• Charity fair creates awareness of dozens of organizations, causes

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Hundreds of employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and other federal entities “showed some love” to the Combined Federal Campaign during its kickoff Oct. 2 at Wright State University’s Nutter Center.The event was open to all Department of Defense,

  • Focus Week registration open for courses being offered Oct. 21-25

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The first Focus Week of fiscal year 2019/2020 is scheduled for Oct. 21-25 at the 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Registration is open and continues until the day before each course is held.This Focus Week iteration spotlights performance

  • Discover educational opportunities at education and training fair

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Want to know what educational opportunities are waiting for you that can help further your career? Come out to the annual 88th Force Support Squadron’s Education and Training Fair on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Museum of the

  • Plans for 2020 Air Force Marathon have already begun

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Another successful Air Force Marathon with over 12,700 runners has come to an end and the marathon staff are already hard at work preparing for next year’s race. “Producing the marathon is like a big party celebrating someone’s journey,” said Brandon Hough,

  • Air Force stands up new Advanced Aircraft PEO

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, officially stood up the Program Executive Office for Advanced Aircraft during an Oct. 2 ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The new office was created to

  • AFMC hosts command chief orientation

    Air Force Materiel Command held its first AFMC Command Chief Orientation, Sep. 30-Oct. 1 to familiarize new wing and center command chiefs with the overall organizational mission and how their units fit into the bigger picture. The event provided the new enlisted leaders a greater understanding of

  • AFRL set to open new Center of Excellence with Carnegie Mellon University

    ARLINGTON,Va. – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate will kick off a new $5 million university led Center of Excellence (CoE) with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The new CoE focuses on Data-Driven

  • Air Force scientists discover unique stretchable conductor

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed liquid metal systems which autonomously change structure so that they become better conductors in response to strain.Conductive materials change their properties as they are strained or stretched. Typically,