• Fallen canine service member memorialized

    The life of military working dog "Lujza" was all too brief, but her memory was given a full and proper tribute, her handler said. The 88th Security Forces Squadron (88 SFS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base gathered to memorialize its fallen servicemember Aug. 14 in the supply bay of the 88 SFS,

  • Mentorship -- as important as anything you do

    "The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own." -- Benjamin Disraeli How important is mentorship? Consider if mentors did not exist. The concept is almost unfathomable. I cannot imagine a meaningful endeavor in which I would not depend

  • Civil Air Patrol honors Human Effectiveness Directorate leader

    Kevin Geiss, director, Human Effectiveness Directorate, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory, was awarded the F. Ward Reilly Leadership Award for his dedication and leadership skills as a Civil Air Patrol (CAP) squadron commander in Las Vegas recently. According to the CAP

  • B-52s undergo upgrade on communications systems

    In the B-52 Bomber's first major upgrade in more than 20 years, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Fighters and Bombers Directorate recently began the acquisition and installation of the Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) throughout the B-52 fleet. CONECT is an advanced

  • AFRL to offer real research in a virtual world

    In a major research education development, Air Force Research Laboratory's Discovery Lab will offer research students a new virtual, 3-D research environment and science, technology, engineering and math campus. The virtual campus, Deep Horizons, will be extended to students in the Dayton region and

  • Job Shadow Day pairs mentors, students

    Mentorship has been defined as a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. Job Shadow Day, a program of the Education Outreach Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, creates a need

  • Col. Devillier holds first Commander's Corner

    Commander's Corner is a series of videos featuring 88th Air Base Wing Commander, Col. John Devillier, to keep Wright-Patt informed about activities on the base. In this episode, Col. Devillier introduces himself to the the Wright-Patterson community and shares some of his basic philosophy. 

  • Service members receiving RAND Military Workplace Survey

    About 580,000 service members have begun receiving e-mails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate. "The