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  • Three U.S. Air Force medical Airmen exit a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft following the first-ever operational use of the Transport Isolation System at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 10, 2020. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize contamination risk to aircrew and medical attendants, while allowing in-flight medical care for patients afflicted by a disease. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Nothstine)

    Air Force accelerates change to save lives: How aeromedical evacuation mission advanced in 20 years

    In the years following the attacks on September 11, 2001, U.S. Air Force medics accelerated advancements in medical care, specifically aeromedical evacuations, to save more service members’ lives.
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    AFICC change agents win Air Force acquisition awards

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Five Air Force Installation Contracting Center change agents recently earned top honors in the 2021 Secretary of the Air Force Innovation in Air Force Contracting Awards recognition program. “We are so proud of all the SAF Innovation awardees, especially those advancing operational acquisition across the Air
  • A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a GPS III-5 satellite into orbit launches from LC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., June 17, 2021. The GPS III satellites have signals three times more accurate than the current generation of satellites and eight times the jamming resistance.

    Cape Canaveral SFS to host annual Space Force T-Minus 10-miler race

    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FLA. – The United States Space Force inaugural T-Minus 10-Miler will lift-off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station next year, Dec. 10, 2022.This 10-mile race will be a part of the Space Force birthday celebration each year, and will take place surrounded by space launch history, at Cape Canaveral SFS.“Cape
  • Wright-Patt building in the snow

    ‘Arrive alive’: Safety Office offers holiday travel tips

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE, Ohio -- More than 52 million Americans will travel to visit friends and family this holiday season, according to a survey conducted by thevacationer.com.But before you hit the road, the 88th Air Base Wing Safety Office has some tips to make sure you arrive at your destination safely.“These tips are crucial not only for
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    Leaders earn Presidential Rank Award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Seventeen Department of the Air Force personnel were named 2021 Presidential Rank Award recipients by the Office of Personnel Management. Of those 17, four are from Air Force Materiel Command. Steven Rogers, senior scientist for Automatic Target Recognition and Sensor Fusion, Air Force Research Laboratory
  • 2019 Air Force Marathon 10k race starts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)

    New Year brings discount on Air Force Marathon registration

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – As this year’s clock ticks away, the Air Force Marathon team prepares for the New Year, and the Air Force’s 75th birthday.When the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1, registration opens for all with the chance to save up to $20 through Jan. 3. Active duty, reservists, veterans, Guard members, retirees and ROTC
  • Anthony Bilal, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, powers through his first squat at 500 pounds in the powerlifting competition in the Wright Field Fitness Center Dec. 11, 2020, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Bilal went on to be the overall winner of the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

    WPAFB hosts powerlifting competition

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – About two dozen of the strongest people at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base turned out for a powerlifting competition Dec. 11.A total of 23 active-duty Airmen, Department of Defense civilians and family members took part in the 88th Force Support Squadron event at Wright Field Fitness Center. Each participant
  • Boy Scout Troop 162 Scoutmaster Erik Oberg (left) talks to his scouts, their parents and friends about the troop’s history during its 75th anniversary celebration Dec. 13, 2021 at Abiding Christ Lutheran Church in Fairborn, Ohio. At right is Matthew Greiner, 13, the troop’s senior patrol leader and son of an active duty member of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

    75 years and counting

    FAIRBORN, Ohio -- Boy Scout Troop 162 marked its 75th anniversary Dec. 13 with a court of honor and dinner in Fairborn.While the troop is sponsored by, and meets at, Abiding Christ Lutheran Church, it started life in 1946 as the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base troop, chartered by the Wright-Patt Officers Wives Club. Even though the troop is no
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    Air Force core values always deliver

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It is hard to believe we are only eight days away from Christmas. I would like to take this time to reflect on how the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron applied the Air Force core values throughout the past year.“Integrity first” was met by the way we had to deal with the ups and downs of the COVID-19
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    Spotlight: Linda Zuber

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name: Linda ZuberDuty title: Medical assistantUnit of assignment: 88th Operational Medical Readiness SquadronWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? I am a medical assistant in the Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic at Wright-Patterson Medical Center. I’m responsible for helping to ensure the medical readiness of
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