• WPAFB to host contractor information exchange at Wright State University

    The 88th Air Base Wing Operational Contracting Squadron here will host an Acquisition Information Session for contractors and vendors at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University. This no cost event will take place April 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nutter Center's

  • Motorcycle training available for beginning riders

    The 88th Air Base Wing Safety Office has pre-purchased motorcycle training slots for spring/summer 2009. These slots are intended to train beginner motorcycle riders at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in safe riding techniques and to meet Air Force requirements. There are a limited number of

  • Retiree caregivers allowed access to base

    For most aging adults, having a friend run to the store for them isn't more than a phone call away. However, if you're a retiree and cannot drive yourself around, getting to the commissary and pharmacy can be a little more complicated. Retirees who need this kind of assistance may require the help

  • Exercise at Wright-Patterson prepares for severe weather season

    The installation exercise office here will conduct a quarterly base exercise from Mar. 25-27. The exercise gets its name 'Strong Winds '09', due to the vulnerabilities of the season. According to Carmen Riches, base chief of exercises, this quarterly exercise will give our Wright-Patterson personnel

  • Volunteer Recognition and Volunteer Excellence Award deadline approaching

    The deadline to submit entries to the Airman and Family Readiness Center for Team Wright Patterson Volunteer Recognition and the Air Force Volunteer Excellence Award is Mar. 30. Supervisors are encouraged to highlight their candidate's achievements in the form of a one page memorandum to the

  • Security Forces aim for better shooting scores

    Wright-Patterson Security Forces are aiming to use "virtual bullets" to help Airmen hit the target on the first shot. The "bullets" are actually beams of light fired from a weapon that is identical in almost every way to those used in the field. The weapons - rifles, pistols or light machine guns --

  • JDAM adds precision punch to Reaper

    The already lethal MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system will soon bring even more punch to the enemy in the form of the Joint Direct Attack Munition. The results of the series of GBU-38 JDAM test drops at the China Lake test range in California are still being evaluated, but they mark a significant

  • AFRL lends expertise to warfighter power pack competition

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX) assisted the Laboratory's Propulsion Directorate (AFRL/RZ) in a concerted effort to identify a lightweight, portable power pack to support warfighters in the field. The AFRL/RX support effort involved two

  • AFRL program saves nearly $300M in turbine engine repair

    Engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate are succeeding in reducing the operation and support costs associated with aircraft jet engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) under the Engine Rotor Life Extension program (ERLE). According to lead