• Chapel group fully embraces 2nd core value: Service before self

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When Harvey bore down on the Houston, Texas, area as a category 4 hurricane, then stalled for several days in late August 2017 it dropped records amount of rain, ultimately leading it to be the second most costly storm in U.S. history only behind Hurricane

  • Wright State honors military at basketball game

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  Wright State University honored Wright-Patterson AFB military members at a military appreciation basketball game, held at the Erwin J. Nutter Center Jan. 26. The evening began with Col. Bradley McDonald 88th Air Base Wing and Installation commander delivering

  • AFLCMC Lieutenant Colonels selected for Colonel

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently announced that the following lieutenant colonels were selected for promotion to colonel:James BeckerBen BoehmJustin CollinsMatt DomsallaMatt GlenJeff HamblinGregg JeromeChristopher KadalaEric

  • AFMC promotes wellness screening campaign

    During the month of February, Air Force Materiel Command is launching its “Do You Know Your Numbers” wellness screening campaign. The purpose of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of knowing your numbers to help prevent chronic diseases such diabetes, hypertension, and

  • Log rolling makes a splash at Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Members of the Catholic Chapel Youth Group had the chance to give the century old art of birling, or log rolling, a try at the Dodge Gym pool Jan. 14.During the logging boom of the late 1800’s, America’s immense river systems were often times the only way to

  • Take command: Urgent care now easier to access

    As of Jan. 1, 2018, most TRICARE Prime enrollees no longer need a referral for urgent care visits and point-of-service charges no longer apply for urgent care claims. This change replaces the previous policy, which waived referrals for the first two urgent care visits per year.

  • AFLCMC ‘entwined’ with senior leader goals

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Air Force acquisition is battling the pincer effect of shrinking workforces and expanding portfolios, according to Lt. Gen. Robert McMurry, who spoke at a defense industry event in Bedford, Massachusetts, Thursday.  McMurry, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle

  • Allied C2 Capabilities RAMPed Up

    RAMP, the Royal Saudi Air Force E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control Systems Modernization Program, is an extensive mission computing and communications upgrade program, turning current Block 30/35 AWACS into the 40/45 configuration. The International Airborne Battle Management Command and