• SMC, ULA Enter into CRADA to Certify Vulcan Launch Vehicle

    The Space and Missile Systems Center signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with United Launch Alliance (ULA) as part of the company’s effort to certify its new Vulcan launch vehicle for National Security Space (NSS) missions. This cooperative, jointly-written agreement

  • Four-time Olympian speaks at AF Marathon events

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Meb Keflezighi, a four-time Olympian and winner of the 2014 Boston Marathon, participated in 2016 Air Force Marathon activities, speaking at the Breakfast of Champions, Expo, pasta dinner and running in the 10K. During his remarks at the Breakfast of

  • AFRL celebrates patents, seeks to further bolster numbers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It would be safe to assume that a pioneering research and development organization such as the Air Force Research Laboratory possesses its fair share of patented intellectual property.  The fact is that 218 patents have been filed by AFRL since 2011, with 49

  • McMurry to lead AFLCMC

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Air Force officials announced that Maj. Gen. Robert McMurry Jr. has been nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and will become the commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.  Lt. Gen. John

  • 711 HPW researches Human-Machine Trust

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A research team in the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Airman Systems Directorate here focuses on how humans make reliance decisions with technology - or in other words, how humans develop, maintain and lose trust. At first glance, this may seem like a small

  • BES simplifies acquisition learning curve

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Being an acquisition professional is challenging – the stakes are high and answers to what may be simple questions are often buried beneath a mountain of rules and regulations governing the field. In an effort to make acquisition professionals more efficient

  • Volunteers needed for tax assistance -- a way of giving back

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Additional volunteers are needed to provide tax assistance during the tax-filing season. “This is an excellent way to support our Air Force family,” said retired Col. Rick Shapiro of the Retiree Activities Office. “Hardly anybody does their own taxes anymore.

  • Day two of Industry Days strengthens industry and government partnerships

    DAYTON, Ohio – During the second day of the inaugural Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Life Cycle (AFLCMC) Industry Days, Thursday, Sept. 15, a panel of Program Executive Officers (PEO) and CEOs held an open discussion sharing government and industry perspectives.   Held at the University of