,” it’s not too far from the truth.Fink’s father, Dr.