• Air Force hosts noted physicist at anniversary celebration

    On Oct. 26, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research in Arlington, Va., hosted a presentation by noted physicist Dr. Robert L. Byer from Stanford University. Dr. Byer's presentation was the first of several activities planned throughout the coming year as part of AFOSR's 60th anniversary

  • AFRL Director speaks at DESS

    The Dayton Engineering Sciences Symposium was held on October 24th, at Wright State University Student Center. The annual DESS is sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and features 100's of technical presentations, from a broad range of engineering and science disciplines. The

  • Janice in Wonderland

    Red Ribbon Week promotes drug awareness and prevention, and the Department of Defense established this week in 1990 as a campaign to honor Enrique Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Agent who was murdered by drug traffickers in Mexico, 1985.Almost all of us know someone who's been drawn into the world of

  • CCR Team wins Government Information Security Leadership Award

    AFIT's Center for Cyberspace Research (CCR) Cyber 200/300 Professional Continuing Education Team received the ISC² 2011 U.S. Government Information Security Leadership Award (GISLA) for demonstrated leadership in advancing and improving the information security workforce.The Awards gala was hosted

  • USAFSAM flag pole dedication

    Faculty and students from the 711th Human Performance Wing's United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) gathered on a blustery, rainy morning to dedicate the flag pole on the north side of building 840. The dedication ceremony took place during reveille on Wednesday, October 20,

  • Retiree Appreciation Day features benefit info

    Hundreds of military retirees, spouses and widows/widowers are expected to attend Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's 2011 Retiree Appreciation Day Oct. 28 at the Hope Hotel and Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center. Registration will start at 7:30 a.m. with refreshments available. The Opening

  • Air Force Research Lab mentored a Nobel Laureate in the making

    Seven years before Dr. Dan Shechtman made his remarkable discovery in the physical patterns of crystals in 1982 at the National Bureau of Standards in Maryland, he worked at what was then called Aerospace Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, from 1972-1975. Then he stayed on

  • Freeze holiday weight gain with AFMC program

    Looking for a way to maintain your weight and heart health during the hustle and bustle of the upcoming holiday season? Then don't miss the opportunity to enroll in the Air Force Materiel Command Freeze the Gain Holiday Challenge. Online enrollment at www.afmcwellness.com is open from now through

  • Former astronaut visits 711 Human Performance Wing

    During a visit to the 711th Human Performance Wing, former astronaut Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas P. Stafford took time to inspect the helmet assembly for Apollo missions that was recently found in Bldg. 248. General Stafford, who flew into space four times, confirmed that the clear bubble helmet was used

  • Airmen visit students on "Vehicle Day"

    Airmen from the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson travelled to Lebanon, Ohio on Oct. 7 to participate in "Vehicle Day" at Bowman Elementary School.  The event brought together several special vehicles including the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, better known as the Humvee, from the