• Air Force Marathon Announces Guest Speakers

    The Air Force Marathon announced today that Josh Cox will be the featured guest at the 2011 Sports & Fitness Expo to be held September 15th and 16th at Wright State University's Nutter Center. Cox, the American 50K record holder, also owns the course record at the Air Force Marathon, having run a

  • Storm causes minor injuries, damage at museum

    A severe thunderstorm passing through the Miami Valley at approximately 3 p.m., July 24 caused some injuries and property damage as preparations were being made for the Jet World Masters championship competition on the grounds of National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.Heavy winds blew over a large

  • No early retirement incentives for AFMC civilians In FY 11

    Air Force Materiel Command officials have announced that voluntary retirement and separation incentives will not be offered to its civilian workforce during the remainder of fiscal year 2011 which ends Sept 30. Instead, the command will continue using Air Force civilian hiring controls to manage the

  • WPAFB Retiree Appreciation Day coming Oct. 28

    A former U.S. Navy aviator is slated to be one of the banner speakers during the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Retiree Appreciation Day on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at the Hope Hotel.Retired Commander Katherine O'Neil Tracy, who in 1981 was designated the Navy's 54th female aviator, is now deputy

  • DFAS Cleveland hosts seminar for military retirees and annuitants

    The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is hosting a U.S. Military Retiree and Annuitant Appreciation Day on Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event takes place in the Performing Arts Center at Avon Lake Public High School in Avon Lake, Ohio.Attendees will hear the latest

  • Wright-Patt response on Tornado Warning

    Wright-Patterson AFB employs highly-trained meteorologists who work around the clock providing weather forecasting support to the base's 24/7 operations, it's over 27,000 personnel, and several multi-million dollar aircraft. They are empowered to issue weather watches, warnings, and advisories

  • Additive Manufacturing System Laser-Precise with Aerospace Parts

    Researchers from the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T) developed a world-class hybrid laser deposition and machining system. The metal additive manufacturing system integrates laser deposition with machining processes to form a hybrid

  • Commercialization of Improved Optical Fiber Expands Capabilities

    An AFRL-managed Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has developed a new kind of optical fiber that enables the commercialization of high-power, two-micron Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) sources. AdValue Photonics of Tucson, Ariz., developed the new fiber, which allows for the