• Sexual Assault Focus Group Visits Begin at Wright-Patterson

    To better understand and deter sexual assault within the service, Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office director, kicked off the first in a series of visits to installations with a stop at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 22-23.Woodward

  • Inspection to measure WPAFB Emergency Management & Readiness Skills

    Air Force Materiel Command will conduct a Consolidated Unit Inspection from July 29 to Aug. 2 and Aug. 12 to 23.  The readiness and emergency management portion of the inspection will take place from July 29 to Aug. 2. Exercises measuring the base's ability to respond to emergency situations may

  • KC-46 Critical Design Review nearing completion

    The Air Force and Boeing successfully conducted the KC-46 Critical Design Review (CDR) from July 8-10 at the Boeing facility in Mukilteo, Wash. The KC-46 Weapon System CDR was the culmination of nine months of component and sub-system design reviews, which blended the best practices of both the

  • Air Force Support for a New Generation of Lithium-Ion Batteries

    A few months back, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) was proud to publish an article regarding a research accomplishment by Dr. Jim Tour and his research team at Rice University. AFOSR, along with other funding agencies, supported Dr. Tour's research effort to make graphene

  • Air Force Marathon sells out; Race Transfer progam announced

    The Air Force Marathon has officially sold out all races and organizers have announced details for the transfer program. "The transfer program is the only official way for runners to give their bib to another runner," said Race Director Rob Aguiar. "Along with the charity partner slots, it is the

  • Exercise to test base's readiness skills

    Base officials will conduct a quarterly exercise here July 8-11. Several independent scenarios are planned, ranging from a hazardous material incident to an active shooter exercise.An Operational Readiness Phase 2 exercise will occur July 9 and test participants' ability to survive and operate.

  • Col Rhodes Wins AsMA Liljencrantz Award

    The Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) recently awarded Col. David Rhodes of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine with the Eric Liljencrantz Award. The award was established in memory of Commander Eric Liljencrantz, MC, USN, whose career in aviation medicine was cut short by his death

  • First KC-46 build begins

    Boeing's announcement this past week that they have begun assembly of the first KC-46 wing spar is a significant event for the Air Force tanker program. It marks the start of assembly of the first KC-46 Engineering and Manufacturing Development aircraft. "We are excited and pleased that KC-46