• HIFiRE scramjet research flight will advance hypersonic technology

    An international team that includes Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA is celebrating the successful launch on May 1 of an experimental hypersonic scramjet research flight from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii.NASA, AFRL and Australia's Defence Science and Technology Organisation

  • Wright-Patt holds readiness exercise

    On Wednesday, due to an increased force protection exercise, the installation implemented a process where the base gates were locked down for an extended amount of time. The installation frequently conducts complex exercises to test its ability to protect, defend and respond to a variety of

  • Speckles, completes the last UAV flight in Iraq

    A 38-pound unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a 10- foot wing span takes center stage as being the last UAV to take off and land in Iraq.Dubbed Speckles, the unmanned aerial vehicle system was a collaboration of three tiers, funded by Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO),

  • Air Force Marathon seeks 2,000 volunteers

    You don't have to be a runner to participate in the Air Force Marathon on September 15. More than 2,000 volunteers are needed to host the 16th annual event, and volunteer registration is now officially open."We couldn't have this marathon without the support of the volunteers," said Jeanette

  • AFRL Design Challenge Encourages Engineering Innovation

    The Air Force Research Laboratory played host, mentor, cheerleader and critic to teams from all three service academies and 17 universities at the annual AFRL Design Challenge, which took place April 16 through April 20 at Wright State University's Calamityville, a National Center for Medical

  • AFMC to promote Employee Physical Fitness Month in May

    May is National Employee Physical Fitness Month, a time for all us to focus on developing and / or maintaining a fit and healthy workforce. Air Force Materiel Command will be promoting its Be Active: Physical Fitness and Activity Initiative throughout the month. According to the Centers of Disease

  • Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

    Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare

  • ESG Sponsors AbilityOne® Awareness Day at WPAFB

    On April 16th the Enterprise Sourcing Group, at Wright Patterson AFB, in conjunction with AbilityOne® Nonprofit Agencies, held a conference and exhibit show at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Club and Banquet Center.The event provided WPAFB contracting officers and program managers the chance to

  • Wright-Patterson AFB receives Tree City USA Award

    On April 20, 2012, The Arbor Day Foundation recognized 37 southwest Ohio cities, villages, and townships as Tree City USA communities. One of those recipients was Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Accepting the Tree City award for the base was 88th Air Base Vice Wing Commander Col. Daniel Semsel.The