• Dayton area Saturdays in July

    With summer now in full swing, Dayton and the Southwest Ohio area abounds in festivals, fairs and fun activities. Ohio’s great outdoors beckons along scenic bicycle paths, in forested parks and campgrounds, down flowing water ways and in the nearby comfort of local communities. As the explosive

  • Goalie weathers new Air Force career

    Rackleff started her Air Force career in April. Prior, she studied chemical engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, where she played ice hockey. Rochester recruited her to their NCAA Division 1 women’s hockey team from a junior league in California, and she earned a full academic

  • Beat the heat: Avoiding heat stress

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - During the summer months here outdoor heat is measured with wet bulb globe temperature readings. The WBGT is different from the heat index, which is a measurement of ambient temperature. Unlike the heat index, WBGT accounts for wind, cloud cover, and sun angle

  • How a purple dragon can help you live safer in a dangerous world

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Reading the words “operations security” more than likely doesn’t get your blood rushing or pulse racing, and no one would blame you if it didn’t. But, what if it could save you thousands of dollars by preventing identify theft, keep your children safe from

  • A peek behind the curtain: Prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD

    Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating, but there are therapies that can reduce symptoms, improve quality of life, and help Airmen return to duty.One of the most effective therapies, practiced by many Air Force mental health professionals, is prolonged exposure therapy.

  • Baltimore C-STARS partnership prepares Airmen for battlefield medicine

    Civilian partnerships are a vital readiness resource for the Air Force Medical Service, refreshing medics on trauma skills and taking lessons learned to deliver life-saving trauma care downrange.The Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills program in Baltimore, Maryland, prepares

  • ‘100 Years of Mateship’ event celebrates U.S.-Australian bond

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A Nieuport 23 replica World War I aircraft and a display of World War I equipment and weaponry were the highlights of a commemoration and celebration of “100 years of Mateship” between Australia and the United States. The celebratory event took place June 20

  • Col. Thomas Sherman: Q&A with the 88 ABW’s brand-new commander

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Col. Thomas Sherman assumed his position as commander of the 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base June 19. Sherman previously served as commander of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 1

  • Registration open for courses offered July 23-27

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The third Focus Week of 2018, scheduled for July 23-27 at the 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is approaching. Registration is open and continues until the day before each course is held. The Summer Focus Week is focused on performance

  • Information event promotes benefits of pollinators

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base held its second annual Pollinator Expo June 20, at the Wright Brothers Memorial near Area B.Informational tables from organizations throughout southwest Ohio explained how to create or improve habitat for butterflies and bees