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  • An Air Force Civil Engineer Center Lab team member looks at a sample of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria.

    AF technology could help fight virus, disease spread in buildings

    TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – An Air Force invention could be key to reducing the amount of airborne microbes — like viruses, bacteria and mold spores — inside buildings and homes.In 2009, the U.S. Air Force submitted a patent application for an invention that coats surfaces with a protective finish, killing toxins on contact. The technology,

  • Coping with COVID: An Air Force Podcast

    In this episode of An Air Force Podcast, we look into how the renewed focus on Squadrons has prepared and supported Airmen and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 1st Lt. Nicolas Addington works in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex Financial Management Office at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., July 15, 2020. He recently returned from a deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    Arnold AFB Airmen support combatant commanders

    Arnold Engineering Development Complex team members work together day-in, day-out to execute the mission of testing systems that ensure the U.S. military maintains superiority over foes. This mission is often focused on the future fight, but Airmen assigned to AEDC also deploy to support combatant commanders in the here and now.Master Sgt. Frank
  • A digital sign above Route 128 announces the Massachusetts' new travel order July 31. As a result, base officials updated the Hanscom Travel Policy.

    Hanscom COVID-19 travel policy updated

    The 66th Air Base Group Crisis Action Team has updated the Hanscom Travel Policy, with the new one taking effect Aug. 1.
  • Small business panel held

    Small business panel discusses COVID-19 impact, market research

    Jeff Emmons, the director of Small Business Programs here, discussed innovative contract and acquisition strategies for small businesses during a virtual meeting with the Hanscom Representatives Association July 28.
  • An image of the 75th Medical Group Military Treatment Facility. A cloudless, blue sky is seen over the top of the building that is flanked by trees on the left and right. Green grass and a sidewalk leading up to the MTF is in the foreground.

    75th Medical Group provides COVID-19 FAQ to assist base members

    The 75th Medical Group has established a COVID-19 Joint Operations Center and Occupational Medicine Services to conduct medical screenings for those in need of COVID-19 screening, testing, quarantine, isolation, contact tracing, return to work determinations, and answer questions.  
  • Comptroller Services Portal is an automated incident management application that allows customers to request and receive online assistance from their servicing comptroller squadron. CSP has integrated workflows which assist the customer in seeking help with travel pay, military pay and civilian pay. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic)

    Financial service website ready for use

    The 96th Comptroller Squadron was one of six organizations selected to test the Comptroller Services Portal, which is now fully operational and expected to be used at all installations by the end of the fiscal year.
  • LRS donation

    LRS supports local shelters during pandemic

    Approximately 200 hygiene supply kits to local homeless.
  • On July 21, Ohio governor Mike DeWIne mandated a statewide mask order to help mitigate COVID-19. For the latest information on COVID-19, go to www.wpafb.af.mil/corona or coronavirus.ohio.gov.

    Wright-Patterson continues to move forward in fight against COVID-19

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The effects of the COVID-19 virus is far reaching country-wide. Everyday life has been upended and replaced by a new normal. For now.On the frontlines of the fight at Wright-Patterson AFB are professionals from the 88th Medical Group, who work to ensure the workforce is protected and the mission can be
  • Air Force Research Laboratory team member Joshua Trice collects a saliva sample from a teammate during a dry-run preparation on July 22, 2020, for an upcoming research study. For this study, led by the 711th Human Performance Wing, researchers will collect samples from healthy Wright-Patterson AFB military, civilian, and contractor volunteers to evaluate emerging testing methodologies for detecting past and present COVID-19 infections. (U.S. Air Force photo/Richard Eldridge)

    Healthy volunteers needed for AFRL COVID-19 testing solutions research

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – From July to September 2020, Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing researchers will launch sample collection for a new research study evaluating emerging testing methodologies for detecting past and present COVID-19 infections. Researchers will collect blood and saliva samples from up to
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