• Detachment standardizes aeromedical qualification training for Total Force

    Airmen across the Air Force assigned to 31 aeromedical evacuation squadrons must complete vigorous training to provide life-saving in-transit care on fixed wing aircrafts.The 375th Air Mobility Wing’s newest Formal Training Unit, Detachment 4, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the

  • Airman links deployed operators to human performance experts

    Many scientists and engineers go directly from school to laboratories and do not get the opportunity to work side-by-side with customers who use the products they create.But for a behavioral scientist in the 711th Human Performance Wing here, that is not the case.Lt. Anthony Eastin, a behavioral

  • Battlefield Airmen use science to beat the heat

    Heat-related illness is a critical factor when personnel are operating in extreme temperatures. Dr. Reginald O'Hara and his exercise physiology research team at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are working to reduce that heat stress.

  • Air Force office takes packaging to the next level

    Transporting Air Force and Department of Defense assets like aircraft, munitions, parts, satellites, etc., isn't as simple as throwing them in a box and putting them in the mail. A considerable amount of time and effort is put into making sure the assets are packaged in a manner that keeps them safe

  • Car shows benefit Fisher Houses

    Donations from a series of three "Voss Hoss" car shows being held this summer are benefiting the Fisher Houses at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Voss Chevrolet, part of the Voss Auto Network, held its inaugural car show June 3, with the remaining shows scheduled for July 15 and Aug. 19 at its Loop

  • Collection point saves money by reusing, donating, selling

    The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition complex located in Building 741 near Area B, is the consolidation point for computers, printers, monitors, scanners, copiers, outside storage for motor vehicles, scrap, bulk, rolling stock (truck trailers), and hazardous waste. Every two weeks on Wednesday is

  • Center of Excellence supports acquisition professionals

    Buying new "stuff" for the Air Force isn't simple -- there are many rules and regulations in place to ensure the right company is selected for the job and that the selection process is fair and balanced.When a program office or directorate within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center decides to

  • Air Force awards Adaptive Engine Transition Program contracts

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Propulsion Directorate here has issued two separate contracts to design, develop, fabricate, and test complete, flight-weight, centerline, 45,000-pound thrust-class adaptive engines in the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP).The contracts were

  • Air Force awards Adaptive Engine Transition Program contracts

    The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Propulsion Directorate here has issued two separate contracts to design, develop, fabricate, and test complete, flight-weight, centerline, 45,000-pound thrust-class adaptive engines in the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP).The contracts were