• Freedom's Call Tattoo tent features Air Force technology with local ties

    Airpower capabilities and demonstrations will be on full-display at this year's Technology Exposition Tent at the Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo 2011 on June 24."The Exposition Tent is one of Tattoo's most popular features," said Dave Egner, Tattoo director. "The interactive

  • Chiefs honor NASIC vice commander

    A National Air and Space Intelligence Center Airmen advocate was recognized as an honorary chief master sergeant during a presentation Monday by the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Chiefs' Group.Col. Mark Hess, the center's vice commander, received the honor at NASIC in front of the organization's

  • Newest Air Force military medical residents graduate

    More than 100 military officers marked the completion of their residency training when they were awarded graduate medical education diplomas May 26 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The annual graduation ceremony recognized officers completing one of 11 accredited resident and internship

  • AFIT instructor receives regional teaching award

    A member of the Air Force Institute of Technology instructor cadre here was recently honored by the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education for "Faculty Excellence in Teaching."Lt. Col. Joseph B. Skipper, Ph.D., was recognized by SOCHE during the council's 2011 Annual Award ceremony held

  • Military families get free access to caregiver network

    Military families now have free access to an online network of quality caregivers who can assist with everything from babysitting to dog walking. Sittercity is the nation's largest online source for local babysitters, nannies, elder care providers, dog walkers, housekeepers and tutors, and contains

  • 711th HPW to open new complex

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the 711th Human Performance Wing new complex will be held on Wednesday, June 1, at 10 a.m. in front of Building 840, Area B, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The complex is being named in honor of Major General Harry G. Armstrong, a pioneer in the field of aerospace

  • Airmen offer safe way home

    The Wright-Patt group of Airmen Against Drunk Driving will be offer extended hours over the Memorial Day weekend.Free rides home will be available May 26, 27, 28, and 29 from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. "The decision whether to drive after you have been drinking only takes moments, but the result could last a

  • Air Force officials announce civilian hiring controls

    Air Force leaders announced that hiring controls were instituted May 12 to reduce projected growth of the civilian workforce.The Air Force-wide efforts to stem the civilian personnel growth are a result of Secretary of Defense Robert Gate's efficiency initiatives to maintain civilian manning at

  • Air Force Marathon Registration Nearing Capacity

    If you were planning on running in the Air Force Marathon this September but haven't registered yet, you're running out of time. Event organizers announced today that the marathon is 80 percent full and the remaining slots are selling fast."Just like the Boston Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon