• Reaper: friend to allies; Grim Reaper to foes

    Reaper flew its first operational mission in Iraq July 18. For the Air Force and ground forces, this added weapons system is a much needed asset; for enemy targets it's a force to reckon with. The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-to-high altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft system, and its

  • 88th Air Base Wing welcomes 34th commander

    Col. Bradley D. Spacy became the 34th commander of the 88th Air Base Wing at a change-of-command ceremony July 14 in Bldg. 206, Area C. He replaced Col. Colleen M. Ryan who is retiring from military service. The ceremony was attended by more than 800 people including Spacy's family members, federal

  • Base Airmen see big country music stars for free

    Airmen from units across this sprawling base and their families braved bright sunshine at the Jamboree in the Hills festival in Morristown, Ohio last week. They were provided free VIP concert tickets by the America Supports You organization, donated courtesy of Toyota. Chief Master Sgt. Kent Smith,

  • Base lab technician named Air Force Outstanding Airman

    Tech. Sgt. Tammy Shaw was named one of the Air Force's 12 most Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2007. A noncommissioned officer laboratory technician at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Shaw was recognized for her on-the-job leadership and job performance as well as her community involvement. The

  • Air Force Marathon registration fees to increase Aug. 1

    Runners looking to participate in this year's Air Force Marathon Sept. 20 here are running out of time to register for one of the event's five races before prices increase Aug. 1. Until July 31, the full- and wheeled-marathon registration fee is $75, the half-marathon is $60, the 10K individual and

  • Pathways to Success

    Early in their academic careers, few college students know exactly what they want to do after graduation or what factors will determine their eventual decisions. Like so many, this was the case for Jenna Scisco, a driven, undergraduate psychology student with good grades, a passion for research and

  • Dayton clubs outfit working dogs with desert protective gear

    Military working dogs getting ready for deployment from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have some new best friends. Starline Nunley of Springfield, Ohio - with help from the Gem City Dog Obedience Club in Dayton and several sponsors - is providing protective cooling vests, goggles, doggie booties to

  • Lab-Developed Technology Launches on Satellite

    The AFRL-developed Communication/Navigation Outage Forecasting System (C/NOFS) launched aboard a satellite platform as part of a joint effort with the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center. The technology is aimed at helping the Department of Defense better understand and forecast the impacts

  • AFRL-Funded Researchers Develop Coin-Sized Bomb Detection Sensor

    An AFRL-sponsored research team from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) created an inexpensive sensor that detects bombs made with improvised peroxide explosive devices. Earlier detection devices with similar characteristics were large and expensive, whereas the new sensor is the size