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  • Wright-Patt Family Advocacy program hosts community partnership meeting

    Wright-Patt Family Advocacy program hosts community partnership meeting

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base - A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community partnership event was held at the Religious Education Facility in the Prairies housing on Oct.12, bringing together over 40 helping agencies. It was a free networking event open to public agencies that target outreach, prevention, new parent support, victim advocacy and

  • Wright-Patterson AFB basketball team prepares for action during 2018-19 season

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base basketball team is preparing for their 2018-19 season.  The team has already participated in three scrimmages and 2 regular season games.The team’s next home game is Nov. 30 against the Dayton Airstrikes a local area semiprofessional basketball team that will take place at
  • Annual military appreciation game hosted by the University of Dayton men’s basketball

    Annual military appreciation game hosted by the University of Dayton men’s basketball

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The University of Dayton held its annual military appreciation basketball game at UD Arena Nov. 10.The Flyers basketball team won the game against the Coppin State Eagles 76 to 46, in front of 12,849 fans.This annual event is dedicated to honoring both current and former members of this nation's armed forces
  • Col. Teresa Quick, vice commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, retires Nov. 16 after more than 30 years of service.

    Vice Commander Reflects on Time with AFLCMC

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – After more than 30 years of service to the Air Force and nation, Col. Teresa Quick, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center vice Commander will retire Nov. 16.A career acquisition expert, Quick has held leadership positions in program offices supporting some of the most important platforms in the Air Force

  • B-1 CBM+ Goes Live!

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s B-1 Program Office in coordination with the Product Support Engineering Division (AFLCMC/EZP) and C-5 community, is leading the way as an initial pilot program participant for Condition Based Maintenance Plus (CBM+).  In October, the B-1 reached a significant
  • Air Force Safety Center released the mobile version of the Airman Safety App enabling Airmen at installations Air Force wide to voluntarily report safety issues with their devices as they encounter them.

    AF Safety goes mobile

    Air Force Safety Center released a mobile version of the Airman Safety App enabling Airmen at installations Air Force wide to voluntarily report safety issues with their devices as they encounter them.

  • Technology Transition Candidate: The Little Chip That Could

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – It’s the little chip that could.  A two-gram microchip versus a 340,000 pound U.S. Air Force aircraft.  A tiny military-grade chip fails in the aircraft’s network radio system and the replacement is no longer manufactured.  It’s a serious and growing problem.  Approximately 60,000 parts are discontinued
  • Mark Bernier, program manager for the Aircrew Mission Extender Device, also known as AMXDmax, points out sensors in the device, which are designed to detect moisture/urine, which is then pumped into a collection bag for disposal. AMXDmax can be used by aircrews for bladder relief in flight.(U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Brackens)

    AFLCMC provides improved bladder relief system to aircrews

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Imagine flying in an aircraft for hours at a time and not being able to use a toilet. For many pilots in the Air Force, that's a reality, and for years they have relied on a variety of systems - including off the shelf products - for bladder relief.The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Human Systems
  • NASA astronaut Douglas Hurley speaks with a NASA engineer just before getting into the Air Force Research Laboratory’s centrifuge. Ten astronauts participated in the testing Nov. 1 and 2 – one with Boeing and nine with NASA.

    AFRL, NASA partner on aerospace physiology to spin into next era of space travel

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – It’s not often that Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosts astronauts testing in its facilities. In fact, it’s been since the 1960s.  But due in part to the relationship between the Air Force and NASA as well as the location and unique capabilities of the Defense Department’s only human-rated centrifuge, 10
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    AFMC unleashes $4.6 million in FY18 Squadron Innovation Funds

    When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein asked leaders to “unleash the brilliance in our Airmen,” Air Force Materiel Command answered the call, executing more than $4.6 million in Squadron Innovation Funds in fiscal year 2018.
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