• AFMC and AFSAC partner for 32d Annual International Ball

    Air Force Materiel Command will host the Air Force Security Assistance Center's 32d Annual International Ball on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m., at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.This year's theme for the formal, black-tie affair is, "Fostering Relationships: Building

  • AF announces civilian early retirement, separation incentive options

    The Air Force is implementing civilian Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP) programs, Air Force officials announced today."Our goal with these programs is to mitigate the impact of reduced fiscal year 2012 funding on our permanent civilian

  • Microprocessor Hardened to Survive in Space

    The Air Force Research Laboratory and BAE Systems are developing and fielding powerful, state-of-the-art, radiation-hardened microprocessors for space applications. The RAD750 microprocessor enables survivability of spacecraft operation in harsh, high-radiation environments. In order to meet greater

  • USAFSAM Closes One Chapter, Begins Another

    The US Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine took the final step in its transition to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in mid-February, decommissioning the Brooks-based school after 85 years in San Antonio. Nearly 600 people, including current and former students, faculty, and distinguished

  • Devices Enable High-Speed Feedback from Networked Weapons

    The Air Force Research Lab has completed the Affordable Weapons Datalink Insertion (AWDI) program for the development of production-grade Gallium Nitride-on-Silicon (GaN-on-SiC) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs). The program is a joint effort between Rockwell Collins, Nirtronex

  • Five records fall at Air Force Marathon

    Along with a record field of runners, the 2011 Air Force Marathon saw a total of five course records bested on September 17.Race officials credit the "phenomenal" weather as helping get the best efforts from runners. "We really had ideal conditions on Race Day," said Molly Louden, Air Force Marathon

  • UK MOD awards Chief Scientist Coin to WPAFB Scientist

    Lt. Col. Laura Barnes, 711th Human Performance Wing, received the Special Commendation Coin from the United Kingdom's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on Sept. 14. The award is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Ministry of Defence researchers and this was the first time it was

  • Digital air traffic radios integrated into WPAFB operations

    New air traffic radios take their first flight on Wright-Patterson's Airfield in an effort to transition from analog to digital communications."With the increase in technology over the recent decades, we are at a point where we can implement to the standard that's needed for the military," said 1st

  • ESG looks to energy savings and standardization in the Air Force

    Enterprise Sourcing Group's Civil Engineering Commodity Council awarded their first LED taxiway lighting multiple-award on Aug. 3. This is the first contract awarded by the organization since their activation here at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Oct 28, 2010. The two contract awards were made

  • Air Force Marathon sets attendance record for second year

    The 2011 U.S. Air Force Marathon shattered a number of records this year -- first selling out earlier than ever in June and then by lining up 13,000 runners at the starting line on the grounds of Wright State University and the National Museum of the United States Air Force here. This previous