June 7, 2019 Resilient Airman takes on running in the Air Force Marathon WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – After facing adversities in his life, Staff Sgt. Kyle Hipol now embraces them and turns any challenges he encounters as opportunities. Running the Air Force Marathon in September is certainly a challenge that he is ready to take on.In 2008 at 14 years old,
June 7, 2019 Accommodations may be available for employees with disabilities WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Federal government employees with a disability may be able to receive reasonable accommodations to help assist with their job duties.The American Disabilities Act mandates employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees
June 7, 2019 Using robots to build better kids WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Engineering, innovation and the ability to overcome challenges were just some of the skills learned by a recent winning FIRST Tech Challenge middle school team mentored by an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center engineer at the FIRST Championship event,
June 7, 2019 Wright-Patt marks D-Day’s 75th anniversary with flyover, ceremony, exhibits WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The 75th anniversary of D-Day was commemorated June 6 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, with a host of activities and D-Day and World War II veterans participating.A wreath laying ceremony in the museum’s Memorial
June 6, 2019 Bye-bye ‘Wise Guy’ A team of Air Force maintainers spent four months prepping Wise Guy, a B-52 Stratofortress for flight. The bomber had been in storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group since 2008.
June 6, 2019 IHA goes live in cloud The status of Air Force installation and mission support programs is now just a click away, thanks to the new Installation Health Assessment tool’s cloud analytics capability.
June 6, 2019 Star Spangled Salute Air and Space Show a success at Tinker The sounds of jet engines filled the air as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels headlined the 2019 Tinker Air Force Base Star Spangled Salute Air and Space Show June 1-2 in Midwest City, Oklahoma. This year’s Air Show theme, “Saluting our United States Armed Forces, Past, Present and Future,” honored the men
June 5, 2019 Flight equipment redesigned to better fit female aviators Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, held a Female Fitment Event, June 4, where Air Force and Navy female aviators gathered to have their measurements taken, which will be used to design new prototypes for female flight equipment.
June 5, 2019 Tanker Directorate gets new PEO WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Brig. Gen. John Newberry assumed leadership as Program Executive Officer for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Tanker Directorate, during a May 31 ceremony presided over by Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition,
June 4, 2019 AF EAP provides free, licensed support to civilians When looking for a recommendation for something like a restaurant, barber or mechanic it is easy to ask and get someone’s opinion. When it comes to issues about relationships, work and personal health, people are less likely to ask the question in the first place. However, there is a service