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  • Two Airmen awarded the AF Achievement Medal

    Two Airmen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal Jan. 26.Senior Airman Katlyn Pascucci and Senior Airman John Lucic, while hiking in the Redwood Forrest in Northern California, used their Air Force training to help a woman who had been kidnapped, had her

  • Base Exercise tests AED usage, FPCON changes, active shooter response

    Activities at the base resumed their normal tempo following 2016's first quarterly base-wide exercise Feb. 1 - 4, but Wing Inspection Team members were still busy poring over data collected from the previous week's activities.The exercise events ranged in scope from changes in Force Protection

  • AIAA singles out AFRL researchers for 2016 Fellows honor

    Three researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory have been named American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Fellows for 2016.The three new Fellows are:· Dr. Russell M. Cummings, of AFRL's European Office of Aerospace Research and Development and the U.S. Air Force Academy, is being

  • Air traffic controller NCO recognized for overcoming adversity

    An air traffic controller assigned to the 88th Operations Support Squadron here was presented with the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association's Outstanding Military Member Award Jan. 29 by Sandra Brasington, Western Ohio Regional Liaison for Ohio Governor John R. Kasich.Staff Sgt. Bryan Inman

  • Diagnostic Imaging vital to patient care

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center's Diagnostic Imaging, also known as Radiology, offers a full range of services.  One of these is Routine Radiology (X-rays)."This is a large base with a lot of active-duty, dependents, civilians, retirees and veterans in the area, so we try to

  • WPAFB Weather Station predictions keep personnel safe

    Alarm clocks all over the Miami Valley ring awake Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel.Bryan, who works in the 88th Air Base Wing, hears the snow plows scraping clean the roads outside his window.  Linda, an Air Force Research Laboratory employee, looks out on her lawn resting peacefully under

  • AFRL receives 2015 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has been named the recipient of the 2015 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award. The AFOEA recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of U.S. Air Force organizations and activitiesCreated in 1969, this award is presented to Air Force internal organizations

  • AcqDemo Training Begins

    Registration for the Contribution-based Compensation and Appraisal System class for supervisors is now open.  Only those supervisors who will be supervising AcqDemo employees are required to attend this training.  Classes will start Feb. 11 and the last class will be March 31.  According to

  • Toastmasters club helps teach communication arts

    One member of a Toastmasters International club at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is going to use his newly polished public speaking skills to help those who help warfighters, as he teaches combat logistics at bases around the world. Another said her participation in the club has helped her career