• F-16: Pound-for-pound, the best fighter around

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a fourth-generation, multi-role fighter built for the U.S. Air Force during the mid-1970s, with plans to continue the program through the late 2040s.The F-16 System Program Office, located at both Hill Air Force Base and

  • Protecting the Wright Bee Flyers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Taking their commitment of bee revitalization to the next level, Wright-Patterson AFB will be designated as a Bee City USA. Bee City USA is a program for communities to pledge their commitment to reverse the threats currently facing pollinators and to raise

  • Roll Call Memorial Service to honor fallen Miami Valley service members

    EDITOR'S NOTE:  This story has been updated to reflect the change of venue due to the possibility of inclement weather.WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The names of about 2,800 service members from the greater Dayton area who perished while serving in the United States Armed Forces in

  • AFRL showcases game-changing technologies at DOD Lab Day

    Scientists and engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory presented 16 technology research projects in various stages of maturity during the second biennial Department of Defense Lab Day May 18, 2017, in the Pentagon center courtyard.

  • Endpoint cybersecurity technology deployed through Air Force CRADA

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Electronic Systems Development Division here and Carbon Black, a locally-based security company, signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to improve cybersecurity for the Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center.

  • Telephone technology transition at Wright-Patterson

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Upgrades to the way Wright-Patterson AFB makes and receives telephone calls are under way with replacing the older legacy phone system to the new Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP.  The 88th Communication Squadron’s Voice Network Systems Office operates

  • AFLCMC awards major long range radar contract

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here awarded the Raytheon Company a $52.6 million contract May 11, 2017, for the three-dimensional expeditionary long-range radar system.

  • Data Analytics can help Air Force become more effective

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Analytics can turn data into valuable information and for some Air Force Institute of Technology faculty, they want to show you just how to do that.       “On the job and at home, people work with data all the time but may not know how to turn it into useful