• Studying the mind, body connection

    The obstacle course at Jarvis Gym, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, looks deceptively simple, and the Airmen testing on it make it look easy.   It's anything but easy, and the testing involves more than just their physical ability.   Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing is

  • Robert Downey Jr. salutes troops at WPAFB

    Approximately 900 people from across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base packed the base theater for a special free screening of "The Judge," staring actor Robert Downey Jr. Oct. 5.   Before the movie, the crowd burst into cheers as Downey made a surprise special appearance and spoke to the crowd of

  • New commander stresses consistency while introducing greater efficiency

    On Oct. 2, his first official day commanding the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Lt. Gen. John Thompson said he awoke feeling, as his teenage daughter would say, "awesome, epic, amazing."    "There's no greater feeling than knowing I am coming to work to do something really

  • Hackathon challenges abilities to solve real-world AFRL problems

    Air Force Research Laboratory is preparing to co-host LabHack, a 26-hour long coding competition which will task coding-savvy individuals, or "hackers," to creatively solve challenges that AFRL researchers face every day.The Air Force's first 'Hackathon' event --produced by AFRL, the Wright Brothers

  • Thompson to lead AFLCMC

    Lt. Gen. John Thompson officially took command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Oct. 2 after taking part in a change of command ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Sept. 26.As AFLCMC commander, Thompson replaces Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore, II, who is retiring from the Air

  • Everyone has a role to play in maintaining cyber security

    This October celebrates the 11th year of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, a public education and awareness campaign sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, the National Cyber Security Alliance and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Cyber Security Month is

  • AFLCMC has a hand in A-29 delivery

    The first of 20 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft arrived here Sept. 26 in preparation for the Afghanistan pilot and maintenance training mission.The A-29 is a light air support   training aircraft that will be used to train 30 Afghan pilots and 90 Afghan maintainers as part of a requirement from the

  • Mobile sites slated to provide flu vaccine

    Influenza (flu) season is once again upon us, and vaccination is one of the most important ways to combat this disease that contributes to 36,000 deaths annually in the United States. Each year the Wright-Patterson Immunization Clinic strives to vaccinate our population as efficiently and safely as

  • AFMC promotes relationships

    During October, Air Force Materiel Command will promote the Strengthening Interpersonal Relationships campaign. Healthy and caring relationships with family, friends and significant others can give our lives immeasurable joy and meaning. According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,

  • Commander addresses Wright-Patt challenges at NASIC town hall session

    Ensuring Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's largest mission partner understands the roles and responsibilities of the 88th Air Base Wing as well as the challenges the wing faces led Col. John Devil-lier, 88 ABW commander, to conduct a town hall at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center Sept.