• 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

  • AFLCMC to host AcqDemo virtual town hall

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will host an AcqDemo virtual town hall May 18 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 (EST) p.m.The event will be streamed live and will focus on the implementation of the new system as it relates to AFLCMC, specifically the pay pool constructs, compensation strategy & pay

  • Youth sports teach good life skills

    A child participating in youth sports learns responsibility, commitment, and team building skills. When signed up to play a sport, the child attends and follows through, especially on a team sport; so from the standpoint of life lessons, commitment and responsibility carry on into other areas of

  • Emergency response tested during base-wide exercise

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel tested their emergency response procedures last week during 2016's second quarterly base-wide exercise.While the week's activities appeared to most to start slowly, in reality Monday's exercise elements were confined to individual units meeting annual