WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Retired Chief Master Sgt. Ruben Garcia, Air Force Sergeants Association Kittyhawk Chapter 751 Staff Sgt. Misty Hobbs was presented the 2021 Air Force Sergeants Association International Member of the Year Award during the organization's annual convention Aug. 7-10 in Las Vegas. The award goes to the AFSA member who most demonstrates exceptionally meritorious service or achie  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Scott Vincent, Director, 88th Civil Engineer Group Over the past 30 years (including one military and eight civilian assignments), I have amassed a collection of leadership tenets that cross functional boundaries and traverse borders. These are valuable lessons, learned from experience, which cover leadership, teams, innovation, motivation, empowerment and decision-making. I  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Robin McMacken, Skywrighter Staff, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The Airman & Family Readiness Center has a new moniker, but Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel can rest assured the newly rebranded facility still provides the same-quality services and support. Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, sign  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Matthew Clouse, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs It's a message nobody wants to receive: "Lock down immediately, there's an active shooter on base." Seconds later, base employees rush to turn off lights, lock doors and hide under desks. Fortunately, this active shooter was not real. The Aug. 10 base-wide exercise was planned months in advance to test WPAFB's response to a r  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Stacy Vaughn, 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 445th Airlift Wing hosted the Air Force Reserve Command Developing Resilient Leaders 4N0 (aerospace medical service career field) scenario build workshop July 26-28, 2022. Participants included seven medical career reservists not only from the 445th Aeromedical Staging and 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadrons but also from Luke Air Force Base  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 18 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: * * * Top Northeast Ohio researchers hold symposium to look at critical future technology, opportunities for collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense * * * Leading researchers will gather this week at a Case Western Reserve University-led symposium highlighting progress and opportunities in biomedical research and human-performance sciences. The event takes place this Thursday an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon: Deputy Secretary Hicks visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to gain insight into Counter-Directed Energy Weapons (CDEW) development, opportunities, and challenges at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Left unchecked, laser threats and high power electro-magnetic (HPEM) emitters can permanently blind U.S. personnel and damage sensitive equipm  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 17 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab leads effort to generate thickness-independent piezoelectricity in atom-thick materials * * * There's still plenty of room at the bottom to generate piezoelectricity. Engineers at Rice University and their colleagues are showing the way. A new study describes the discovery of piezoelectricity -- the phenomenon by which mechanical energy turns into electrical energy -- across phase boundarie  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Stacy Vaughn, 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 445th Airlift Wing hosted the Air Force Reserve Command Developing Resilient Leaders 4N0 (aerospace medical service career field) scenario build workshop July 26-28, 2022. Participants included seven medical career reservists not only from the 445th Aeromedical Staging and 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadrons but also from Luk  more