• Change of command ceremony open to base populace

    Air Force Materiel Command officials encourage the base's work force to arrive early for the June 5 AFMC Change of Command ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.Museum doors will open at 7:30 a.m. Officials request that attendees be seated by 8:40 a.m. Representatives from the 88th

  • Air Force Marathon sells out in record time

    The 2012 Air Force Marathon was already destined to be the largest ever and now it will be the quickest to sell out completely as well.The final 50 spots for the full marathon were snapped up earlier today to make the sell-out official."I'm amazed at how this race has taken on a life of its own,"

  • Aerospace Sustainment Directorates to play big role in AFLCMC

    Ask anyone associated with the planning effort to standup the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and they will agree on one thing: It isn't easy.The concept of creating a single organization responsible for cradle to grave weapon system management has been proposed before, but not fully

  • AFIT Center for Cyberspace Research Students Win Cyber Defense Exercise 2012

    Students from the Air Force Institute of Technology's (AFIT) Center for Cyberspace Research (CCR) earned the top score among the graduate military schools in the National Security Agency's (NSA) 2012 Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX) conducted April 16-20. The CDX, annually sponsored and directed by the

  • 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