• USAFSAM prepares for arrival of new C-17 trainer

    The 711th Human Performance Wing's U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (711 HPW/USAFSAM) is receiving a new C-17 trainer for its Flight Nurse, Aeromedical Evacuation Technician (FN/AET), AMC's Formal Training Unit (FTU), and Critical Care Air Transport Teams (CCATT) training courses. The

  • Second lieutenant inspired by general

    Second Lt. Matthew Ruden didn't always plan to stay in the Air Force, but he plans to stay now.Ruden, an acquisitions manager for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's F-15 division, will be promoted to 1st Lieutenant on May 1, with Maj. Gen. Tom Masiello, Air Force Research Laboratory

  • Total Woman's Expo focuses on professional, personal development

    The 11th annual Total Woman's Expo, by the Wright-Patterson Federal Woman's Program (FWP) and the Miami Valley Chapter of Federally Employed Women (FEW), held recently at the Hope Hotel provided an opportunity for women of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to develop their professional workforce

  • WPAFB teen earns state honor

    A teen member of the Prairies Youth Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base won the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Ohio Military Youth of the Year, which came with a $5,000 prize March 28 in Cleveland, Ohio.Rowan Goble, an eighth grader at the Dayton Regional STEM School, will participate in the

  • SecAF visits Wright-Patterson

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base March 26 to get a firsthand look at various missions and to deliver the commencement address at the Air Force Institute of Technology graduation. This was James' second visit to the base since she became the

  • Peace officers raise funds for service dogs

    Active-duty and retired peace officers from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are going to the dogs to help fellow service members. The members of FOP Lodge 170 are donating funds to defray the cost of a service dog for one of the many service men and women who are still suffering from the conflicts

  • Stay safe while being social in cyber-space

    I'll admit it. I'm about as old-school as they come. Until recently I didn't know the difference between an Insta-tweet and Face-gram. And I'm still not sure I've got it all down pat. But as my kids get older and the family starts to spread out all over the place, I've come to the realization that

  • Lab developing bio-sensing capabilities

    Air Force researchers are discovering just how useful natural materials may be in developing biosensing capabilities for Air Force mission needs. The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is conducting ground-breaking

  • Workshops provide advice for AF Marathon

    A group of runners gathered March 24 on the basketball courts of Wright Field Fitness Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to participate in a workshop led by Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, chief medical consultant to the Air Force Marathon.  "Remember, ounces are lost in the gym, pounds are lost in the

  • Is it a training issue or a leadership issue?

    These are interesting times ... Our Air Force is the smallest it's been since before World War II. And while the men and women who comprise our all-volunteer force are qualified on highly technical equipment and skills that require dedication and discipline, the average age of the planes they fly