WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2021: By Kimberly Gaither Due to the increased COVID-19 transmission both locally and statewide, the Air Force Marathon scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 will transition from in-person participation to a virtual event. The decision was made to protect the health and safety of more than 20,000 participants, volunteers and guests. "We have watched, wrestled, and worked continuous  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2021: By Jonathan Tharp The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) welcomed a new director. Brig. Gen. Luke C.G. Cropsey assumed leadership of the organization in a recent change of leadership ceremony held at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Club. "It is an honor to be the director of AFSAC  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2021: By Allyson B. Crawford AFLCMC Commander Lt. Gen Shaun Morris and Executive Director Kathy Watern hosted the first AFLCMC Celebrating the Workforce event on August 17, 2021. The virtual event featured a mix of taped and live speakers focusing on the theme "Women Achieving Acquisition Excellence." Over 600 individuals watched the presentation live. An on-demand ve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Park Service Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2021: The invention of flight has reached all corners of the globe and impacted the world in so many ways. From the cold, winter sands of the North Carolina coast, to the hot and humid summers at Huffman Prairie, Wilbur and Orville Wright took part in a legacy of flight that changed the world forever. Today that story is memorialized in pink granite an  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2021: By Daryl Mayer Charged with reducing sustainment costs and increasing mission capability rates, the Rapid Sustainment Office scours the landscape looking for solutions and scale them across the enterprise for maximum effect. The RSO gets inputs from the Major Commands and field units on problems and merges those into "Ability To" statements, according to Rob Hogle  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2021: Due to increased COVID-19 transmission rates both locally and statewide, the in-person Air Force Marathon has transitioned into a virtual event. The decision was made to protect the health and safety of over 20,000 participants, volunteers and guests. The race, which had been scheduled for Sept. 18, will now offer a virtual option, similar to 2020. "We have watched, wrest  more