• Base's Fire Department gains Safe Site recognition

    An organization at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base seeking to achieve status with the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), as conferred by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is one step closer in the application process, as the base fire department, 788th Civil Engineer

  • Understanding 3 points of perspective helps support AF mission

    Throughout my 28-year career, I have seen many changes and served in a variety of roles at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During the past 5½ years, I have served as the director of what began as the 88th Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate and recently became the 88 Civil Engineering Group.As

  • Black ice is a hard-to-see road hazard

    One of the deadliest hazards that drivers have to contend with during the winter months -- black ice  -- is one they should be aware of. Drivers should know what to do if they encounter black ice while on the road.What you should do if you hit black ice:› As soon as your car begins to slide on black

  • Wright-Patt organization celebrates local STEM students

    The Dayton-Wright Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) hosted a lun cheon Jan. 29 to recognize local STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) students.The luncheon also hosted special guest speaker Lt. Gen. William Bender, chief, Information

  • WPAFB selects its 2015 Military Spouse of the Year

    Tatiana Matta has been named Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's 2015 Military Spouse of the Year. The Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year award, founded by "Military Spouse" magazine in 2008 to honor military spouses of all ranks and from all branches of service, recognizes military

  • AFRL Honorees to Accept Highly Competitive Conference Awards

    Air Force Research Laboratory honorees will be introduced by Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello, AFRL commander, at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Dinner, in Washington, D.C., Feb. 7.Recipients of these prestigious awards will travel to the nation's capitol to be recognized before nearly 3,000

  • AFIT dean to represent Air Force for National Public Service honor

    Air Force officials announced in late January that the Air Force Institute of Technology's Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, is the Air Force's nominee for the 2015 National Public Service award.Dr. Adedeji Badiru will represent the service for this year's award, which honors

  • AFRL announces winners of student satellite competition

    Students representing 10 universities competed in Albuquerque, New Mexico this week for the chance to send a satellite they designed and built into space. The competition was held through the Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate University Nanosat Program.The winners:1st place

  • Exhibit tells story of warrior Airmen

    The sacrifices and bravery of battlefield Airmen are being showcased at an exhibit dedicated during a ceremony Jan. 23 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.The front-line jobs of Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) personnel is the focus of the "Duty First, Always Ready" exhibit in the