WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 8 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2021: Faculty from the Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Strategic Force Studies traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark to teach the International Cyber Education course to 16 coalition partners from Denmark and Norway in the fall of 2021. This is the third offering of the course to Denmark, including one offering at AFIT's campus on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The ICE  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Allyson B. Crawford On this date in 1941, Japanese planes attacked naval base Pearl Harbor. The attack on Hawaii - then an American territory - killed 2,403 individuals. Another 1,100 were wounded. Many of the Americans killed in the attack were sailors aboard the U.S.S Arizona (completely destroyed) or the U.S.S. Oklahoma (capsized). In all 19 American ships and hundreds of plan  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: By Capt. Perianne Duffy XVIII Airborne Corps Public Affairs Five service members won the XVIII Airborne Corps "Dragon's Lair, Episode 6" on Dec. 6. These innovators created three innovations, which were chosen by a panel of technology experts from across the civilian industry and Department of Defense. U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Justin O'Brien assigned to 88th Air Base Wing at Wright Patterson Air Forc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Aat a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on their efforts in the federal government to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, Mark Johnson, Deputy Director for Business and Regulatory Affairs at Ohio Environmental Protection Agency expressed appreciation f  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2021: * * * Last night, the House of Representatives voted on final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act. This annual authorization bill directs funding to the Department of Defense. Former Army Ranger Warren Davidson (R-OH) voted to pass the bill. After voting for the bill, he made the following statement: "The Defense bill was not perfect. In fact, earlier this year I joined 75 Republ  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after voting in support of the updated version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022: "I have worked to secure many advancements in this year's defense bill for our dedicated service members serving at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examine the federal government's efforts to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) c  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: In this edition of Heritage Hangar, you'll learn about old and new airplanes and tidbits of what happened this week many years ago. 06 Dec 1967 (Armaments Directorate) The first flight test drop of a "dummy" unpowered AGM-69A Short Range Attack Missile (SRAM). The program originated in a 1963 requirement for an all-weather, tactical air-to-surface nuclear missile intended to elimin  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news on Dec. 8, 2021: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Digital Transformation Office held its first collaborative workshop Dec. 3, uniting government experts with industry in an effort to progress digital acquisition change across the service. More than 250 individuals joined the online event, which leveraged the DTO Metaverse to engage participants in a virtual reality ecosystem d  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Air Force has announced its newest chief master sergeant selects - and the list includes 11 names from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: * Air Force Materiel Command Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Cozad Senior Master Sgt. Michael Guanill * Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Senior Master Sgt. Chad Brown Senior Master Sgt. Jason Brown * 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance and   more