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Airman comes up with a cool idea … and leaders listened
David Tyler, Air Force Materiel Command’s Improvement and Innovation Cell chief, discusses his office’s role in advancing the liquid-cooled plate carrier prototype during an interview Sept. 29, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Tyler and his team were instrumental in connecting 1st Lt. Justin O’Brien, 88th Security Forces Squadron, with the right people to move his design for cooling body armor toward production. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Thomas Doucette, 88th Force Support Squadron Recycling Center manager, is pictured in the facility’s metal yard at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Sept. 27, 2021. Recycling personnel sort through and collect 11 different types of metal, including steel, aluminum and copper. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
David Blair, 88th Force Support Squadron, loads steel into a large dumpster Sept. 27, 2021, in the Recycling Center’s metal yard at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In fiscal year 2020, the center processed 2,500 tons of various metals. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Bob Parsons, 88th Force Support Squadron, uses a forklift to retrieve a cardboard bale Sept. 27, 2021, to be loaded onto a buyer’s truck at the Recycling Center on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 88th Force Support Squadron Recycling Center workers can load up to 44,000 pounds into a semitrailer. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Thomas Doucette (left), 88th Force Support Squadron Recycling Center manager, and Dave Matheney compare notes during the loading of cardboard bales on a buyer’s truck Sept. 27, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Each bale of cardboard behind them weighs more than a ton. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Timothy Fields, 88th Force Support Squadron, empties a recycling bin for cardboard Sept. 27, 2021, at Recycling Center on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. All the facility’s trucks are 20-30 years old, which presents maintenance challenges for center personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Airman comes up with a cool idea … and leaders listened
First Lt. Justin O’Brien, 88th Security Forces Squadron, explains features of the liquid-cooled plate carrier during an interview Sept. 24, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He designed the carrier as a way of cooling “Defenders” wearing body armor. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Shreds of paper flutter off a conveyer belt Sept. 22, 2021, inside the Recycling Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Center personnel shred documents containing official information or personal data gathered from base commands prior to baling and selling the product. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
A load of shredded paper is dumped on a conveyor belt that feeds into the baler Sept. 22, 2021, inside the Recycling Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Paper and cardboard are sorted before being formed into bales that weigh approximately a ton. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Dave Matheney, 88th Force Support Squadron, brings a load of mostly cardboard into the Recycling Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Sept. 22, 2021, for sorting and baling. Plastic in the lower right is the type of contaminant that comes from people throwing trash and other material into the wrong bin, adding labor and expense to the recycling process. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Ned Applegate, 88th Force Support Squadron, sorts through a pile of cardboard Sept. 22, 2021, in the Recycling Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The center is run through a memorandum of agreement between 88 FSS and the 88th Civil Engineer Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Bob Parsons, 88th Force Support Squadron, sorts through office paper and feeds it into a shredder Sept. 22, 2021, inside the Recycling Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Center personnel shred documents containing official information or personal data gathered from base commands prior to baling and selling the product. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Recycling Center handles it all
Ned Applegate, 88th Force Support Squadron, carries off a set of dual-exhaust pipes found in a cardboard recycling bin Sept. 22, 2021, in the Recycling Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. People putting things in wrong bins adds labor and expense to the base’s recycling program. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Col. Patrick Miller (right), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, presents a plaque to Airman 1st Class Michael Mannozzi on Sept. 17, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, honoring him as the 2020 Air Force Male Athlete of the Year. Mannozzi, a racewalker who works in the 88 ABW Chaplain’s Office, is ranked in the top 10 nationally for his sport and also competed in the Olympic trials. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Capt. Nate Beveridge (center) rises with his classmates at the end of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management commencement ceremony Sept. 16, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Beveridge’s Ph.D. was one of 31 doctorate degrees awarded at the ceremony. His dissertation was titled “Deep Learning for Weather Clustering and Forecasting.” (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Summer Prairie Walk held on Huffman Field
Valerie Kosheleff uses her phone to take a picture of a hummingbird July 19 among the wildflowers on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Huffman Prairie. The flag in the background marks the edge of Huffman Prairie Flying Field, where the Wright brothers learned how to fly.
Summer Prairie Walk held on Huffman Field
Robert Peterson of the National Park Service talks about the history of Huffman Prairie at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on July 19 as visitors take part in a nature walk sponsored by the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Environmental Branch. Huffman Prairie.
Summer Prairie Walk held on Huffman Field
Dave Nolin, retired director of Five Rivers MetroParks, talks about wildflowers and prairies with participants July 19 in a nature walk sponsored by the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Environmental Branch on Huffman Prairie at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The natural prairie, where the Wright Brothers learned how to fly, is the largest in the state.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosts Leadership Dayton
Airman 1st Class Blake Cassick of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Honor Guard shows Tracey Tomme how to ceremoniously fold the flag July 14. A Leadership Dayton program member, Tomme was part of the group tour allowing participants to learn about the base’s capabilities and its community contributions. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosts Leadership Dayton
Leadership Dayton program members listen to Staff Sgt. Kile Edwards of the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight explain his unit’s mission, equipment and capabilities July 14 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. EOD provides assistance, as needed, to local communities or if military munitions are found in the surrounding area. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)