KENT, Ohio, June 4 -- Wright State University issued the following news: A grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education will allow the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science to purchase equipment to prepare engineering and computer science students for careers in advanced manufacturing, automation and data science. Students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and at Lake Campus will be able to use the equipment to hone new skills needed in jobs  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Daryl Mayer "You'll be fine. I've seen worse." Those were the words of a Walter Reed medical technician to Senior Master Sgt. Ben Seekell some 48 hours after a land mine in Afghanistan forced surgery to remove his lower left leg. "In retrospect, I'm not sure if that actually even happened, or if I imagined it," said Seekell, who now serves as the First Sergeant for the Air Forc  more

GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Indiana, June 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's 434th Air Refueling Wing issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Alexa Culbert "History makes you smart, Heritage makes you proud." These were the words given to Brian Knowles, 434th Air Refueling Wing historian, when he was first beginning his career. He took them to heart then and continues to do so by using history to instill pride in the Airmen at Grissom. Knowles, who also serves as a Marine Corps reservist, took on his r  more

DAYTON, Ohio, June 2 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), hosted the Wright-Patterson Regional Council of Governments (WPCOG) at his District Office for an update on their current priorities and projects surrounding Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB) and Springfield Air National Guard Base (NGB). "Securing funding to increase the economic development and future opportunities for Wright-Patterson AFB and Springfie  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 1 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: General officer retirements: Gen. Tod D. Wolters From: Commander, United States European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Mons, Belgium Maj. Gen. Eric T. Hill From: Deputy Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida Brig. Gen. Ryan R. Samuelson From: Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, Requirements and Progra  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Materiel Command uniformed and civilian Airmen are invited to submit innovative, game-changing ideas to compete in the 2023 Air Force Spark Tank competition now, with preliminary rounds open from June 1 to August 17, 2022. The top five, most innovative and game-changing AFMC ideas will be "pitched" to a panel of AFM  more