• Initiative draws large feedback, widespread support

    The Air Force Materiel Command’s AFMC We Need initiative continues to make steady progress, with project teams completing phase two visits to AFMC operating locations this week. The initiative aims to identify both the areas in which the command excels as well as the challenges and opportunities

  • Where to grab a bite to eat on Wright-Patt AFB

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Put down the PB&J and plan your next meal at one of the 20-plus dining locations on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Whether you work on Area A or B, there are plenty of options to suit your next craving.The variety extends from sit-down restaurants to

  • Improved offerings at dining facility aid Airmen’s wellness

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have an ally in their pursuit of health and overall wellness – the ever-improving, nutritious offerings at Pitsenbarger Dining Hall in Kittyhawk Center, Area A.“The days of meatloaf, potatoes and pie are almost gone,”

  • Bunch to host online town hall

    Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Air Force Materiel Command commander, will host a virtual town hall Aug. 8, 1 p.m. EST. The event will be livestreamed on the AFMC Facebook page with opportunities for personnel to submit questions for Bunch prior to and during the event.

  • Air Force targets drones during latest Pitch Day

    The day-long event began with thirteen pitches from businesses, followed by deliberations by Air Force junior officers and civilians, who chose to award Phase 1 small business contracts to every Pitch Day participant. The afternoon included demonstrations from Northeastern University researchers,

  • Wright-Patt’s third quarter base-wide exercise begins Monday

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- The third quarter week-long, base-wide exercise begins July 29 and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel will once again be called upon to respond to a variety of emergency scenarios.Included in the week’s events is a search and recovery exercise and

  • AFIT research project evolves into innovative training

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To have an agile Air Force, Airmen readiness is paramount and a new revolutionary education hub that can deliver the most current, relevant and interactive training just might be the way of the future for the warfighter.   “Created as a research project at the

  • Wright-Patt figures large in first Trans-Pacific flight to Hawaii

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Trans-Pacific flight had been regularly requested by 1st Lt. Lester J. Maitland of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Air. On February 25, 1927 Maitland wrote a letter to 1st Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger, chief of the Instrument and Navigation