• Protecting the Wright Bee Flyers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Taking their commitment of bee revitalization to the next level, Wright-Patterson AFB will be designated as a Bee City USA. Bee City USA is a program for communities to pledge their commitment to reverse the threats currently facing pollinators and to raise

  • Fuels Flight keeps WPAFB and aircraft moving on time

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 88th LRS Fuels Flight works 24/7 through-out the year to keep planes flying and vehicles running at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Fuels Flight personnel manage fuel supplies, including everything from refueling aircraft to utilizing bulk storage tanks,

  • Cybersecurity in Avionics

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When we think of cybersecurity, we think of applying protection measures to our desktop computers such as installing antivirus programs and using passcodes and pin numbers. Just like our computers, aircraft systems are vulnerable and are not exempt from a

  • Roll Call Memorial Service to honor fallen Miami Valley service members

    EDITOR'S NOTE:  This story has been updated to reflect the change of venue due to the possibility of inclement weather.WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The names of about 2,800 service members from the greater Dayton area who perished while serving in the United States Armed Forces in

  • AFRL seeks public input for state-of-the-art mobile weather platform

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The ability to quickly and accurately collect and assess atmospheric changes to execute military and humanitarian operations is critical to today’s warfighter executing missions in increasingly remote and complex battlespaces. Current mobile weather platforms,

  • USAFSAM aerospace physiology training optimizes airmen’s performance

    Students with the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine routinely use an altitude hypobaric chamber at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which simulates a flight at 25,000 feet, as part of Initial Aerospace Physiological Training. 1st Lt. Alex Medina, U.S. Air Force Space, Missiles, and Forces

  • AFRL showcases game-changing technologies at DOD Lab Day

    Scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory presented 16 technology research projects in various stages of maturity during the second biennial Department of Defense Lab Day May 18, 2017, in the Pentagon center courtyard.

  • Endpoint cybersecurity technology deployed through Air Force CRADA

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Electronic Systems Development Division here and Carbon Black, a locally-based security company, signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to improve cybersecurity for the Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center.

  • Senior leaders gather to discuss FMS

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Senior leaders from across the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center gathered via video teleconference and in person at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base May 3 for the quarterly Foreign Military Sales Enterprise Review.The meeting gave experts from the Air