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  • Wright-Patt tax center needs volunteers

    In 2014, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's tax center helped the base community prepare 3,163 federal and state returns, saving people more than $410,000 in tax preparation fees.This program is becoming increasingly popular and additional volunteer tax preparers are needed to meet the heightened

  • 88th Medical Group using multi-disciplinary approach to Ebola planning

    There is a lot of news coverage concerning the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak of West Africa. It is a serious disease, highly infectious, and the current outbreak is the largest in history, according to the World Health Organization.The U.S. military is now supporting the fight in West Africa to

  • Understanding the Ebola outbreak, response from CDC to U.S. concerns

    On Sept. 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first travel-associated case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States. The case is a part of the current Ebola outbreak affecting the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.Recently, the CDC

  • Free courses offered during Focus Week Oct. 27-31 can help advance careers

    It's not too late to register for the final Focus Week of 2014, scheduled for Oct. 27-31 at the 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Registration will continue until the day before each course is held.According to Col. John   Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, Focus Week is an

  • 88 ABW unveils Wingman Program coin to honor fellow Airmen in crisis

    The Wingman Program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is joining a mighty Air Force tradition and now has its own way of recognizing outstanding wingmen, with a coin.One of the programs supported by Col. John Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, the Wingman Program is facilitated through the

  • AF's chief scientist speaks to human factors society

    Dr. Mica Endsley, chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force, spoke to engineers and others involved in the human factors field during the Southern Ohio Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th anniversary celebration Oct. 21 at the Hope Hotel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.An

  • Paving projects set to begin Oct. 27 in Areas A, B

    There are three paving projects that will be starting in Area A over the next couple of weeks. First, starting on Oct. 27, work will begin on Kuglic Boulevard from near Gate 15A to Barnes Park.The project, which will include resurfacing the roadway and replacing deteriorated curb, is scheduled for

  • Pumpkin Chuck returns to raise funds for CFC

    Flying pumpkins, homemade pies, food trucks and a pumpkin pie speed eating contest could all be found near the flight line of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Oct. 17. All of these aspects were part of the 10th annual Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Pumpkin Chuck event.Sponsored by the Air

  • Wright-Patterson represented at TEDx Dayton

    TEDx is a global platform of independently organized events licensed by TED, a nonprofit devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading." It started in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader.Wright-Patterson

  • New application aims to improve analyst's performance

    Members from Air Force Research Laboratory's Panning & Direction, Collection, Processing and Exploitation, Analysis and Production, and Dissemination - Experimental (PCPAD-X) team collaborated to create a new tool suite which could be used by the Air Force intelligence community around the globe.The