• Air Force takes step toward cleaner fuel, energy independence

    Air Force officials, embracing the national priorities of cleaner fuel and energy independence, took a step toward a greener, energy independent future when an A-10C Thunderbolt II here took to the air March 25 fueled with a blend of Hydrotreated Renewable Jet, or HRJ, and JP-8.This first-ever

  • Air Force Collaborates With Marines For More Effective Disaster Response

    If a major disaster such as a terrorist Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High Explosive, or CBRNE, event occurs in a community, or a massive accident occurs at a hospital or industrial facility, specialized military teams are ready to deploy to assist overwhelmed civilian first

  • NASIC commander selected for promotion to brigadier general

    National Air and Space Intelligence Center commander Col. D. Scott George was nominated for promotion to brigadier general by President Obama March 15. Col. George was one of 29 officers identified from across the Air Force as brigadier general selects.  The nomination next goes before the Senate

  • Wright-Patt Reserve unit to receive C-17s

    The Air Force Reserve Command announced today it will replace 10 C-5  Galaxy aircraft with eight C-17s at the 445th Airlift Wing here.The decision, approved by the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force fulfills the plan for retirement of the 445th Airlift Wing's aging C-5A aircraft and

  • International brass sensation to perform with Band of Flight

    Mnozil Brass will perform as guest artists with the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight for a public concert inside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's Modern Flight Gallery Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m.This concert is part of the Vienna, Austria group's first U.S. tour that will take them from

  • Air Force Uniform Office Planning for Future

    The Air Force Uniform Office here is developing a seven year strategic plan, which will be used to provide the Air Force Uniform Board (AFUB) vital uniform technology information to assist in making decisions on allocating limited resources to pursue the AF Uniform Board's priorities.Priorities for

  • Base design teams win Air Force awards

    Wright Patterson Air Force Base came up a big winner of the recently announced Air Force 2010 Design Awards. The design teams from the base earned one Honor Award, two Merit Awards and three Citation Awards. "Winning an Air Force Design Award is always a time of great satisfaction for a job well

  • Trip to war region heightens AFMC commander's resolve

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command returned recently from a trip to Iraq and other sites in the region with an amped-up sense of responsibility to deployed Airmen who depend on his command for the supplies, parts and maintenance to get their jobs done.General Donald Hoffman had a simple

  • Base announces alternate gate plan due to construction project

    Alternate gates will open Mar. 8 to help traffic flow during peak hours due to the closure of Gate 12A, (off SR 444, adjacent to AFMC Headquarters in Area A), and Gate 1B, (off Springfield Rd. in Area B).Gates 12A and 1B will close to make way for the construction of overhead canopies and guard