• Commander shifts focus to cyber defense

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Last summer, Lt. Col. Kelly A. West returned to her home state of Ohio to take command of the 88th Communications Squadron.She arrived at a time when comm groups and squadrons across the Air Force are redefining their mission, targeting defensive and

  • New deputy PEO sees job operationally

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Enabling combat effectiveness requires a constant focus on cost, schedule and performance, according to the newly minted deputy program executive officer and deputy of the Battle Management directorate here. “It may feel like every assignment you have in this career

  • ACS Internal Medicine keeping pilots flying, improves research

    EDITORS NOTE:  This is the second part of a four-part series on the Aeromedical Consultation Service at Wright-Patterson. Part three will delve into how the ACS' Neuropsychiatry Branch keeps aviators in the fight. Part one was an overview of the ACS.  A link to that story is below.WRIGHT-PATTERSON

  • AFRL Fuels & Energy enables future of flight

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  Besides the octane rating and price, most drivers probably don’t think too much about the fuel they put in their cars. And, with modern engines and normal driving conditions, that’s probably OK for the mass majority. But, what about a supersonic F-35

  • Focus Week registration open for courses being offered Oct. 23-27

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The fourth and final Focus Week of 2017, scheduled for Oct. 23-27 at the 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is approaching. Registration is open and continues until the day before each course is held.  The October Focus Week is focused on

  • Inaugural expo will highlight products, services

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Individuals who are able bodied and those with disabilities will benefit from the information presented at an inaugural expo at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, to be held Oct. 23 at the USO Community Center, Bldg. 1222, Kittyhawk Center, Area A, from 11 a.m.

  • Gold Star families break ground for own memorial

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- For their sacrifice and what they’ve endured in the loss of their loved one, Gold Star families deserve a monument in every state, says the last surviving Marine who was awarded a Medal of Honor during World War II.Hershel “Woody” Williams, Gold Star families

  • ‘Show Some Love’ campaign about to kick off with Charity Fair

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The annual celebratory Charity Fair and Campaign Kickoff supporting the Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Wright State University’s Nutter Center. The kickoff is open to all Department of Defense, federal,