• 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,

  • Air Force hosts noted directed energy scientist at anniversary celebration

    On July 18, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Arlington, Va., hosted a presentation by noted directed energy researcher Dr. Edl Schamiloglu, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Dr. Schamiloglu's presentation was part of a

  • AFLCMC activated at Wright-Patt

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center activation was officially recognized during a ceremony here July 20. The center consolidates the management of three former centers, including Aeronautical System Center here.Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, officiated as

  • Col. Barlow takes command

    The 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base welcomed a new commander July 17 as Col. Cassie B. Barlow succeeded Col. Amanda W. Gladney during a change of command ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Lt. Gen. Tom Owen, Aeronautical Systems Center commander,