• Retiring 88 ABW command chief reflects on accomplishments, challenges

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The command chief master sergeant of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is retiring following an almost 30-year career.Before coming to Wright-Patt in May 2018, Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Arbona was the superintendent of the 11th

  • Campaign aimed at caring for fellow Airmen resumes for 2-week period

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 47th annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base resumes July 13 and ends July 24, adding much-needed funds to multiple entities in need.The annual AFAF campaign, using the theme of “Taking Care of Our Own,” raises funds

  • AFRL engineer earns first place in COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate employee recently earned joint first place in the COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon hosted by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, or Dstl – the science inside UK national security.Leslie

  • New commander addresses key aspects of his leadership style

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The new commander of the 88th Air Base Wing and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base installation is a self-described reality TV “junkie,” acted as a grass-skirt-and-coconut-wearing Luther Billis in a production of “South Pacific” and isn’t one for standing

  • AFRL and Griffiss Institute offer STEM Summer Camps for kids grades 5-12

    ROME, N.Y. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate’s STEM Outreach Program in Rome, N.Y., in partnership with the Griffiss Institute, is proud to once again offer STEM Summer Camp programs to students in grades 5-12.With the uncertainties of COVID-19, the summer camp experience

  • Air Force collaboration leads to new method of triggering shape change

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The saying “form follows function” speaks to the obvious relationship between an object’s shape and its purpose, that is, how it will be used. It seems reasonable, then, if an object can change its shape, it can be used for a broader range of purposes.

  • Air Force awards $5.25 million to accelerate Quantum enabling technologies

    ROME, N.Y. – To expedite the advancement and innovation of quantum technologies, the Air Force Research Laboratory awarded $5.25 million to 23 small businesses during a first-of-its-kind virtual quantum collider pitch event June 15-16.“The U.S. military is leading the acceleration of quantum

  • AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate faculty earns SE&TM award at AFMC level

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate member earned the 2020 Science, Engineering and Technical Management (SE&TM) award at the Air Force Materiel Command level June 22, 2020.Lt. Col. Jay Rutledge, an associate professor and senior