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Ceremony honors graduates of ALS Class 21-G
Chief Master Sgt. Theodore Angel (left), of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Aircrew Performance Branch, presents Senior Airman Kenneth Ellis, 88th Medical Group, with the John L. Levitow Award during the Airman Leadership School graduation Oct. 14, 2021 in the Wright-Patterson Club. The Levitow Award, which goes to the top graduate, is the Air Force’s highest honor for enlisted professional military education and presented to the student who demonstrates the most outstanding leadership and scholastic achievement. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors graduates of ALS Class 21-G
Airman Leadership School Class 21-G poses for a class photo with Col. Patrick Miller (far left), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer (far right), 88 ABW command chief, at the end of its graduation ceremony Oct. 14, 2021, in the Wright-Patterson Club. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Airman comes up with a cool idea … and leaders listened
James Christensen, Air Force Research Laboratory, talks Oct. 6, 2021, about the role his 711th Human Performance Wing cell played in preparing the next-generation prototype of the liquid-cooled plate carrier at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Christensen’s team worked with 1st Lt. Justin O’Brien to adapt his design to be more robust and easier to manufacture and then test it. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Airman comes up with a cool idea … and leaders listened
Mike Moulton, Air Force Research Laboratory, works on the prototype of the liquid-cooled plate carrier Oct. 6, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The proposed system is designed to help cool the warfighter or “Defender” with the drinking water they are already carrying. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Airman comes up with a cool idea … and leaders listened
Mike Moulton, Air Force Research Laboratory, works on the prototype of the liquid-cooled plate carrier Oct. 6, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The proposed system is designed to help cool the warfighter with the drinking water they are already carrying. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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A volunteer plants a tree at the Wright Brothers Memorial Oct. 1, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Members of Team Wright-Patt and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources teamed up to plant 26 trees at the memorial for National Public Lands Day. The trees will provide shade to the picnic tables already in place at the memorial that is open to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
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A volunteer shovels dirt into a hole where a new tree was just placed at the Wright Brothers Memorial at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 1, 2021. Members of Team Wright-Patt and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources teamed up to plant 26 trees at the memorial for National Public Lands Day. The trees will provide shade to the picnic tables already in place at the memorial that is open to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)
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)