WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 16 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Maj Angie Cox The Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Systems and Logistics embarked on an inspiring experience with a seminar by Dr. Angus Fletcher from Ohio State University on 15 October. Fletcher presented three tailored workshops for the school's faculty and staff centered on how to inspire creativity in work and life settings. The event was a best practice for developing facul  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 16 (TNSAwa) -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2021: AFIT alum Mr. Edwin H. Oshiba, SES (M.S. Engineering & Environmental Management, 1997) is a recipient of the 2021 Presidential Rank Award - Meritorious category. Winners of this award are recognized for sustained accomplishment, and receive a cash award of 20 percent of their base salary. No more than five percent of career SES or SL/ST members may receive this award. O  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2021: By Daryl Mayer The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Sustainment Team completed its first year of organic 1C-Checks at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma producing 23 of 23 aircraft ahead of Depot schedule. Col. Leigh Ottati, KC-46 Division Chief and Jody LeBlanc, Depot Activation and Sustainment team lead, joined for an episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast to share their experiences   more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2021: By K. Houston Waters Lt. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, will be presenting a "State of the Center" address virtually Jan. 10. The event is sponsored by the Lexington-Concord Chapter of AFCEA and will begin at 12:30 p.m. Attendance is open to all. There is no fee for military members or government employees. For others, fees ar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Senate-passed FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report includes more than $58 million for military construction projects in the Miami Valley. The House-Senate NDAA conference report now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. It includes: * $24 Million to build a Child Development Center, * $19 Million to build an Army   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on Dec. 14, 2021: In this edition of Heritage Hangar, you'll learn about old and new airplanes and tidbits of what happened this week many years ago. 13 Dec 1958 (SOF/Personnel Recovery & Rotary Div) The first flight of the Kaman K-600-3, the prototype for the Air Force's HH- 43B Huskie helicopter. It was designed by one of the German engineers brought to the US under Project Paper  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2021: By Kari Hawkins During 29 years of service, Pam Lang's career path to the top administrative job at Redstone Arsenal took several unconventional turns. Lang's career as a Department of Defense civilian began as a Commissary store clerk and will end this month when she retires as the executive assistant to Army Materiel Command Commander Gen. Ed Daly  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Army Materiel Command issued the following news on Dec. 13, 2021: By Kari Hawkins During 29 years of service, Pam Lang's career path to the top administrative job at Redstone Arsenal took several unconventional turns. Lang's career as a Department of Defense civilian began as a Commissary store clerk and will end this month when she retires as the executive assistant to Army Materiel Command Commander Gen. Ed Daly. Along her career path, she had   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2021: By Darrius Parker 88th Air Base Wing Seventeen Department of the Air Force personnel were named 2021 Presidential Rank Award recipients by the Office of Personnel Management. Of those 17, four are from Air Force Materiel Command. * Steven Rogers, senior scientist for Automatic Target Recognition and Sensor Fusion, Air Force Research Laboratory * Charles Babis  more