• OBVA Laboratory to Test Aviators’ Visual Capabilities

    The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently completed the installation of a high fidelity flight simulator in its Operational Based Vision Assessment (OBVA) laboratory. The simulator will be used to quantify the relationship between

  • Day on the Job: EOD techs

    Explosive ordnance disposal technicians deployed to Afghanistan perform counter-improvised explosive device operations in harsh conditions daily. Equipment and supplies are an essential element to this mission and without the modular supply depot here at the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer

  • 711 HPW Assists Air Force Recruiting Service in New Ad Campaign

    The Air Force Recruiting Service (AFRS) is currently developing a campaign called "Collaboratory." It's an initiative that encourages Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) inclined students, influencers and people to engage and collaborate with the Air Force to solve real-world

  • Air Force to consolidate F-22 depot maintenance at Hill

    The Air Force today announced it is consolidating depot maintenance for the F-22 Raptor at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB, Utah. The depot maintenance work is currently split between the Ogden ALC and the Lockheed facility in Palmdale, Calif. "Palmdale has made a storied contribution to

  • Work force, public can view early fireworks show at Wright-Patterson AFB

    An 18-minute fireworks display will light up the sky on the grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force June 28 beginning at 10 p.m."Fireworks are a great American tradition, and the base wants to share that experience with our neighbors as a way of saying 'Thank you" for their ongoing

  • Woodrow Wilson teaching fellowships help STEM leaders

    A fighter pilot. A civil engineer who volunteers with church youth groups. A pharmacy technician active in community drug recognition programs. As Woodrow Wilson teaching fellows, individuals such as these with experience in the STEM fields -- science, technology, engineering and math -- have an

  • Forging leaders part of legacy

    When you read this article, I will have been retired after 30 years of active-duty service. I have had many thoughts about many things as the time for my retirement approached. One thought in particular that kept recurring was "What legacy did I leave?" What did I accomplish in those 30 years

  • Airmen group confronts sexual assault within Air Force

    Leading a new charge to confront serious issues facing military members throughout the Air Force is a group of energetic and motivated young Airmen with the Air Force Junior Support (AFJS), an organization recently formed at the base. AFJS was founded by a group of enlisted Airmen to address

  • Visitor entry procedures to change

    In an effort to streamline current visitor access procedures and meet new regulations requiring the screening of all unescorted visitors on Air Force installations, the Pass and Registration office here will implement new visitor access requirements starting June 1.The new visitor access program