• AFIT alumni, faculty and staff honored for outstanding career achievements

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Institute of Technology honored alumni, faculty and staff Nov. 7 at an awards ceremony as part of the school’s centennial celebrations.  Maj. Gen. Carl Schaefer, Deputy Commander of Air Force Materiel Command and 2004 AFIT alum served as keynote

  • Base Thrift Shop holds special kids’ shop Dec. 7, only costs a dime

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Children with base access will have a special opportunity to shop for holiday gifts Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Thrift Shop, located at 5265 Miller St., Bldg. 95, near the intersection of Wright Avenue and Allbrook

  • AFRL illuminates flight lines with next generation light cart

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The U.S. Air Force has an inventory of approximately 5,500 diesel light carts that provide flight line and perimeter illumination. This lighting is a necessity for aircraft maintenance, troubleshooting and perimeter lighting to secure the outskirts of

  • Two AFRL technologies honored with Laureate award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Two groundbreaking teams from the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate have been recognized with the 2020 Aviation Week Network Laureate Award in the category of Defense.The Medium Scale Critical Components team has been honored in the

  • AFRL sponsors service academy and university design challenge

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – As a result of real-world-battlefield needs, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation is sponsoring the Service Academy and University Design Challenge.The SAC/UDC challenges tackle some of the Department of Defense’s top urgent needs

  • Make roads safer by following speed limits, traffic laws

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson supports more than 30,000 vehicles transiting through the installation’s seven access control points each day with the 88th Security Forces Squadron safeguarding the wing’s roadways. Even with all precautions in place, in 2019 there have been