• AFLCMC captures two Performance Based Logistics awards

    In an Oct. 17 memo, Frank Kendall, the Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, announced the winners of the 2014 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics awards, with programs managed by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center claiming two of

  • Air Force takes table-top approach to quantum physics

    Air Force Research Laboratory scientists can now study the mysteries of quantum physics in house and at a lower cost, thanks to a new high performance table-top quantum computing system.With funding in part from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the DoD High Performance

  • Wright-Patt reservists join Ebola support operations in West Africa

    Two aircrews of three Airmen each from the 445th Airlift Wing's 89th Airlift Squadron departed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Oct. 16 to deliver cargo in support of Ebola stricken regions of West Africa.The crew was scheduled to pick up cargo in Pennsylvania and transport it to Monrovia,

  • 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