• “Pumpkin Chuck” for charity

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 12th annual Wright-Patterson Pumpkin Chuck will take place, Oct. 21, beginning at 11 a.m. The event is open base-wide and to the general public. Entry is free. The “Pumpkin Chuck” supports the annual Combined Federal Campaign, which provides an

  • Program finds employment for spouses/domestic partners

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Getting diverse experiences by taking job assignments at different locations is an important part of professional growth and development. But a challenge that civil service employees face when taking a job at a new location is finding employment for their

  • Air Force modifies 3DELRR solicitation

    The Air Force is working diligently to improve battlespace awareness with the next generation of long-range radars and has issued an amendment to a current solicitation.The Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar, or 3DELRR, will be the principal Air Force ground-based sensor for long range

  • 14th Intelligence Squadron finds its roots

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A commander’s dogged persistence has acquainted her unit with both its lineage and two World War II veterans and resulted in a donation of historically significant photos and artifacts to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The 14th Intelligence

  • Air Force agreement enables collaboration on aircraft anti-icing technology

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center  and Battelle Memorial Institute established a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to develop affordable, light-weight, easily-adaptable ice protection technology.  In order to achieve maximum operational

  • ‘Speed mentoring’ matches mentors, protégés

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Nervous laughter and quiet conversation ensued as participants entered a room set with cloth-covered tables, bowls of mints and punch. Light music played in the background, setting the scene for what looked to be another round of speed dating in the Dayton

  • Flexible batteries: evolving energy for the ‘new’ reality

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It’s a $7 million research industry today, expected to be worth $400 million dollars by 2025. For researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, the “energy” spent in this research area is worth much more. By using

  • The Veterans' Voice Project seeks veterans to tell their story

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Wright State University’s Veterans’ Voice Project is on a mission to build bridges between veterans by telling their story and preserving it for generations to come.  The Veteran’s Voice Project staff, comprised of WSU military veteran students, are

  • Break the cycle of bullying

    Bullying is not just a part of life that stops in the schoolyard; it can have consequences that stretch into adulthood and impact people for the rest of their lives.   According to the National Center for Education, one in four children will experience bullying in their lives, and it comes in many