• AFSAC and AFRL hosts Indian military delegation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate and the Air Force Research Laboratory headquartered here, recently hosted senior officials from the Indian Armed Forces and government for discussions and a tour of research facilities on base.The

  • AFRL Senior Scientist Emeritus elected to National Academy

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions afforded to an engineer. For one Air Force engineer, it’s the culmination of a long and storied career. Dr. Sheldon (Lee) Semiatin, from the Air Force Research

  • Wright-Patt’s log rolling: accessible fitness, fun for anyone

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson’s Outdoor Recreation is proving you don’t have to be a lumberjack to enjoy the fun and fitness that comes with the increasingly popular sport of log rolling. The sport is growing from its roots in northern states like Minnesota and Wisconsin

  • International business association honors AFICA commander

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business recognized Air Force Installation Contracting Agency Commander Brig. Gen. Alice Trevino as one of its 2019 Influential Leaders Feb. 5.“AACSB is honored to recognize Brig. Gen. Alice Trevino and

  • AFLCMC fielding new Personnel Locator Beacons

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In an effort to improve aircrew safety and save lives, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Agile Combat Support Directorate headquartered here is fielding 12,000 new personnel locator beacons to aircrews in most fixed wing aircraft across the Air

  • Annual LEGO competition hones students' STEM skills

    Approximately 60 teams from across the state competed in the FIRST LEGO League Ohio Championship held at the Wright State University’s Ervin J. Nutter Center Feb. 3.  The annual event, sponsored by the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Educational Outreach Office, brought together 9-to 14-year-old

  • PEO Digital sharpens picture for Cheyenne Mountain Complex

    The program office worked with the Raytheon Co. to build the software over 10 months, at a cost of $3.2 million. Raytheon used agile methods to field and test the system, abridging some of the more time-consuming operational checks in favor of building a minimum viable product, and iterating

  • A&FRC improves work, life through program

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson’s Airman & Family Readiness Center is working to help people deal with life’s stresses to improve quality of life and mission readiness. A&FRC’s Personal Work Life Program and Military Family Life Counselor provides myriad classes from life

  • RSO installs 3D parts on C-5

    DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – A C-5 Super Galaxy with the tail number 70035 is the latest recipient of hardware produced by the next generation of manufacturing technologies, known as 3D printing or additive manufacturing.After several weeks of printing, inspections, and component testing, the Rapid

  • Weather FGO of the year tells operators what’s up

    Remote pilots often fly aircraft that are sensitive to extreme weather, which can impact their ability to complete missions. Zeus helps MQ-9 Reaper pilots know what is happening around their aircraft, half a world away, in real time.