WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Engineering and Technical Management Directorate (AFLCMC/EN-EZ) is collaborating with Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate (AFRL/RY) and the Air Force Institute of Technology Center for Directed Energy (AFIT-CDE) to advance state-of-the-art research with a unique patented laser sensor system that measures turbulence in the atmosp  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt The Air Force Materiel Command Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Office held a command-wide symposium here May 2 through 5 to continue the progress made across the enterprise. Keith Tickle, the command's DEIA chief, spoke about the first-of-its-kind symposium. "Bringing everyone together to level set and learn from one another is critical for us, especially a  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Christopher Warner Col. Christopher Meeker is set to replace Col. Patrick Miller as 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander this summer. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will conduct a change of command ceremony July 7 at 10 a.m. in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The change of command will also be livestreamed on the 88 ABW Facebook page at www.facebook.com/w  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Senior Airman Jack Gardner The 88th Communications Group was inactivated April 29 during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Base leaders recounted the unit's 71-year history on the installation before rolling up the 88 CG guidon and casing its colors. "It was a huge honor and privilege to be a part of this group," said Col. Ivan Herwick, 88 CG commander. "It's not  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg The 88th Civil Engineer Group's Air Force Radioactive Recycling and Disposal team has been named the 2022 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award winner in the Environmental Quality Individual/Team category. The Environmental Quality Individual/Team award recognizes the efforts to ensure mission accomplishment and protection of human health and the environment in t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Caroline Clauson Wright-Patterson Air Force Base planted trees and grew partnerships April 26, celebrating 25 years as a Tree City USA during the week of Arbor Day. Students from Fairborn High School's Environmental Club and foresters from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources teamed up with the base to add a food forest to the ecosystem of native plants and trees at the Wr  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies issued the following testimony by Edwin H. Oshiba, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and energy, involving a hearing on April 28, 2022, entitled "Air Force Installations and Quality of Life Update": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to discuss Department of the Air Force (DAF) energy, installations, and environment programs. Insta  more

KENT, Ohio, May 3 (TNSRes) -- Wright State University issued the following news: * * * State-of-the-art MRI scanner promises advancements in neuroscience research * * * The region's only advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner dedicated exclusively to research is in place at Wright State University and poised for use in human research studies. The state-of-the-art 3 Tesla MRI scanner promises to pay immediate dividends in neuroscience research -- from the effects of high altitude   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news on May 2, 2022: By Robin McMacken As a child growing up amid unimaginable poverty in central Ukraine, Airman 1st Class Davyd Bielykh always envisioned moving to the United States and serving in the military. "I wanted to be a Marine Corps infantry, as I thought it would be great to protect the United States," he says, citing his tremendous support for the U.S. Constitution. While in  more