May 28, 2019 RSO team wins achievement award WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Cost Analysis team for the Rapid Sustainment Office was named the winners of the Greater Dayton Chapter of International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association’s 2019 Team Achievement Award.The team is honored for their work in quickly collecting data,
May 28, 2019 Housing area damaged by storm WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Approximately 150 homes in the Prairies at Wright Field housing area were damaged, some significantly, during the storm that passed through the Dayton area late on May 27.There has been one minor injury reported at this time. Base emergency response crews
May 24, 2019 Bunch to command AFMC Lt. Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr. will become the next commander of Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
May 23, 2019 Prevention program emphasizes one violent act is too many Base officials recently began using a new Violence Prevention Program for training members of the workforce here.
May 23, 2019 AFMC team receives prestigious award for life-saving aircraft technology WASHINGTON - The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) team won the 2018 Robert J. Collier Trophy, an award bestowed annually by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) that recognizes “the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving
May 23, 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory demonstrates world’s first daytime free-space quantum communication enabled by adaptive optics Starfire Optical Range, N.M. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Starfire Optical Range (SOR) recently demonstrated quantum communication in daylight under conditions representative of space-to-Earth satellite links.“This is the world’s first such demonstration, integrating quantum communication
May 23, 2019 POW recounts his time in Hanoi Hilton A former Vietnam prisoner of war spoke at the commander’s update briefing May 16, 2019, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
May 23, 2019 Tinker collaborates with local high school to 3D print assistive devices Debra Hogue with the 556th Software Maintenance Squadron was looking for different opportunities for her interns when she learned about a project the robotics team at Mount St. Mary Catholic High School in Oklahoma City is involved in.Hogue’s friend, Magi Whitaker, teaches in the science department
May 23, 2019 Need for speed: Air Force meets acquisition acceleration “Century Challenge” milestone The challenge to streamline and accelerate programs was put forth to the service’s acquisition community as the Air Force focuses on adversaries who are rapidly innovating.
May 23, 2019 AFRL communicates the impact of military technology at DOD Lab Day ARLINGTON, VA. – Scientists and engineers at the Air Force Research Laboratory displayed advancements in 13 different technology areas at the Department of Defense Lab Day April 25, in the Pentagon center courtyard.This biennial event highlights the innovative research and development work led by