• Air Force lab investigating microscopic crack formation for aircraft

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The B-52 is one of the oldest legacy aircraft in the Air Force. Since the 1950s, this aircraft has led the force in its dominance as the world’s best. However, just as humans begin to age, so do aircraft. Repeated loading and unloading, changes in air

  • Forging the 46

    U.S. Air Force leaders and Oklahoma community partners were in attendance for the historical reactivation of the 56th Air Refueling Squadron and the dedication of the KC-46A Pegasus formal training center, Aug. 30, 2016, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.The event consisted of an assumption of

  • PEO highlights impact of ACS

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Every Airman, every aircraft, every day is the motto of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Agile Combat Support Directorate headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.   As one of the most complex organizations in the Air Force--with a $9

  • Maker Hub turns researchers into builders

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Research Laboratory has unveiled a new project that will introduce Wright-Patterson employees to the innovative prototyping community known as the Maker Movement.The Maker Hub, a one-year pilot project in partnership with the Wright Brothers

  • Air Mobility Command logistics leadership visits AFRL/RX

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Brig. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins, Director, Logistcs, Engineering and Force Protection, Air Mobility Command (center) learns more about additive manufacturing capabilities for functional materials during a visit to the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air

  • Voting is a privilege, a right and a duty

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- As fall 2016 quickly approaches, so will the 56th presidential election. The Federal Voting Assistance Program’s purpose is to ensure that military members and their families can exercise their right to vote and meet important election date deadlines.“You are

  • AFLCMC Director of Logistics credits diverse background for new role

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Seizing every opportunity has been the key to success in Cynthia Abbott’s Air Force career of 37 years and counting. As the new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s director of logistics at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Abbott plans to make people and