• AcqDemo team outlines planned activities related to transition

    In late May to mid-June, Air Force Materiel Command employees who will transition into the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) will receive information detailing their individual conversion into the new pay system. The AcqDemo transition effective

  • AFRL: Transforming technology, education and the economy

    Through sponsored programs in key locations, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is working to bolster the industrial base, create jobs and foster the next generation science and technology workforce by thrusting more of its technology into the mainstream.Student and business teams being

  • Uniform Office at Wright-Patt executes designs for entire Air Force

    When an Air Force service member gets dressed for his or her job, he or she dons apparel and equipment that were developed, produced, deployed, sustained and modified by a small group of fewer than 20 people working at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The Air Force Uniform Office (AFUO), Air Force

  • Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team to compete at Wright State University

    The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will bring approximately 17 players and coaches to play two exhibition gamesat Ron Nischwitz Baseball Stadium, on the campus of Wright State University, May 21.The first game is 9 a.m. against a combination of all-star players from Wright-Patterson Air Force

  • Masiello steps down as AFRL commander, to end 35-year Air Force career

    As Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello exited the Air Force Research Laboratory headquarters building for the final time last Thursday morning, he was sent off with a standing ovation from staff and senior leadership. The hallways and stairwells which lead from what was once Masiello's office to the building

  • Innovative, collaborative thinking will ensure AF's future success

    A few months ago, I was reading the book How We Got to Now, by Steven Johnson, and noted in one section many parallels with the materiel work we do in our Air Force.  The book described a team of multinational engineer, machinist, and physicist inventors known as "The Muckers".  By definition, this

  • Students showcase STEM projects, RC cars at Eldora Speedway

    More than 200 local high school students attended the fourth annual Full Throttle STEM® at Eldora Day in Rossburg, Ohio, May 10 hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing.Students showcased their projects including assistive technologies, a wind tunnel, a virtual sand

  • AFLCMC and DAU will host Acquisition workshop

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Defense Acquisition University will host the 2016 Acquisition Insight Days June 14 -15 on the campus of the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The theme of the event will be "Acquisition in Transition," and attendees

  • CHPS coordinators focus on wellness of AFMC workforce

    Enhancing the health and well-being of the Air Force Materiel Command workforce was the focus of the Civilian Health Promotion Services coordinators meeting held here in April. As stated in the 2016 AFMC strategic plan, "Our people are AFMC's most precious resource." AFMC leadership's support and