WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The saying "form follows function" speaks to the obvious relationship between an object's shape and its purpose, that is, how it will be used. It seems reasonable, then, if an object can change its shape, it can be used for a broader range of purposes. Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory, in collaboration with academic colleagues, have used this idea as motivation for  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will host the 2nd Annual AFLCMC PSM Forum from 14 to 16 July. Due to COVID-19, this year's event will be held virtually via CVR MS Teams. This event is open to Government Employees only. Registration is available here: Register: https://go.usa.gov/xwvPp "The PSM Forum is a critical piece of our communication strategy with our PSMs and  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: An Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate member earned the 2020 Science, Engineering and Technical Management (SE&TM) award at the Air Force Materiel Command level June 22, 2020. Lt. Col. Jay Rutledge, an associate professor and senior military faculty member at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), performing a year-long sabbatical in the directorate, earned t  more

PATRICK AFB, Florida, July 1 -- The U.S. Air Force (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Technical Applications Center here underwent a change of command, employing modern-day technology to accomplish long-standing traditions. Col. Chad Hartman relinquished command to Col. Katharine Barber as 16th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh served as the presiding officer via video teleconference from San Antonio, Texas, with immediate family members and a small handful of s  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, June 30 -- Air University issued the following news: United States Marine Corps Lt. Col. James C. Paxton III is currently serving as the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (nicknamed the "Guardians") in Yuma, Arizona. He is a naval aviator who flew F/A-18C and KC-130J aircraft, and now flies the UC-12F. He attended TOPGUN in 2007, and was designated a strike fighter tactics instructor. During his car  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces secured $58.5 million in military construction project funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This follows Turner's major win of a $182 million expansion project at Wright-Patt's National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), the largest expansion project in the history of the Base. The funding is inclu  more