• Program to improve IT core services achieves key milestone

    An Air Force program that will save money, save energy and improve core information technology services, such as email, has recently met a significant milestone.Hardware to consolidate four regional data processing centers into one area processing center has been delivered, installed and tested at

  • X-51A flight ends prematurely

    The X-51A Waverider successfully launched from an Air Force B-52 bomber over Point Mugu Naval Air Warfare Center Sea Range Aug. 14 at approximately 11:36 a.m. PST.The X-51 safely separated from the B-52 and the rocket booster fired as planned. However after 16 seconds, a fault was identified with

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II outlines the way ahead for AFLCMC

    In the first of several town hall meetings, Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, the inaugural commander of the new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) shared thoughts, themes, goals and challenges Aug. 1 at Kenney Hall, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The center,

  • AFOSR Forging New International Collaborations

    As part of an ongoing effort to expand the horizon of scientific knowledge through international liaison and leadership, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) in collaboration with Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) organized a Program Review to explore U.S./Australia

  • 2012 Great Wright Brothers Aero Carnival set for 18 August

    The general public is invited to celebrate the rich history of aviation during the 2012 Great Wright Brother Aero Carnival, Saturday, Aug. 18. The family-friendly event is free and takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Huffman Prairie Flying Field here.The event is sponsored by the Dayton Aviation

  • Construction on SR 444 closure to begin

    Construction contracts were issued this week that pave the way forward to close a portion of State Route 444 and join Area A and Kittyhawk. The portion of the four lane highway, between the Wright-Patt Commissary and the Dayton-Yellow Springs intersection, will close to through traffic 9 October.

  • 7 scientists inducted as 2012 AFRL Fellows

    Seven of the Air Force Research Laboratory's top scientists and engineers have been chosen as 2012 AFRL Fellows, the organization's most prestigious honor. The Fellows Program recognizes outstanding career accomplishments while providing support for future endeavors by awarding each honoree

  • Air Force Funded Research and the Higgs Boson

    On 4 July, scientists at Geneva-based CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, announced they had found the Higgs boson, or something significantly like the Higgs boson. This piece of subatomic matter, dubbed the "God Particle," in physicist Leon Lederman's 1993 book of the same name,