• Policy changes allow Airmen to retrain into special operations

    In a move to meet the high-demand signal for the Air Force’s Battlefield Airmen (BA), the service announced changes to retraining and cross-flow, outlined in a policy memorandum dated April 25.The changes allow Airmen to be released from their current jobs in the Air Force to cross-train into the

  • Base-wide exercise starts Aug. 1

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson moves into exercise mode Monday as the 2016 third quarter base-wide, week-long exercise activities kick off. Active shooter response, ability to deploy and deployed operations are among the several items being evaluated this week by the

  • 2016 Wing Tech Day shows collaboration, successes

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 711th Human Performance Wing hosted the 2016 Wing Tech Day July 21 at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine here. The one-day event was open to 711 HPW personnel and included two keynote speakers, six oral presentations and a poster

  • 66 ABG welcomes new commander

    Col. Roman L. Hund assumed command of the 66th Air Base Group today during a change of command ceremony here.Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, presided over the ceremony, in which Col. David R. Dunklee relinquished command.

  • USAFSAM to study potential transfer of novel viruses via bed bugs

    The U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine recently signed a limited-purpose Material Transfer Agreement Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (MTA-CRADA) with the University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio. This unique agreement does not include a financial contribution, but rather the

  • Wright-Patt Medical Center Cancer Program Earns Full Reaccreditation Status

    Cancer patients at Wright-Patterson Medical Center have even more reason to trust the quality of the care they receive. The Commission on Cancer has conferred upon the medical center’s cancer program full reaccreditation status with commendation for three years. The WPMC is one of only two

  • KC-46 completes required flight tests

    The successful A-10 mission was the last of six in-flight refueling demonstrations required before the tanker program can request approval from Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, to award production Lots 1 and 2, totaling 19 KC-46A aircraft.

  • Nature’s hazards: Poisonous plants

    State parks and woodlands are favorite places for many people who enjoy outdoor activities. Unfortunately, contact with poisonous plants can make these outings a miserable experience.Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac all contain the plant oil urushiol, which can cause severe skin rash when any

  • Dig these Wright-Patt Cemetery Facts

    Hiram Honaker is believed to be the only U.S. veteran to be buried on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Honaker, a Black Civil War Veteran, is buried in the Cox Family Cemetery, located near the base runway.According to war department records, Honaker had enlisted in the Union Army on Sept. 1, 1864 at