• Wright-Patterson offers shelter from Hurricane Irene

    More than thirty aircraft from bases across the eastern seaboard flew to Wright-Patterson Aug. 27 and 28 to avoid the wrath of Hurricane Irene. An inland location and plenty of parking space makes the base an ideal location to protect Department of Defense assets.   Members from the 88th Air Base

  • Summer Interns Enhance 711 HPW Scientific Research Efforts

    For most college students, summertime is for putting away the books, while also putting away money toward next year's tuition. But for the student interns at Wright-Patterson AFB, June through August provides the opportunity to apply classroom academics to real-world research projects that expand

  • AFIT targets Human Factor

    The Air Force Institute of Technology is now offering a Human Systems specialization within its Master of Science and Doctoral programs. The types of classes included in the relevant degrees are human factors engineering, human computer interaction, human system integration, human interaction

  • Program office brings home 'wounded warrior'

    Sadly, we've seen too many comrades return home bearing the scars of war -- enough that the term "wounded warrior" has become entrenched in the American lexicon and merits millions of hits on Google. So when a 'wounded warrior' - a veteran which has stood ready to answer its country's call -- flew

  • Simple "divert kit" makes big improvement

    A simple solution to a difficult problem resulted in dramatically enhancing the ability of the RQ-4B Global Hawk to deploy anywhere in the world.Because this particular remotely piloted aircraft requires a specialized tow bar to be moved on the ground, it is pre-programmed with a list of airfields

  • DBIDS registration coming soon for dependents, retirees

    Starting Monday, Aug. 15, Wright-Patterson area military dependents and retirees will be able to register in DBIDs, the Defense Biometric Identification System.Retirees and family members with valid military identification cards will then be able to register at Pass and Registration, Bldg 286, Area