July 17, 2019 Community Action Team provides assistance and resources for Airmen in need WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Every day stressors and major life events can get the best of us and cause the need to seek additional support to help travail through the challenges that impact our resilience and well-being. At Wright-Patterson AFB, these resources are collectively known as
July 17, 2019 Air University elective broadens SOS students’ research experience The Air University Advanced Research Elective was first introduced to students in 2018 as a vehicle to foster collaboration between SOS and the rest of the university.
July 16, 2019 412th Test Wing unleashes ‘We Are Test’ podcast series The podcast series titled “We Are Test” is designed to highlight various topics within the world of Test at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Other episodes will also highlight Airmen around the base and feature their different career fields.
July 12, 2019 American gold medalist Bob Schul to be second featured speaker at Air Force Marathon WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Along with American Paralympic Gold medalist Grace Norman, veteran and American Gold Medalist Bob Schul is scheduled to be the second guest speaker for the 23rd Air Force Marathon. Schul is the first and only Team USA runner to win the 5,000 meters at the
July 9, 2019 Hypervelocity capabilities advance to new highs at AEDC Tunnel 9 AEDC Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, is on the verge of delivering an unprecedented capability.In late April, the team at Tunnel 9 completed an initial shakeout of the Mach 18 system and, later this year, facility engineers are set to begin a full calibration on Mach 18. If
July 9, 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory and IBM to Pioneer Quantum Information Technology for the DOD AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY, INFORMATION DIRECTORATE, Rome, N.Y. – The Air Force Research Laboratory is breaking new ground in their efforts to partner with industry, academia, and the Department of Defense to apply quantum information science to Air Force concerns and ensure they remain the most
July 9, 2019 Edwards AFB sends earthquake response to nearby base According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the first earthquake struck at 10:33 a.m. July 4 with a 6.4 magnitude and is now considered a foreshock. A second quake shook the area the following day at 8:20 p.m. with a stronger 7.1 magnitude. Estimated economic losses of what the USGS now calls the
July 9, 2019 445th Airmen assist with tornado disaster clean-up efforts Severe storms and accompanying tornadoes inflicted significant damage across the Miami Valley May 27, 2019. Fifteen confirmed tornadoes, reaching wind speeds of up to 170 mph, touched down throughout the Dayton area. Nearly a dozen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing living at Wright-Patterson Air
July 9, 2019 History in Two: The Lunar Landing Research Vehicle This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing in 1969. Over a decade prior to this, and nearly four years before President Kennedy’s famous speech, ARDC’s Ballistic Missile Division began research on high thrust space vehicles capable of lunar flights. In January 1957, the ARDC
July 3, 2019 Air Force gathers innovators for Tyndall rebuild Air Force leaders are leaving no stone unturned in their search for the best industry practices and innovations to consider in rebuilding Tyndall AFB, Florida, which was devastated by Hurricane Michael in October 2018.