• Organization works to honor promises to veterans

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is used to receiving hundreds of thousands of visitors every year, but none more special than groups of veterans.The museum is where 18 veterans from World War II, Korea, the Cold

  • Wright-Patt Honor Guard among heaviest tasked in Air Force

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard is one of the most tasked Honor Guards in the Air Force and the Department of Defense.The Honor Guard's primary mission is to provide military funeral honors for active-duty members, retirees and veterans who

  • Airmen’s Holiday Cookie Drive: Festive Wright-Patt tradition continues

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Unaccompanied and single Airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are once again munching on holiday cookies, thanks to behind-the-scenes work to put together hundreds of boxes of baked goods.For 17 years, the annual Airmen’s Holiday Cookie Drive has been

  • AFRL researcher climbs Mt. Aconcagua for science

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - A research engineering psychologist in the Air Force Research Laboratory here began his ascent of Mount Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America, Dec. 8 in efforts to gather data on the potential military use of altitude tents as well as the effects of

  • Have a security clearance? Know the rules on Unauthorized Disclosure

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Many jobs in the Air Force require a security clearance, whether military or civilian, and it’s critical that clearance holders understand the rules pertaining to unauthorized disclosure of classified and controlled unclassified information to protect

  • Fly high with drones without getting your wings clipped

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – What has four blades, a remote control and is possibly on a gift wish list of one of your family members or friends? If you said drones, otherwise known as small Unmanned Aerial Systems, you’re in good company.To say consumer drones are a popular option for

  • Scholarship recipients praise motivational force of education

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Sixty-six Airmen received their Community College of the Air Force diplomas at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Theater Nov. 16.   The vision of CCAF is the community college of choice, providing a path to higher learning for those with a calling to

  • Upgrades to missile detection radar earns civilian recognition

    The award is Hoying’s most recent of many for his role in addressing key capability upgrades. His team hardened radars to survive electromagnetic pulses, protected sites against cyberattack and consolidated multiple sustainment contracts, saving the government $50 million. Solid State Module

  • Air Force Marathon to feature MQ-9 Reaper

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB – The MQ-9 Reaper has been selected as the featured aircraft for the 2018 Air Force Marathon.  Built by General Atomics Aviation Systems Inc., the Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against