COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3 -- Ohio State University issued the following news: The Ohio State University and the U.S. Air Force are creating a national consortium to increase opportunities in the Air Force for minority STEM students and graduates. Ohio State will co-lead the new effort with Wright State University, North Carolina A&T State University, and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The six-year, $40 million project, funded by the AFRL, will includ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. WA-RP-19-0067): DECISION AND ORDER ON REVIEW Before the Authority: Colleen Duffy Kiko, Chairman, and Ernest DuBester and James T. Abbott, Members (Member DuBester dissenting) Statement of the Case In the attached decision and order (decision), Federal Labor Relations Authority Regional Director Jessica S. Bartlett (the RD) denied the Agency's petition to clarify the bargaining unit (the unit)  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) participated in the groundbreaking ceremony of an expansion for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), which is located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This groundbreaking ceremony was for the Intelligence Production Complex, a 250,000 square foot, five-story building with room for over 900 employees that will modernize NASIC's facilities. P  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: In a new video, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) highlights his recent visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base where he participated in the groundbreaking ceremony of an expansion for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC). Portman has worked hard to ensure that the funding for NASIC's main campus needs are met through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Last year, the fiscal year 2020  more

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Illinois, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: On October 30, the head of U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) made a personal visit to the U.S. Air Force unit responsible for transporting infectious patients safely during a pandemic in order to recognize the role its team effort has in protecting service members throughout the globe. U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, commander, USTRANSCOM, visited the U.S  more

KENT, Ohio, Nov. 4 -- Wright State University issued the following news: Wright State University and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are partnering to explore and better understand the stressors that affect pilots and the impact these stressors have on the mission and a pilot's well-being. This partnership will allow AFRL access to laboratory space within the Boonshoft School of Medicine's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Wright State and AFRL recently signed a Cooperative R  more