• AFSO21 senior leader course aims to improve

    An Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century senior leader course took place here Aug. 3-4 to help leaders from across the base continue improving AF processes in the future. The two-day course aimed at Colonels, GS-15s and Chief Master Sergeants was kicked off by the Director of Logistics and

  • Col. Michael Hatfield assumes command of AFRL Air Vehicles Directorate

    Air Force Research Laboratory welcomed a new commander to lead the Air Vehicles Directorate July 15 when Col. Michael C. Hatfield succeeded Col. John B. Wissler during a change of command ceremony held at the Air Force Institute of Technology. Col. Hatfield's previous assignment was chief of  the

  • X-51A WaveRider meets B-52

    Airmen successfully mated the X-51A WaveRider flight test vehicle to a B-52 Stratofortress at Edwards Air Force Base July 17. The fit check followed integration earlier in the month of the Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne scramjet propulsion system into the X-51 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif.

  • PECASE Winner Plans to Continue Research in Detection

    Dr. Scott Craver, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Binghamton University, is investigating the development of detectors that are resistant to exploitation for an adversary's algorithms. Craver and his research team, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

  • 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