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May 10, 2018
Air Force awards $23.9 million contract for continued development of technology to expose threats to and defects in communications system

Air Force awards $23.9 million contract for continued development of technology to expose threats to and defects in communications systems
May 9, 2018
88th Force Support Squadron offers many options for dining and entertainment

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Did you know there are many places to go for food and entertainment right here on the base? The 88th Force Support Squadron facilities offer a variety of options on the installation and with the warmer weather making its arrival, there are now even more
May 9, 2018
AFRL-AFLCMC collaborate on real-time air quality sensor

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When most think of hypoxia-like physiological events (PEs) some pilots have experienced in the cockpits of aircraft such as the recent propeller-driven T-6, the common assumption is an issue with the on-board oxygen generating system supplying oxygen to the
May 9, 2018
Military working dogs and handlers….a dedicated partnership

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dogs have always provided people with companionship, loyalty and affection. But when you also throw in protection, trust and sacrifice, the bond between a military working dog and its handler is like no other and you can see that special connection with the
May 9, 2018
AFLCMC wins multiple DOD, Air Force and National FM awards

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Financial Management community will take home the “gold” at the end of the month, during the annual American Society of Military Comptrollers event to be held in Denver, Colo., where they will be
May 8, 2018
Holocaust survivor speaks at BES event

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- For many people, April 30, 2018, was just another day. For Samuel Heider, it marked the 73rd anniversary of his liberation by American forces from years of starvation, abuse, denial of his human rights and the murder of his family during the Holocaust in
May 8, 2018
Two weeks remain in AF charity campaign

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Only two weeks are left in the 45th annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The annual AFAF campaign, using the theme of “Commitment to Caring,” is raising funds for AFAF-affiliated charities that assist active-duty,
May 7, 2018
Small businesses push warfighter solutions through participation in expanded Tech Warrior enterprise

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A recently expanded technology accelerator funded by the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program is already producing results. Eccrine Systems, for example, is planning a commercial rollout this fall of its
May 7, 2018
F-16 Service Life Extension Program a ‘great deal’ for Department of Defense, taxpayers

An Air Force Thunderbird jet is the first of what will be roughly 300 refurbished C and D model F-16’s that will roll off the shop floor of the 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here after receiving multiple structure-strengthening modifications.
May 7, 2018
Education Partnership Agreement fosters STEM collaboration

A recently signed Education Partnership Agreement between Hanscom and the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District clears the way for new science, technology, engineering and math-based educational collaboration opportunities. The three-year agreement enables the Air Force Life Cycle