WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Ten no-cost courses will be held virtually July 20-24 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, thanks to the first-ever 88th Air Base Wing Virtual Focus Week. The free professional development opportunities will be hosted online by Education and Training via the Commercial Virtual Remote environment. The theme for July is "Unity." The theme speaks to today's training needs, said Mich  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Air Force Materiel Command will host a Digital Campaign Virtual Industry Exchange Day, July 30, to gather input and feedback from academia and industry on the newly-launched priority effort. "We need to streamline the design, development, acquisition and testing to get technology to our warfighters faster. This is critical to our support of the National Defense Strategy and what our Air Force ne  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory issued the following news: An Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate employee recently earned joint first place in the COVID-19 Virtual Hackathon hosted by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, or Dstl - the science inside UK national security. Leslie Flocken, an aerospace engineer and participant in the Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program, led the virus modelling effort to evaluate   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies approved a total of $69.8 million coming directly to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in FY 2021. In addition to the $35 million secured for the Intelligence Facility Central Utility Plant and $23.5 million for a new Hydrant Fuel System, this funding includes an additional $11.3 million for area   more