• Event highlights opportunities for professional development

    Airmen from across the National Air and Space Intelligence Center gathered in the auditorium here Dec. 17 as part of the center's first annual Professional Clubs Recruitment Day.Representatives from more than 15 organizations participated in the event, which consisted of a short

  • Air Force funds more research on electrical accumulator for fighter aircraft

    Higher, better, faster and stronger - all are the goals of aerospace systems designers, in particular researchers from the Air Force who are providing the next generation of advanced aircraft to its warfighters. To meet these challenges, the Air Force recently provided follow-on funding for a Small

  • A celebration of powered flight

    Col. John Devillier, commander of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, along with the great-grandniece and great-grandnephew of the Wright brothers, joined together the morning of Dec. 17 to lay a wreath commemorating the 111th anniversary of practical powered flight on Wright

  • Reaper model represents advances in technology

    Hand warmers and ear muffs were valuable gear Dec. 10 as a crowd gathered before Bldg. 560 in Area B at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to dedicate a model of the MQ-9, better known as the Reaper and, previously, as the Predator.The Reaper is a medium-altitude, armed, remotely piloted aircraft

  • Make your impact on others a positive experience

    Earlier this month, my family and I watched the holiday movie classic "It's a Wonderful Life." It was the first time I had seen the movie about George Bailey, a man who frequently set aside his dreams and ambitions in order to help others.Yet when an unfortunate event causes Bailey to consider

  • AFRL, ORNL to leverage technology efforts

    The Air Force Research Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory teamed once again to leverage national technology efforts under a cooperative agreement signed Dec. 16 during an event at the Department of Energy's facility in Roane County, Tenn.The collaboration, made official by Maj. Gen. Thomas

  • WING ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY HOURS OF OPERATION

    Here are the following facilities' hours of operation (if not listed, consider them closed) on Dec. 25; AFMC Family Day on Dec. 26; and Jan. 1:GATES1A (Fairborn Gate) Dec. 25 Open 24/7 Dec. 26 Open 24/7 Jan. 1 Open 24/71B (Springfield Gate) Dec. 25 Closed Dec. 26 Closed Jan. 1 Closed12A (AFMC

  • AF announces no involuntary force management programs for FY15

    Air Force officials announced there is no longer a need to conduct involuntary force management programs for fiscal year 2015 following a year of significant reductions designed to meet the Defense Department strategic and budgetary guidance.Officials confirmed that fiscal year 2014 goals were