• AFRL Empowering Workforce with Human Capital Strategy

    At the Air Force Research Laboratory, the foundation of our success is firmly rooted with our people.  Our people are continually challenged to create ideas, innovate processes, push boundaries, and produce results - all in an effort to develop the revolutionary, relevant, and responsive

  • Hot Summer Calls for a Cool Pool

    The school year has recently finished and the pool at the Prairies is ready for swimmers.Lifeguards and office managers are on hand and ready for the public to cool off with a dip in the pool.The smaller portion of the pool is ideal for small children and is completely fenced in. The larger pool

  • Ohio firm mitigates threats posed by space debris

    When it comes to space, dozens of countries now have satellites circling the globe, which requires an eye on the skies due to the dangers posed by falling space debris. Since the launch of Sputnik in 1957, over 39,000 man-made objects have been catalogued and many of these have already come down.The

  • Former flight nurse shares details of first Operation Babylift flight crash

    "I will never forget that day; it's as fresh to me right now as it was the day it happened."Those words jump started a 60-minute tale of what it was like to be the Air Force medical crew director - and survivor -- on the first Operation Babylift flight out of Vietnam that crashed about 14 minutes

  • Rome Lab civilian earns technology transfer award

    The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) chose the individual in charge of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate's Office of Research and Technology Applications for FLC's Outstanding Technology Transfer Professional award.Franklin Hoke Jr. was selected this spring in part for his

  • Air Force welcomes new surgeon general

    Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger was promoted by Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry O. Spencer, as the 22nd Air Force Surgeon General, in a ceremony today at the Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.General Ediger has been the Air Force Deputy Surgeon General since July 2012, and replaces Lt. Gen.

  • CSAF, CMSAF visit Wright-Patt

    Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody held an All-Call at the Air Force Institute of Technology here June 8, and spoke about the importance of the work being accomplished by the people in the room and across Air Force Materiel

  • Pawlikowski assumes leadership of Air Force Materiel Command

    Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski assumed the top position of the major command responsible for installation support and the technology, acquisition, test and sustainment of the Air Force's current and future weapon systems during ceremonies here June 8, 2015.Pawlikowski took the reins of Air Force Materiel

  • Permanent change of station moves call for careful planning

    When the school year comes to an end, the peak moving season begins. The military family knows all too well, with orders in hand, of a permanent change of station (PCS) move is here. Planning is the key to unlocking a successful move according to the Wright-Patterson Personal Property Processing

  • AFMC civil servants earn Presidential honors

    Two civilians within Air Force Materiel Command are among 24 senior executives selected for the nation's highest civil service award.Patsy Reeves, a member of the Senior Executive Service and the Executive Director for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, along with Dr. Richard Linderman, a