• WPAFB Airmen Rescue Drivers from Car Crash

    Special Agent Brad Byington, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 1st Field Investigations Region was at the right place at the right time during a recent drive to work. During his commute, Byington witnessed a car crash in which a small vehicle was "t-boned" by a large SUV traveling 60

  • Joint medical team works together, saves critically injured soldier

    Staff at the Seth Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility resuscitated, performed emergency surgery and stabilized a U.S. Soldier on June 8, prior to an eight-hour C-17 flight to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, following an up-armored humvee roll-over in Djibouti.The soldier was ejected

  • AF awards new combat rescue helicopter contract

    The Air Force awarded a contract to Sikorsky Aircraft Company June 26, for the procurement of 112 new combat rescue helicopters, training systems and product support elements to replace the service's aging fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks. The engineering and manufacturing development phase begins with

  • Professional Development Center offers new facility for Airmen

    Students in the Airman Leadership School (ALS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have access to a much more convenient location now that the facility has been relocated to the Professional Development Center (PDC) in Bldg. 1226, Area A.The PDC, which also houses the Independent Learning Center and

  • Congress OKs multimillion dollar NASIC lab expansion

    The Air Force received final congressional approval to move ahead with a multimillion dollar foreign materiel exploitation laboratory addition at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) here."We are very excited to move ahead with construction on an addition to our foreign materiel

  • Cincinnati Reds host Military Appreciation Day at Great American Ball Park

    Everywhere the group of Airmen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and new recruits traveled on June 22 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, they were greeted with warm applause, big smiles, handshakes and "thank yous."It was Major League Baseball's (MLB) turn to take time out to say "thank

  • Wright-Patt hosts Enhanced Use Lease Industry Day

    About a dozen developers joined Air Force officials here June 18 to learn about several candidate parcels of underutilized Wright-Patterson AFB property being offered by the Air Force for potential development.The discussions followed an earlier event held in February where six parcels were unveiled

  • “So Proud, yet So Quiet”: The Struggles of a Same-Sex Spouse

    The repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' (DADT) touched my family in a very personal way. I watched my then, fiancé take the oath of enlistment and realize her childhood dream-- becoming a soldier. She had placed this dream on hold until after the repeal for the sake of our two small children. Then,

  • Before You Send That Email, What About Encryption and Digital Signatures?

    During the WPAFB Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI) (8~12 Sep 2014), DISA inspectors may ask you about encrypting and digitally signing email messages. We use these tools to preserve the confidentiality, authenticity, and integrity of information sent across the network, such as through

  • Air Force Retiree Council convenes to discuss issues

    The 2014 Air Force Retiree Council met in May to discuss issues important to retirees and surviving spouses, and receive briefings on various subjects important to the retiree community.This was the first time the council convened since 2012. Last year's annual meeting was canceled because of budget