• Contracting officer recognized for work on helicopter contract

    Dr. William LaPlante, Service Acquisition Executive (SAE) for the Air Force started a monthly award titled the "AQ Spot Recognition" to recognize acquisition star performers. LaPlante makes personal contact with the winner, an informal call -- no photos, certificates, coins, etc -- just the SAE

  • Fallen canine servicemember to be memorialized

    The 88th Security Forces Squadron (88 SFS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will gather for a second time this year to memorialize one of its own fallen service members.Military Working Dog (MWD) "Lujza" was a drug/narcotics detection and patrol dog who died of intestinal torsion recently, much to

  • Installation and Mission Support Center (Provisional) to activate Aug. 8

    An Aug. 1 memorandum signed by Air Force Secretary Deborah James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III indicates that effective Aug. 8, Air Force Materiel Command will activate Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (Provisional) at the interim location of Joint Base

  • Students showcase high-tech creations

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Discovery Lab's Summer-at-the-Edge program will hold an open house Aug. 14 from 1 to 5:30 p.m., at the Student Union Apollo Room at nearby Wright State University in Fairborn.The open house will demonstrate technologies developed by Discovery Lab students, including

  • Cadet research seeks to end costly bird-strikes on aircraft

    Back in 2009, Air Force Academy graduate Capt. Sully Sullenberger was forced to land his U.S. Airways jet in the Hudson River - after hitting a flock of geese that caused the engines to fail. In what became known as the "Miracle on the Hudson," no lives were lost in the incident. However, bird

  • Gathering of Eagles celebrates 42nd anniversay

    An event celebrating the men and women who helped develop the McDonnell-Douglas (now Boeing) F-15 Eagle prompted the arrival of a pair of the fighter jets at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The F-15Cs flew from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass. in celebration of the Gathering of Eagles, held

  • Process changes for IDs of retired, dependent civilians

    Retired Air Force civilians and current Wright-Patterson Air Force Base civilian employees are eligible to sponsor their dependents for Wright-Patterson AFB identification cards that allow their dependents use of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities. In the past, to acquire these IDs, the

  • Base-wide quarterly exercise begins Aug. 4

    The base will conduct its third-quarter exercises, Aug. 4 through 8, and neighboring community residents may notice increased emergency vehicle activity and traffic congestion around the gates, as well as emergency sirens and public address announcements.Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees and