• Wright-Patt to hold readiness exercise

    Base officials will conduct a quarterly exercise here May 4 - 8. Several independent scenarios are planned, ranging from a hazardous material incident to an active shooter exercise.A new system combining use of the base's Giant Voice with alert sirens is being evaluated.  It is very likely members

  • Active-shooter incidents call for quick, effective responses

    Armed with a shotgun, Aaron Alexis, 34, entered Bldg. 197 at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. in late 2013 and proceeded to go on a killing rampage that left 12 dead and seven others wounded, before he was killed by police.According to a 2014 Federal Bureau of Investigation report, there

  • Raiders' gold medal entrusted to museum

    On April 18, 1942, 80 men inspired a nation by flying 16 B-25 bombers off the deck of the USS Hornet and dropping ordnance on Tokyo. Now, 73 years later, Congress honored these men with the Congressional Gold Medal, presented to the Raiders in Washington, D.C., April 15.The medal, which is the

  • AFRL thruster experiment to fly on X-37B

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, Space and Missile Systems Center, and Rapid Capabilities Office are collaborating to host a Hall thruster experiment onboard the X-37B flight vehicle.The experiment will be hosted on Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4, the fourth flight of the X-37B reusable space

  • Top 10 Safety Write-Ups for Administrative Areas on Base

    Like the athletes who compete at the highest possible levels of performance, Air Force personnel at the pointed end of the spear require the dedicated support of a host of professionals to ensure their success.Of the approximately 30,000 employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, many make their

  • Disabled team members play vital roles in AFRL mission

    Throughout his 27 years at the Air Force Research Laboratory and its predecessor organizations, there was truly only one obstacle that Craig Leaver could not surmount or avoid - the day when it was time to bid farewell to AFRL and retire. That day arrived last December, drawing to a close a

  • AFRL redesigns mock UAV, 'Surrogate Predator'

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Surrogate Predator program has given the warfighter a way to train in the U.S. before deploying overseas.AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland modified a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 aircraft to be used for military training exercises. The Surrogate

  • NASIC wins Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

    The National Air and Space Intelligence Center has been formally recognized by the Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council, on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, granting NASIC commendation with the 2013-2014 Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.NASIC qualified for the award by