21 Apr 2006

Mother, daughter feed body and soul at Fisher House

Paula and Jenna Bullock, a mother and daughter team, volunteer on two Thursday evenings each month to prepare meals and host bingo games for guests at the Wright-Patterson AFB Fisher House. They began doing this in early March. It fit in with their other volunteer work in school, church and community. "I was here in the mid-1990s, and a woman and a

21 Apr 2006

Teenager thanks C-STARS trauma team for saving her life

Like most teenage, high school seniors, Rachael Swango is looking forward to going to the prom, graduating and attending college. However, unlike most teenagers, she will be able to fulfill her dreams because of the skills of the Trauma Team at University Hospital in Cincinnati, home of the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills.

21 Apr 2006

Air Force scientist and NASA administrator visit Arnold

The Air Force's Chief Scientist Dr. Mark Lewis and NASA's Associate Administrator for Aeronautics Research Dr. Lisa Porter visited Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) in hopes of furthering the cooperation efforts between NASA and AEDC. Dr. Porter made her first visit to AEDC and was amazed at the "high quality" personnel and the sincerity

21 Apr 2006

Audit agency to work under NSPS

Nonbargaining unit employees of the Air Force Audit Agency here will become the first base employees to work under the long-awaited National Security Personnel System April 30. While Wright-Patterson in general isn't slated to roll out NSPS until January, NSPS officials said they will watch the audit agency closely to glean what works and what

21 Apr 2006

Hot stuff: Firefighters test gear for Air Force

Being a firefighter is arguably one of the most physically demanding jobs in the military. For that reason, the Air Force is finding ways to make the job easier. Sixteen firefighters from Eglin are testing new gear that may increase comfort, mobility and mission effectiveness for more than 3,600 active-duty and 2,800 Reserve firefighters in the Air

21 Apr 2006

Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system enhancements earn award

The Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) program was selected as co-winner of the 2005 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award. The award was presented at the 2005 Defense Manufacturing Conference to the team behind the project, including Team Leader and Project Engineer Raymond J. Linville. This award recognizes the hard

21 Apr 2006

Doolittle Raiders remember fallen comrades, leader at 64th reunion

"We knew we were doing something special, but then again, there was a war going on," recalled retired Col. Bill Bower. Along with 78 other Airmen, Colonel Bower followed then Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle off the deck of a naval aircraft carrier in 16 B-25 Mitchell land-based bombers to raid Tokyo April 18, 1942. The Doolittle Raid, as it came to be

19 Apr 2006

ESC awards contract for weather system replacement

The Electronic System Center's Weather Systems Division recently awarded a contract modification worth more than $9 million to Raytheon for Phase II of the Joint Environment Toolkit contract. JET is the next generation weather system intended to integrate, extend and potentially replace multiple existing Air Force Weather Weapon System components

19 Apr 2006

AF Information Tech. Conference opens attendee registration

Attendee registration is now open for the Air Force Information Technology Conference scheduled for Aug. 13-17 at Auburn University's Montgomery, Ala., campus. The AFITC is designed as a forum for the exchange of information between industry and government concerning the latest in information technology. "AFITC is one of the primary tools we have

19 Apr 2006

ESC offers smart approach to air traffic management

In an approach that revolutionizes and streamlines the acquisition process, the Electronic Systems Center's Global Air Traffic Management Division has made it possible for warfighters to procure new air traffic management components at the click of a button. Under an umbrella contract called Communication Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic