WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Agile Combat Support Directorate's Simulators Division acquired and delivered a simulator to the U.S. Air Force Academy to support the school's Powered Flight Program. The Aircrew Training Device is designed to replicate the look, feel and operation of a T-53 aircraft and improve pilot training in several areas, including emergency and safety procedures, and is the first of its  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Telework, the coronavirus vaccine, hiring, diversity and more were topics of focus during the Air Force Materiel Command virtual town hall, Feb. 3. More than 5,000 command personnel tuned into the live event featuring Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., AFMC Commander along with Patricia M. Young, AFMC Executive Director, and Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell, AFMC Senior Enlisted Advis  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: A conversation with Winston Ferguson's eighth-grade daughter led to an entire school's observance of Black History Month being upgraded. Ferguson, section chief of systems and integration at the Air Force Security Assistance Center on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, was moved to approach the leadership at Dayton Regional STEM School at the suggestion of his daughter, Giovanna.  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The Office of the Secretary of Defense issued a memorandum Feb. 4 that updates mask-use policy on military installations or while performing official duties off the installation. The Defense Department memo is effective immediately and follows a Jan. 20 presidential executive order, "Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing," which provides updated guidance on the use of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The secretary, U.S. Air Force, announces the following general officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Charles S. Corcoran will be assigned as assistant deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Corcoran is currently serving as commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Maj. Gen. Case A. Cunningham will be assign  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 10 (TNSRes) -- University of Dayton issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021: Nine of 10 grads report being employed, pursuing graduate degree, participating in service program within six months of graduation; Salary data shows rising pay Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, nine of every 10 recent University of Dayton grads responding to the career services office's Flyer First Destination Survey report being employed, pursuing a graduate degree or participating in a ser  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Tax Center will begin providing income tax-preparation services to eligible members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community on Feb. 16. The center will be open through April 15 but function only in a drop-off capacity due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns. It will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and closed on federal holidays and Air Force Materiel C  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Air Force has a long, colorful and storied history - and Steve Byington has the good fortune to help carry it safely into the future. He gets to do that as the 88th Civil Engineer Group's cultural resources manager, a job he's held since August at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He has an important mission, and it's one he deeply enjoys. He does the work "so we understand   more