• Nature's hazards: Mosquito-borne diseases

    Mosquito bites can be annoying, but they can also cause serious viral diseases, such as Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya and Dengue. If an infected mosquito bites a bird or mammal, including humans, it can transmit the illness to them.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West

  • AFLCMC's Mobility Directorate Saves DoD Millions

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Mobility Directorate signed a multi-year contract with Lockheed Martin to procure 78 C-130J aircraft with the option to buy up to 83 over the next five years.The agreement is the second multi-year contract for the C-130J and it saves the Department of

  • Officers' Spouses' Club awards scholarships for college-bound students

    The Wright-Patterson Officers' Spouses' Club presented $20,000 in scholarships during a ceremony at the historic commander's home, the Foulois House, May 22. Scholarships were awarded to one spouse and 10 high school students, all dependents of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base service members,

  • AFRL Small Business Office partners with industry to save on aircraft costs

    Backed by an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer award, New Hampshire-based Creare, LLC, made a significant leap in machining technology that could spur more widespread use of titanium in aircraft. While lighter and stronger than traditional aircraft

  • Maternal Child Care Flight welcomes moms and babies

    More than 40 tiny bundles of joy are delivered every month in the Maternal Child Care Flight, located within the Wright-Patterson Medical Center. The MCCF, formally known as the Family Birthing Center, is dedicated to aiding mothers and babies in the best possible delivery. It is the hospitals labor

  • Base Issues Drinking Water Advisory

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials are responding to a requirement from the Ohio EPA to provide alternate drinking water in Area A to pregnant and lactating women, and infants. This action is in response to the new lifetime health advisory for Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) issued by the

  • Hilton takes command of USAFSAM

    Col. Alden Hilton took the reins of the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine from Col. Christian Benjamin, who is retiring after 30 years of service, during a change of command ceremony May 20 at USAFSAM."USAFSAM is an extremely high-performing organization, and under Benjamin's

  • Interaction highlight of Innovation Exchange

    Hanscom subject matter experts and MITRE principal investigators came together on April 26 at an Innovation Exchange to learn about each other's work and opportunities for collaboration.In the crowded atrium of Building 1612, investigators spoke about and presented demonstrations on the independent

  • AFLCMC Keeps 'Em Flying

    America's oldest, most lethal, and versatile bomber, the B-52 Stratofortress recently began combat operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, marking another engagement in a long line of conflicts for an aircraft that has been flying since before the Vietnam War.The challenge for