• Daily Burn: Air Force Marathon one of the "Best 15 Fall Marathons"

    The Air Force Marathon has been named one of the "15 Best Fall Marathons in the U.S." by the popular fitness web site, Daily Burn. The site lists a relatively flat course, flyovers and historical aviation sites as reasons for the honor.  This is the second year in a row the race has received this

  • AFMC to honor excellence at awards banquet

    Air Force Materiel Command will recognize its most outstanding performers at the AFMC Annual Excellence Awards banquet Mar. 11, 2015.Nominees in the categories of airman, NCO, senior NCO, first sergeant, company grade officer, field grade officer and civilian of the year will compete from each of

  • Center commander holds all-calls

    The commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center held four different all-calls at locations throughout Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Feb. 9 and 10 to outline objectives, recognize achievements, and encourage Airmen to watch out for one another.Lt. Gen. John Thompson spoke about the

  • FIRST LEGO League contest draws 50 teams

    Motors buzzed as miniature, hand-built robots propelled themselves across a mapped playing field while young future scientists and engineers tested their mettle during the FIRST LEGO League Ohio State Championship tournament Feb. 7-8 at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State

  • Base's Fire Department gains Safe Site recognition

    An organization at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base seeking to achieve status with the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), as conferred by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), is one step closer in the application process, as the base fire department, 788th Civil Engineer

  • Understanding 3 points of perspective helps support AF mission

    Throughout my 28-year career, I have seen many changes and served in a variety of roles at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During the past 5½ years, I have served as the director of what began as the 88th Air Base Wing Civil Engineer Directorate and recently became the 88 Civil Engineering Group.As

  • Black ice is a hard-to-see road hazard

    One of the deadliest hazards that drivers have to contend with during the winter months -- black ice  -- is one they should be aware of. Drivers should know what to do if they encounter black ice while on the road.What you should do if you hit black ice:› As soon as your car begins to slide on black

  • Wright-Patt organization celebrates local STEM students

    The Dayton-Wright Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) hosted a lun cheon Jan. 29 to recognize local STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) students.The luncheon also hosted special guest speaker Lt. Gen. William Bender, chief, Information

  • WPAFB selects its 2015 Military Spouse of the Year

    Tatiana Matta has been named Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's 2015 Military Spouse of the Year. The Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year award, founded by "Military Spouse" magazine in 2008 to honor military spouses of all ranks and from all branches of service, recognizes military

  • AFRL Honorees to Accept Highly Competitive Conference Awards

    Air Force Research Laboratory honorees will be introduced by Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello, AFRL commander, at the Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Dinner, in Washington, D.C., Feb. 7.Recipients of these prestigious awards will travel to the nation's capitol to be recognized before nearly 3,000