WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 10 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2022: If a radiological dispersal device, sometimes called a dirty bomb, were to detonate in the United States, soldiers would deploy alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Air Force Technical Applications Center, and the Department of Energy to collect nuclear forensic samples used to determine the type and source of the bomb. "Because the samples could be evidentiary, the FBI  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Daryl Mayer AFLCMC Public Affairs A new initiative in the F-16 Division co-located at Hill AFB, Utah and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, called the Harmony Council, was created to expand perspectives of members to see life experiences unlike their own. Col. Tim Bailey, F-16 Division chief, Vince Lewis, F-16 Deputy Program Manager for Nuclear Matters and Rosmarie Edwards, F-16 Avio  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Daryl Mayer As the COVID pandemic continues to rage, personnel in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center can expect continued reliance on telework where mission execution allows. Sherri Artuso, AFLCMC Director of Personnel, Jennifer Bauer, Chief of Personnel Programs Division and Angie Benito, Personnel Program Division Telework lead, joined for an episode of AFLCMC's Leader  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jonathan Tharp Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate 2022 is bringing unprecedented growth in Data Visualization and Analytics (DVA) across the Air Force Foreign Military Sales (FMS) enterprise. Since 2020, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate (AFSAC) Metrics Team has led a major init  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Robins Air Force Base issued the following news: By Joseph Mather Air Force expeditionary depot maintenance flights can deploy personnel for depot level-type maintenance and Aircraft Battle Damage Repair wherever needed. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex's 402nd Expeditionary Depot Maintenance Flight at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is one of three flights in the Air Force that supports both depot level maintenance and the ABDR mission  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 9 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2022: By Chris Ward Service members, military families and retirees can fetch a free advance screening of United Artists' "Dog," starring Channing Tatum and Lulu, a Belgian Malinois dog, at Reel Time Theaters on select military installations on Feb. 12. The following military communities will get to see a special advance screening of the movie nearly a week before it is released in t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2022: By Richy Rosado 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard ended 2021 with more than a million miles traveled, a milestone never reached before, while participating in nearly 4,300 funeral ceremonies and over 160 color postings. "It's significant because, as far as we can tell, no other Honor Guard in the Air Force has ev  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2022: By Senior Airman Jack Gardner 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Col. Patrick Miller and 88th Air Base Wing leadership held a virtual commander's call Feb. 10 to show appreciation for Airmen across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base who have exemplified core values in and out of uniform. The 88 ABW and installation commander began the call by recognizing team memb  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Anyone who's navigated over land in the military has probably used a lensatic compass. Lensatic compasses contain a glow-in-the-dark chemical called tritium, a self-powered lighting source that requires no recharging. The tritium illuminates the compass face so it can be seen in low-light conditions. To keep the user safe from ex  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2022: By Caroline Clauson 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sgt. Sharma Haynes of the 88th Comptroller Squadron knows she's in rare company among Airmen. "It's tough to be what you can't see," she says. As one of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's highest-ranking enlisted leaders and the mere 4 percent of black active-duty women in the Air Force, Haynes  more