• Capt. Kilowatt returns to encourage energy conservation

    Capt. Kilowatt and his trusty sidekick Wrighty have been resurrected to highlight ways to save energy. First created by base energy program officials and the graphics shop more than 10 years ago, the comic book-like cartoon characters feature a superhero named Capt. Kilowatt and a small, grey

  • Wright-Patterson Medical Center monitors food recalls

    The recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration directed recall of several several food items containing peanut butter due to possible Salmonella contamination put the 88th Medical Group's Public Health Flight here into action.The Public Health Flight monitors food recalls on a daily basis to ensure

  • Student's AF-funded research helping solve complex problems

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) doctoral student, Emily Fox is designing computer models that can describe the pattern of complicated scenarios ranging from finding oil underground to pinpointing suspicious behaviors in urban settings. Fox's AFOSR-supported research offers promise for

  • Dr. David Doman awarded Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal

    AFRL scientist Dr. David Doman of the Air Vehicles Directorate was recently honored with the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Silver Medal for his work on a controls-based modeling approach for airbreathing hypersonic vehicles. He was presented the award in London at the RAeS Orville and Wilbur

  • Museum opens exhibit dedicated to 'Warrior Airmen'

    A new exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Air Force now gives visitors a chance to see not only the service's past, but also its present and future. Called "Warrior Airmen," the new exhibit highlights how today's Airmen are contributing to the war on terrorism, both in the air and on

  • Air Force officials to use prop planes as ISR platforms

    To better fill combatant commanders' needs for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, Air Force officials will begin using a variant of familiar C-12 Huron turboprop planes as ISR platforms. The program, called Project Liberty, involves Airmen operating a fleet of 37 C-12 aircraft providing