• 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.