WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base March 23 to get a firsthand look at various missions and a few of the more than 115 units and agencies that operate at the installation. This was Roth's first visit to the base since he became acting secretary in January. He started by touring the National Air and Space Intelligence Center to get an overview of its mission  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 23 -- The Aerospace Medical Association issued the following news: CDR Deborah J. White, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.A., CAsP, Fellow of AsMA, is retiring from the U.S. Navy in April. She has served for 24 years and is currently an Aerospace Experimental Psychologist on special assignment to Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport. She is a Human Systems Integration (HSI) Project Lead, responsible for providing HSI technical leadership, management oversight, policy gui  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 25 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: AFVentures, the Department of the Air Force's commercial investment group, has released its fiscal year 2020 annual report. The new report details AFVentures' successes in fulfilling its mission of expanding and maintaining the Air Force's innovative capabilities by matching operator needs with private-sector solutions. Since its 2018 inception, AFVentures has awarded $710 million in contracts to mo  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 24 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Master Sgt. Justin Bauer from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona was awarded the prestigious AFWERX Spark Tank trophy after his innovative method for C-130 Hercules wheel repair was selected as the Spark Tank 2021 winner Feb. 26. The Spark Tank event allows Airmen to offer improvements and solutions to the problems they face in everyday operations. These incredible Airmen find, an  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Several years ago, 39 T-1 Jayhawks assigned to the 47th Flying Training Wing, were severely damaged when a hail storm swept through Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Unable to fly, the aircraft - used for advanced pilot training - were grounded for repairs. The Air Education and Training Command reached out to the Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate, which developed a plan t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: When warfighters in the field need supplies, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center not only acquires the gear, but ensures it arrives safely too. The job of the Air Force Packaging Technology & Engineering Facility is to design and build containers to ship all manner of cargo no matter the size, shape or sensitivity. The staff of 16 includes engineers, welders, machinist, she  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Look around at your team and think of one attribute or talent that each person brings to the work center each day. A supervisor will be able to create a highly functioning environment when they highlight their teams various strengths and abilities. Should each person's value be overlooked the team may fail to rise to their highest performance. Being valuable to a work center can h  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The departure of 120 Airmen from the 88th Medical Group for a COVID-19 mission in Detroit could temporarily lead to diminished operations at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, base officials said. "Although we will remain open for business and all services will be open, some areas may have to change the number of available appointments that can be scheduled," said Col. Christian Lyons, 88 M  more