• Schmidt pins on first star

    Brig. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the Program Executive Officer for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces was recently promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony held here Jan. 14.The ISF/SOF Office is responsible for developing, producing, testing,

  • Wright-Patterson reflects on 25th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm

    On Aug. 2, 1990, Iraqi forces invaded and overwhelmed Kuwait, a small neighboring nation to the southeast of Iraq. The United Nations condemned Saddam Hussein's occupation of the nation and called for an immediate withdrawal. President George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States,

  • Air Force Surgeon General visits Wright-Patterson

    Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger, Air Force Surgeon General, visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Jan. 13-14.  As part of his visit, Lt. Gen. Ediger toured the Wright-Patterson Medical Center, where he received various briefings on hospital services and capabilities. He also held an All Call for hospital

  • Two WPAFB units earn AFOUA

    The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award has been awarded to the 88th Air Base Wing and to the 21st Intelligence Squadron here for exceptionally meritorious service for the period Aug. 1, 2013 to July 31, 2015. The award is presented to numbered units for exceptionally meritorious service or

  • Experts provide guidance on testing Air Force weapons systems

    The success of American war-fighters ranging from pilots to special operation forces depends on the reliability of the systems they use to engage the enemy.Failures or deficiencies in those systems can have real consequences that impact combat effectiveness.Before every new system - including, but

  • AFRL officer finds deployment a life-changing experience

    Capt. Jacob "Jake" English is an impressive officer on many accounts. Late last year he returned from a six-month volunteer deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan.English returned from deployment to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland,  where he has served since April 2012 with both the Directed

  • AFRL Additive Manufacturing Program advances functional prototyping

    Additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing, has been taking the world by storm with its potential to revolutionize the way we produce everything from unique mechanical components and electronics to human organs. This paradigm shift in manufacturing has also caught the imagination of the

  • Saving the world one drop at a time

    January is National Blood Donor Month and the Armed Services Blood Program at the Wright-Patterson Blood Donor Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is in urgent need of blood donations, in order to meet their weekly overseas quota of 35 units.The increasing demand of blood donations are a