• 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

  • F-35A instructor pilots qualify in aerial refueling

    The initial cadre of F-35A Lightning II instructor pilots qualified in aerial refueling last week, adding another capability for student pilot training at the 33rd Fighter Wing's F-35 Integrated Training Center here."Eleven pilots had flown 14 refueling missions across the boom with the help of a

  • 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 here. AFJS was founded by a group of enlisted Airmen to address important

  • New Microwave Window Results in Better All-Around Systems

    Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and engineers and Voss Scientific have successfully developed a high-power microwave vacuum/pressure interface using a broadband design that provides excellent multipactor mitigation. This new window design substantially improves the ruggedization and

  • Novel Technology Takes Great Step Forward with Success in Flight

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's radiation-hardened Xilinx Virtex 5QV Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) has been deemed a success after flying with Sandia National Labs Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-8) since May 2011. No single-event upset errors were detected in the

  • AFRL Expands STEM Educational Outreach in New Mexico

    The Air Force Research Laboratory has expanded its STEM efforts in the Rio Grade Corridor, joining in an educational partnership agreement with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The partnership agreement facilitates collaborative research opportunities between AFRL and the