• Wright-Patterson Security Forces Patrol After Dark

    Providing security at Wright-Patterson is a 24-7 job.  Even in the dead of night, protection of our people and facilities keeps going.  Recently the 88th Air Base Wing Security Forces Squadron gave us a ride in the passenger seat during the graveyard shift to find out what happens when most of us

  • Wright-Patt to hold readiness exercise

    Base officials will conduct a quarterly exercise here May 4 - 8. Several independent scenarios are planned, ranging from a hazardous material incident to an active shooter exercise.A new system combining use of the base's Giant Voice with alert sirens is being evaluated.  It is very likely members

  • Active-shooter incidents call for quick, effective responses

    Armed with a shotgun, Aaron Alexis, 34, entered Bldg. 197 at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. in late 2013 and proceeded to go on a killing rampage that left 12 dead and seven others wounded, before he was killed by police.According to a 2014 Federal Bureau of Investigation report, there

  • Raiders' gold medal entrusted to museum

    On April 18, 1942, 80 men inspired a nation by flying 16 B-25 bombers off the deck of the USS Hornet and dropping ordnance on Tokyo. Now, 73 years later, Congress honored these men with the Congressional Gold Medal, presented to the Raiders in Washington, D.C., April 15.The medal, which is the

  • AFRL thruster experiment to fly on X-37B

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, Space and Missile Systems Center, and Rapid Capabilities Office are collaborating to host a Hall thruster experiment onboard the X-37B flight vehicle.The experiment will be hosted on Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4, the fourth flight of the X-37B reusable space

  • Top 10 Safety Write-Ups for Administrative Areas on Base

    Like the athletes who compete at the highest possible levels of performance, Air Force personnel at the pointed end of the spear require the dedicated support of a host of professionals to ensure their success.Of the approximately 30,000 employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, many make their

  • Disabled team members play vital roles in AFRL mission

    Throughout his 27 years at the Air Force Research Laboratory and its predecessor organizations, there was truly only one obstacle that Craig Leaver could not surmount or avoid - the day when it was time to bid farewell to AFRL and retire. That day arrived last December, drawing to a close a

  • Area doctor selected for defense committee

    Dr. Kristy Anderson, a Beavercreek physician, was appointed by Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services March 11 in Arlington, Virginia.According to its website, the committee--nicknamed DACOWITS--was established by then Secretary of Defense,

  • Information Directorate chief engineer earns top award

    The newly appointed chief engineer for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate will receive an Engineer of the Year award during the 65th annual Mohawk Valley Technical Awards banquet April 23 in New York Mills, New York.The Mohawk Valley Engineers Executive Council is