• 88th Security Forces defenders — the quiet professionals

    Every day, quiet professionals patrol our installation and stand guard to protect us from threats -- both known and unknown. These men and woman belong to an elite group whose duty includes running toward danger and the sound of gunfire.These "Defenders of the Force" are charged with an array of

  • MLK Humanitarian Awards recognize excellence

    The Company Grade Officers Council hosted the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Luncheon on Jan. 20 at the Wright-Patterson Club to help recognize   those who continue to keep the dream alive.The luncheon concentrated not only on the great works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but on the everyday

  • Ohio EPA awards grant for Huffman Prairie

    The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and Five Rivers MetroParks were recently awarded a grant by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for $11,717 to make the Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark more visitor-friendly through interpretive signs, plant identification markers and

  • When shoveling snow, keep some tips in mind to avoid health risks

    While the amount of snow that falls in the local area may not be huge overall, it can come in waves and often in large amounts at once.Here are a few tips for those of you who don't have much snow shoveling experience and some reminders for old pros.What the experts saySnow shoveling is considered a

  • Gracie Defense Systems course takes center stage

    More than 40 people participated in the fourth Gracie Defense Systems self-defense seminar Jan. 13 at Wright Field Fitness Center, which supported first-time, self-defense students in addressing threatening scenarios.Participants of all ages took to the mats for this two-hour seminar to learn a few

  • AFRL Influenza Surveillance aims to keep Airmen, civilians healthy

    It's a well-known fact that the U.S. is deep into the flu season and millions of people across the country are contending with the high body temperatures, aches, and general malaise associated with the yearly disease. But it's probably less known that the Air Force Research Laboratory plays a huge

  • Research lab to receive new supercomputer

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Department of Defense Supercomputer Resource Center (DSRC) here will receive a new supercomputer as a result of a $30 million award to Silicon Graphics International (SGI).The award, announced in December 2014, is part of the DOD High Performance Computing