• Wright-Patt's own take part in Reds' opening day festivities

    Clear skies, bright sunshine and temperatures in the mid-70s provided the perfect backdrop April 2 for 85 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base members who helped commemorate and participate in opening day festivities at the Cincinnati Reds baseball game at the Great American Ball Park. During the

  • Generals to address AFA Conference

    The Air Force Materiel Command commander and surgeon general of the Air Force are among confirmed speakers at the 2007 Air Force Assocation State Aerospace Conference, Convention and Aerospace Workshop April 20-21 at the Hope Hotel and Conference Center here. Gen. Bruce Carlson will open the first

  • Labs agreement leverages R&D capabilities

    Air Force Research Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory officials signed a memorandum of understanding March 23 to begin cooperation in exchanging technical requirements and science and technology information with the goal to leverage program development between the two national labs. The

  • AFRL Lieutenant experiences 'living history' with B-17 skydive

    A U.S. Army Air Corps B-17 Flying Fortress that dropped seeds of war over Germany during World War II, dropped a different payload March 3 over the beaches of the Emerald Coast - to include an Air Force lieutenant who wanted to relive history. During World War II, B-17 Flying Fortresses dropped more

  • AFRL tests next-generation NASA communications system

    Engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/HE) are testing a next-generation hearing protection and communications system for astronauts, designed for use inside NASA's advanced crew escape suit (ACES) during the remaining space shuttle missions. NASA's

  • Alternative Jet Fuel Reduces Aircraft Engine Emissions

    AFRL researchers completed successful engine emissions tests to support the Department of Defense Assured Fuels Initiative, an effort geared towards securing domestic fuel sources to meet the military's energy needs. To assess the performance of a manned Air Force aircraft running on alternative jet

  • MQ-9 Reaper delivered ahead of schedule

    The first MQ-9 Reaper touched down at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., March 13. Its arrival, which occurred nearly one year earlier than projected, signals another effort by Aeronautical Systems Center to meet the warfighter's needs. ASC is the primary acquisition agent responsible for developing,

  • Wright-Patterson Airmen assist in Kyrgyzstan humanitarian aid mission

    Airmen from the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing assisted with the delivery of humanitarian supplies from Slovakia to the Kyrgyz Republic here Thursday. The supplies, which were donated over a year ago, were brought to the base via a C-17 Globemaster III from Ramstein, Germany. The supplies were mounted

  • Secretary of the Air Force Addresses March 2007 AFIT Graduates

    More than 240 scientists, engineers, and management specialists are the recipients of graduate and doctoral degrees from the Air Force Institute of Technology. AFIT's Graduate School of Engineering and Management held its March 2007 graduation ceremony Thursday evening at the National Museum of the

  • Air Force transforms filing personal claims

    Airmen and Air Force civilian employees will no longer have to wait up to two months to get paid on claims for loss or damage to their household goods, thanks to the new Air Force Claims Service Center here. The center, located in a business park about 15 miles from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,