• Air Force buys next lot of Pegasus tankers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- The Air Force has awarded a $2.1 billion contract to Boeing for the third Low Rate Initial Production lot of KC-46A Pegasus tankers. This award includes 15 aircraft and associated spare parts. The first two production lots for 7 and 12 aircraft respectively were awarded

  • Air Force small business partners garner prestigious SBA award

    The U.S. Small Business Administration has honored two companies that are growing with support from the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program. Colorado-based MMA Design LLC and California-based Composite Support & Solutions Inc. each

  • International students part of USAFSAM’s rich heritage

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- As the oldest continually operating institution of its kind, the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine -- part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing -- has long been a leading institute for education, research and

  • Wright-Patt's efforts are ongoing to meet blood donations quotas

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Wright-Patterson Blood Donor Center, located on the second floor clinic side of the Wright-Patterson Medical Center in Room 2D28, is the place for volunteers to donate blood.Maj. Erica Robinson, clinical laboratory scientist who has been stationed at the

  • AFRL researcher honored with Presidential Early Career Award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An innovative materials research engineer in the Metals Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, was named a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by President Barack

  • AFLCMC to welcome new command chief

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Chief Master Sgt. Michelle R. Thorsteinson-Richards has been selected as the new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s command chief.Thorsteinson-Richards, who is currently the command chief of the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, will

  • Air Force Marathon to feature two aircraft

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  The Air Force Marathon has announced that they will be featuring not one but two aircraft on this year’s runners’ shirts and finisher’s medals. The event will feature both the F-22 Raptor and the P-51 Mustang.  “With this year being the Air Force’s 70th

  • AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrates annual honorees

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The men and women of the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate came together January 13, 2017, to celebrate “A Century of Scientific Excellence” and honor the year’s outstanding performers at the 64th Annual Awards Luncheon.Laura Rea, Senior Technology

  • Ready to quit smoking? CHPS offers tobacco cessation program

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- There has never been a better time to quit tobacco. Civilian Health Promotion Services is now offering a new tobacco cessation program to help individuals who are ready to quit smoking.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette

  • JB Charleston test new equipment, saves Air Force millions

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- An operational evaluation of new synthetic tiedowns and winch cables for the C-17 Globemaster III took place here Nov. 28 and 29. Tiedowns are ropes, cords, straps or chains that secure items during airlift operations. Winch cables help adjust the tension on tiedowns,