• 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

  • AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate honors year's top performers

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate honored their brightest and most talented performers at the 63rd annual awards luncheon, Friday, January 22, at the Hope Hotel and Conference Center.The crowd was welcomed by Mr. Thomas Lockhart, Director of the Materials

  • Event inspires AFRL workforce, future scientists and engineers

    "No matter what you do, the Air Force is counting on you to make a difference. You are all Department of Defense (DoD) research scientists - you're comic book characters... you make the stuff that supports heroes."These words from Air Force Research Laboratory materials engineer, Dr. Jeff

  • Safe skies, grounds job one for Base Flight Safety office

    "We are here to provide a safe environment for air crew to operate in and out of the airfield." Mark Hohn, 88th Air Base Wing Flight Safety, said. "We are here to prevent aircraft mishaps from occurring."Hohn's brief summary of his duties belies the myriad steps his office takes to help provide that

  • KC-46A Pegasus conducts 1st in-flight refueling demonstration

    The KC-46A Pegasus successfully transferred fuel through its boom to an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter today to demonstrate aerial refueling operations in advance of its first production decision later this spring.The Pegasus passed 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 piloted by Lt. Col. Daniel Alix,