• BES Welcomes the Air Force Small Business Director

    Mark S. Teskey, the Air Force Director of Small Business (SB) Programs, visited on June 14 to meet with Col. Michael W. Jiru Jr., Deputy Director of Business and Enterprise Systems (BES), and Denise Baylor, the BES Director of Small Business Programs.Jiru and Teskey had an open door discussion

  • 88th Air Base Wing Welcomes New Commander

    The 88th Air Base Wing welcomed a new commander June 21 as Col. Bradley McDonald assumed command from Colonel John Devillier during a change of command ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.More than 400 people attended the ceremony, presided by Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson,

  • DLA is more than a printer for the Department of Defense

    As a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Document Services has been serving the Department of Defense for more than 60 years.While some refer to the organization as the DoD's printer, it offers much more than that basic description implies.While DLA Document Services provides

  • NAMRU-D releases the Kraken

    The Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton held a ribbon cutting ceremony June 17 for its new Captain Ashton Graybiel Acceleration Research Facility and christened a $19 million GL-6000 Disorientation Research Device known as the Kraken. The device was designed and built by Environmental Tectonics

  • Student dormitory residents relaunch recycling program

    Airmen living in the dormitories in Kittyhawk Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, relaunched a recycling program in January that has the potential to save the Air Force money. The program centers on the support of the Airmen Dorm Council and the cooperation of unaccompanied Airmen, E1 through

  • Organizing annual Air Force Marathon takes teamwork

    A survey of what goes on behind the scenes before, during and after the Air Force Marathon reinforces one thing: It takes a driven director, a very talented staff and a full 12 months to produce it. It's almost like Rob Aguiar and his staff run a marathon year-round.The Skywrighter talked with

  • Origami Concepts may help air Force

    When one thinks about engineering, several things that come to mind: math, science, chemistry, pie charts, and mathematical formulas. But two Air Force Research Laboratory directorates are pioneering a change by adding origami to the equation.AFRL's Aerospace System's Directorate and the Materials

  • Hazardous Material Section keeps Wright-Patt personnel safe

    The Base Supply Hazardous Materials warehouse maintains storage of all hazardous materials utilized by the base populace at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, according to Ed Honore, Supply Manager, 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Hazard Material Section.Data Monitor Systems, the 88 LRS Service

  • Volunteers needed throughout year

    The Retiree Activities Office provides a range of services to approximately 57,240 military retirees, survivors & dependents who live within a 70 mile radius of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.These services include advising retirees and their spouses on resources that are available to them in the