• Wright-Patt firefighters assist in difficult rescue

    Once again demonstrating its vital support to surrounding communities, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department helped rescue a military service member - an Air Force reservist whose truck had gone over a guardrail and overturned in a Riverside ravine.Upon request for mutual aid, the fire

  • Judge Advocate General's Corps seeks law school applicants

    Officers interested in continuing to serve the Air Force as a judge advocate (JAG) are invited to apply to the Funded Legal Education Program (FLEP) and Excess Leave Program (ELP). Officers selected for FLEP have the opportunity to attend law school at Air Force expense while also continuing to

  • AF Sergeants Association local chapter honored

    Every year the Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) hosts its Professional Airmen's Conference (PAC), and local Kittyhawk Chapter 751 recently sent five delegates to attend. Individual, program and chapter efforts were recognized as the best in the Air Force at this year's PAC, held in

  • Providing the Warfighter's Edge

    Providing Airmen with the necessary "edge" to effectively fly, fight and win is the focus of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. From leading acquisition and cradle-to-grave product support for nearly all Air Force weapons systems, while simultaneously finding new and innovative solutions to

  • Air Force Accepting Public Comment on Area B Fire Station Modernization

    The United States Air Force will accept comments through Sept. 16, 2014 on the Environmental Assessment (EA) to modernize the fire station here in Area B.The Air Force is proposing to issue a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on the EA. The analysis considered potential effects of the

  • Counter-IED Branch receives top AFA award

    A team of Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Branch members from Hanscom will take center stage and receive one of the Air Force Association's top honors during the 2014 Air and Space Conference Award Ceremony in National Harbor, Md., Sept 15, 2014.The 12-member C-IED program office, a unit within

  • Memorial bench dedicated to brave 'combat cameras'

    Often the work of photographers and videographers flashes before our eyes for just a moment -- leaving just a fleeting image, a sound, an impression. But at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the work of military and combat camera service members now has a

  • AF to offer contracts to small businesses

    The Air Force is searching for innovative, technology-based small businesses to compete for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer, or SBIR and STTR, research and development contracts. "We're trying to foster innovative technology solutions for the warfighter and

  • Honor veterans by stepping up as a speaker

    I know it's still a couple of months until we celebrate Veterans Day but how I spent my last Veterans Day on active duty with the Air Force is worth sharing now. I've spent Veterans Day in many places. As a child, I was often at the local parade with my family. I've been to ceremonies while