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  • USAFSAM prepares for arrival of new C-17 trainer

    The 711th Human Performance Wing's U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (711 HPW/USAFSAM) is receiving a new C-17 trainer for its Flight Nurse, Aeromedical Evacuation Technician (FN/AET), AMC's Formal Training Unit (FTU), and Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT) training courses. The

  • Second lieutenant inspired by general

    Second Lt. Matthew Ruden didn't always plan to stay in the Air Force, but he plans to stay now.Ruden, an acquisitions manager for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's F-15 division, will be promoted to 1st Lieutenant on May 1, with Maj. Gen. Tom Masiello, Air Force Research Laboratory

  • AFRL Safety Office Named Best in Air Force

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's safety office at Kirtland was recently named the best office of its kind in the Air Force.AFRL Philips Research Site Safety Office won the award for being the top Category 5 Group Support Unit in 2014. The office helps protect the health and safety of 2,000

  • Brothers with Kirtland Ties Get Big AF Promotions

    Identical twin brothers with ties to Kirtland's Air Force Research Laboratory -- one active-duty, the other civilian -- got big promotions at nearly the same time.Brig. Gen. William Cooley, who has served at Kirtland twice, was promoted to the one-star rank on March 1.His twin, Thomas Cooley, was

  • Total Woman's Expo focuses on professional, personal development

    The 11th annual Total Woman's Expo, by the Wright-Patterson Federal Woman's Program (FWP) and the Miami Valley Chapter of Federally Employed Women (FEW), held recently at the Hope Hotel provided an opportunity for women of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to develop their professional workforce

  • WPAFB teen earns state honor

    A teen member of the Prairies Youth Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base won the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Ohio Military Youth of the Year, which came with a $5,000 prize March 28 in Cleveland, Ohio.Rowan Goble, an eighth grader at the Dayton Regional STEM School, will participate in the

  • Air Force seeks to develop next generation aircraft paint booth

    Aircraft coatings are critical to the operational life of aircraft - enabling heat resistance and coating and corrosion protection. On the new F-35 Lightning II, coatings will require maintenance over the lifetime of the program to meet strict environmental controls and quality finishes. This can be

  • AFRL sponsors Ohio Regional Mini-Urban Challenge

    High school students from all over Ohio will battle it out using self-designed autonomous vehicles during the Mini-Urban Challenge April 11 at the McLin Gym at the Wright State University Nutter Center. The competition, sponsored by the United States Air Force Research Laboratory and the Doolittle