• X-51A flight planned May 25

    Weather permitting, Air Force officials said the X-51A Waverider will make its first hypersonic flight test attempt Tuesday, May 25, after it's released by a B-52 bomber off the southern California coast.The unmanned X-51A is expected to fly autonomously for five minutes, powered by a supersonic

  • Air Force chief of staff visits School of Aerospace Medicine

    The Air Force's top uniformed officer toured the 711th Human Performance Wing's U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine at Brooks City-Base, Texas, May 13.During his visit, the general reflected on the 92-year history of the school and the unique training and education accomplished by the staff

  • New Harmony lights up Urban Nights

    One of the newest ensembles of the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight is New Harmony, who performed on the main stage at Courthouse Square in downtown Dayton, Ohio, during Urban Nights on May 14.The eight-piece band started the event playing "Living in America," by James Brown. Vocalist Senior Airman

  • AFOSR Researcher Selected to Receive 2010 Clayton J. Thomas Award

    Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded researcher, Dr. Gerald G. Brown, a distinguished professor from the Operations Research Department at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. has been selected the Military Operations Research Society's Clayton J. Thomas Award winner for

  • WPMC to play in National Emergency Management exercise

    The base will participate in a National Emergency Management exercise Monday, May 17 through Friday, May 21. Wright-Patterson Medical Center will be involved in the exercise, especially on May 20. Officials said our customers may experience delays during the entire week due to the exercise, and on

  • AFIT Center for Cyberspace Research earns top score

    According to the results posted May 6 by the National Security Agency, students from the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for Cyberspace Research, Team Two, earned the best score of the NSA 2010 Cyber Defense Exercise. While AFIT may have won bragging rights, the coveted CDX trophy went to

  • Korean Conflict veterans to be honored at Freedom’s Call Tattoo

    Five veterans of the Korean Conflict: Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) James Snyder, Jack Perry, Bernie DeLong, Russell Harrod, and Sam Morgan, will be honored for their service during the 2010 Freedom's Call Tattoo June 25, on the grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force adjacent to Col. Glenn Highway.

  • Center realigns to Directorate-based structure

    A decision received this week clears the way for an Aeronautical Systems Center reorganization that takes a major step to bolstering clear lines of authority and accountability called for in the Air Force Acquisition Improvement Plan. Air Force headquarters notified center commanders May 11 that the

  • AFRL celebrates STEM year round

    The Air Force Research Laboratory sponsored Dayton Regional STEM Center hosted a volunteer recognition banquet at the Hope Hotel Conference Center here May 12 in recognition of National Lab Day. The center used the event to recognize over 100 STEM Fellows. The Fellows are volunteers who help develop

  • AFRL celebrates STEM year round

    The Air Force Research Laboratory sponsored Dayton Regional STEM Center hosted a volunteer recognition banquet at the Hope Hotel Conference Center here May 12 in recognition of National Lab Day. The center used the event to recognize over 100 STEM Fellows. The Fellows are volunteers who help develop