• 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

  • Nobel Laureate visits AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

    Dr. Alan J. Heeger, recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, visited the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate on January 26, 2016, to present his work with room-temperature ultrasensitive photodetectors.Heeger, who received the Nobel Prize for his

  • Quarterly base-wide exercise begins Feb. 1

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will flex its emergency response muscles starting Feb. 1 as the base holds its first quarterly exercises of 2016.Emergency response personnel and the base populace in general, will be evaluated on their actions and reactions to a variety of scenarios depicting

  • Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    A humanitarian awards luncheon honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was held Jan. 20 at the Wright-Patterson Club.The luncheon, hosted by Col. John Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, carried the theme "The Power of a Dream: Remember. Celebrate. Act."In his opening remarks,

  • "Safety first" at AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

    Safety took top billing as the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate observed its annual Safety Down Day Jan. 21.The all-day event included presentations, vendor displays, individual group sessions, and special guest speakers.  All personnel were encouraged to