• Flying on the Wings of Laureates

    The United States Air Force has a lot more in common with the Nobel awards than most people realize.One of the most highly coveted and recognized awards, the Nobel Prize recognizes those who contribute significant achievements in the areas of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature,

  • System upgrade to affect DBIDs registration

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base registration for the Defense Biometric Identification System will temporarily halt the month of October to enable system upgrades. Mobile registration that were scheduled after Oct. 1 will be canceled due to the system upgrade. This includes registration that had been

  • AFMC and AFSAC partner for 32d Annual International Ball

    Air Force Materiel Command will host the Air Force Security Assistance Center's 32d Annual International Ball on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 6:30 p.m., at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.This year's theme for the formal, black-tie affair is, "Fostering Relationships: Building

  • AF announces civilian early retirement, separation incentive options

    The Air Force is implementing civilian Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) and Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay (VSIP) programs, Air Force officials announced today."Our goal with these programs is to mitigate the impact of reduced fiscal year 2012 funding on our permanent civilian

  • Five records fall at Air Force Marathon

    Along with a record field of runners, the 2011 Air Force Marathon saw a total of five course records bested on September 17.Race officials credit the "phenomenal" weather as helping get the best efforts from runners. "We really had ideal conditions on Race Day," said Molly Louden, Air Force Marathon

  • UK MOD awards Chief Scientist Coin to WPAFB Scientist

    Lt. Col. Laura Barnes, 711th Human Performance Wing, received the Special Commendation Coin from the United Kingdom's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory on Sept. 14. The award is one of the highest honors bestowed upon Ministry of Defence researchers and this was the first time it was

  • Digital air traffic radios integrated into WPAFB operations

    New air traffic radios take their first flight on Wright-Patterson's Airfield in an effort to transition from analog to digital communications."With the increase in technology over the recent decades, we are at a point where we can implement to the standard that's needed for the military," said 1st

  • ESG looks to energy savings and standardization in the Air Force

    Enterprise Sourcing Group's Civil Engineering Commodity Council awarded their first LED taxiway lighting multiple-award on Aug. 3. This is the first contract awarded by the organization since their activation here at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Oct 28, 2010. The two contract awards were made

  • Air Force Marathon sets attendance record for second year

    The 2011 U.S. Air Force Marathon shattered a number of records this year -- first selling out earlier than ever in June and then by lining up 13,000 runners at the starting line on the grounds of Wright State University and the National Museum of the United States Air Force here. This previous

  • C-17 celebrates 20th Anniversary of first flight

    The C-17 Globemaster, celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first flight on Sept. 15th with a luncheon and re-enactment. The high-wing, 4-engine, military-transport aircraft, has tackled distance, destination and heavy, oversized payloads in unpredictable conditions, worldwide, since the