• AFLCMC to welcome new command chief

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Chief Master Sgt. Michelle R. Thorsteinson-Richards has been selected as the new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s command chief.Thorsteinson-Richards, who is currently the command chief of the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, will

  • JB Charleston test new equipment, saves Air Force millions

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- An operational evaluation of new synthetic tiedowns and winch cables for the C-17 Globemaster III took place here Nov. 28 and 29. Tiedowns are ropes, cords, straps or chains that secure items during airlift operations. Winch cables help adjust the tension on tiedowns,

  • JSTARS Recap program takes next step with RFP release

    The Air Force is well on its way to replacing a critical airborne battle management command and control weapon system with the Dec. 28, 2016 release of the Development request for proposal, or RFP, for the JSTARS Recapitalization program.

  • 655th ISRG Citizen Airmen pave way for DOD intelligence operations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Since standing up in 2012, the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group has come a long way in its growth and continues to pave the way for future Air Force intelligence initiatives.The 655th ISR Group is an independent group under 10th Air

  • Base Weapons Safety Program supports mishap-free combat capability

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – On military installations like Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, explosives such as small arms ammunition, aircraft ordnance, flares and other such materials are a common part of the combat and force protection capability provided to commanders. With that

  • Wright-Patt meets Clean Air Act regulations, saves money with natural gas

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To ensure Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s natural gas steam heat boilers are ready for the coming winter months, Bill Livesay, Boiler Plant supervisor, leads his team in bringing up the steam mains each October. The Environmental Protection Agency required