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  • Air Force Marathon registration fees to increase Aug. 2

    The registration price for the Air Force Marathon, half-marathon and 5K races will increase Aug. 2. Through Aug. 1, registration for the full marathon, which includes wheeled and visually impaired divisions, costs $75, the half-marathon is $60, the 10K is $35 per person and the 5K (also including a

  • Wright-Patt employee to be highlighted on Extreme Home Makeover show

    An Air Force civil servant living in Beavercreek, Ohio will receive a complete home redo and be featured on the popular Extreme Makeover: Home Edition television program. Mr. James Terpenning is a civilian information technology specialist for the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air

  • Damage to natural gas line causes temporary traffic restrictions near WPAFB

    Traffic movement in the vicinity of base Gate 26C at State Route 235 in Fairborn is being rerouted Thursday afternoon after a natural gas line was damaged by a backhoe performing construction in the vicinity of the west aircraft parking ramp here. There is a gas leak but no fire. Wright-Patterson

  • AFOSR-Funded Researchers Among PECASE Award Winners for 2009

    Eleven AFOSR-funded researchers have been named winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for their pursuit of innovative research and community service. The PECASE is the highest award the U.S. government gives to outstanding, young scientists and

  • Heritage activities offer chance to volunteer

    Have some spare time on your hands? Want to give back to the Air Force community? The heritage activities in Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) are looking for volunteers to help support museum operations. In addition to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB,

  • Air Force to host UAS Summit July 28-30

    The United States Air Force will host an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Summit July 28-30 at Scitor Corporation 2251 Corporate Park Drive, 3rd Floor, in Herndon, Va., in which members of the Air Force, Joint service partners and industry stakeholders will have an opportunity to discuss the Air Force's

  • Plastic Magnets Attract More Than Warfighter Attention

    AFRL is funding the research of plastic magnets, a technology of value to warfighters in detecting weapons hidden in clothing or packages. Led by Dr. Arthur Epstein, professor of physics and chemistry and director of the Institute for Magnetic and Electronic Polymers at The Ohio State University, a

  • Air Force PETS Maximizes Value of Live-Virtual-Constructive Training

    AFRL leveraged Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA) with multiple partners to streamline the integration of Performance Evaluation Tracking System (PETS) core technology into Air Combat Command's Warfighter Readiness Assessment and Performance Measurement and Tracking System, a

  • Exercise Tests Coalition Shared Database for MAJIIC ACTD

    AFRL participated in a 3-week simulation exercise held at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Consultation, Command, and Control Agency (The Hague, Netherlands) and Distributed Common Ground Station. The exercise was for the Multisensor Aerospace-Ground Joint ISR [Intelligence,