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  • Mentors inspire tomorrow’s innovators through STEM outreach

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An Air Force Institute of Technology professor and student recently showed how mentoring and workforce development play pivotal roles in nurturing the next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators.Jose Camberos, an AFIT associate professor of

  • Register now for best prices on Air Force Marathon entry

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Time is running out to score the best deal on 2024 Air Force Marathon entry fees. Effective Feb. 7, registration for the full and half marathons, Marathon Relay and Tailwind Trot will increase by $10, while the 10K and 5K rise by $5. Prices for the “Fly!

  • AFIT Graduate School dean retires after four-decade career

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Adedeji Badiru, Graduate School of Engineering and Management dean at the Air Force Institute of Technology, retired in January after 10 years in the position.A distinguished industrial engineer, Badiru’s career extends over 38 years. He joined the Graduate

  • ORISE fellow represents future of STEM researchers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- In May 2022, Annie Price graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering, setting the foundation for her future as a researcher in science, technology, engineering and math fields. During an

  • Air Force Marathon registration prices to increase Feb. 7

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – As winter rolls by and race training picks up, Air Force Marathon participants can save on their race entry fees if they register by Feb. 6. Registration for the full and half marathons, Marathon Relay and Tailwind Trot will increase by $10, while the 10K and

  • Registration now open for Armed Forces Series Challenge

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Registration for the Armed Forces Series Challenge, the military’s newest road race competition, is now open.Beginning in 2024, runners completing the Air Force Marathon, Army Ten-Miler, Coast Guard Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon and Space Force T-Minus

  • Students connect with heritage at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- On a crisp fall Saturday morning, 22 students from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations Course arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force for a tour specifically curated for them.  Led by volunteer museum

  • Dollars to pounds: AFIT delivers cost estimating course across the pond

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 48th Civil Engineer Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England, hosted the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Civil Engineer School for an on-site offering of the Life Cycle Cost Estimating Course.Course director Thomas Glardon led the two-week course, which

  • Wright-Patterson honors 120th anniversary of first human powered flight

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A ceremony honoring the 120th anniversary of the first human powered flight will be held at the Wright Brothers Memorial at 10 a.m. Dec. 15.The memorial is located on Wright Memorial Hill near Area B and is open to the public. Base leadership will provide

  • Ceremony celebrates ALS Class 24-A

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 21 graduates in a ceremony Dec. 6 at the Wright-Patterson Club. Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Joslin, Air Force Materiel Command first sergeant, guest speaker and class mentor, congratulated the