AFMC Freedom's Call Tattoo 2011: At a Glance

Air Force Materiel Command Freedom's Call Tattoo 2011 is just around the corner. The free, family-friendly event is set for Friday, June 24, which is less than a month away.This year's theme of 'Defending Liberty ... Home and Abroad' honors the men and women who served their country during Operation

AFRL holds change of command ceremony

Enterprise Sourcing Group postpones industry outreach event

Officials with the Enterprise Sourcing Group here have postponed the first Air Force Strategic Sourcing Industry Outreach until late this summer.The event had originally been planned May 24-25, at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. "We elected to postpone the industry outreach to enable

AFIT education paves way to space

How far can a higher education take you? About 220 nautical miles - straight up. That's at least true for retired Col. Steve Lindsey, an astronaut with NASA and graduate of the Air Force Institute of Technology.Colonel Lindsey's latest space flight, aboard the final mission of the space shuttle

Glenn Miller tribute concert May 21 at National Museum of the USAF

The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight's Night Flight Jazz Ensemble will celebrate the heritage of the great American band leader, Maj. Glenn Miller, in a concert Saturday, May 21, at 6:00 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The free public performance will take place outside the museum's

Human Performance Wing researchers take up the SWORD to assist warfighters and pararescuers

Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) are transitioning to a new program to provide technology to assist joint terminal air controllers (JTACs) and pararescuemen also known as PJs.For several years the 711 HPW's Human Effectiveness Directorate had

2011 Caring for People Forum coming to WPAFB May 19

Anyone interested in helping improve quality of programs and resources offered through Wright-Patterson agencies, as well as the Air Force broadly can participate in the 2011 Caring for People Forum to be held May 19 at the Airmen Activity Center located on base at Kittyhawk Center.Individuals and

Fisher House II surpasses guest expectations

Wright-Patterson senior leaders as well as community leaders within the surrounding areas celebrated the official opening of the new Fisher House II Friday, April 29."Each and every one of us has a role in helping this place succeed," said Lt. Gen. Tom Owen, Aeronautical Systems Center commander.

Warfighter Readiness Research Division celebrates past and future with homecoming events

As they prepare to transition operations to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, personnel from the Air Force Research Laboratory,711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effective Directorate's Warfighter Readiness Research Division at the Mesa Research Site, Ariz., held a three-day homecoming event

Motorcycle Safety Day at WPAFB

Two-wheeled fun will be the order of the day at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on May 13 as Motorcycle Safety Day kicks off the 2011 summer riding season. The event is jointly sponsored by: 88th Air Base Wing Safety Office, 88th Air Base Wing Force Support Squadron, and the