Tipoffs for Dayton, Ohio (Wright Patterson)
Air Force Research Laboratory Branch Chief Receives 2019 Women of Color in STEM Award
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, July 11 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news:
By Donna Lindner
Segrid Harris has been selected by Career Communications Group, Inc. to receive the Managerial Leadership in Government award at the 24th Annual Women of Color STEM Conference.
Harris is the Materials Integrity Branch Chief of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory.
The branch provid
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Col. Jeffrey Geraghty Takes Command of Arnold Engineering Development Complex
ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
By Deidre Ortiz
Col. Jeffrey T. Geraghty assumed command of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex as the 31st commander during a Change of Command ceremony on June 18.
Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, Air Force Test Center Commander, presided over the ceremony. The ceremony was also attended by the commanders' guests, local dignitaries and AEDC personnel inside J-6 , the AEDC Large Rocket Motor Test F
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Cooley Discusses 'Lab Life' on Air Force Research Laboratory Podcast
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, July 10 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate issued the following news:
By Bryan Ripple
Major General William Cooley, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, is the next featured guest on AFRL's podcast, "Lab Life," available July 10.
Lab Life brings listeners behind the scenes with Air Force scientists, engineers and professionals who are developing tomorrow's technologies today.
"I think the coolest pa
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House Passes Turner Amendment Requiring DoD to Share Monitoring Data Relating to PFAS Contaminants
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
Today the House of Representatives passed Congressman Mike Turner's (OH-10) amendment to require the Secretary of Defense to share monitoring data relating to perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other contaminants collected on military installations with local cities or municipal drinking water utilities located adjacent to military installations.
"My community of Dayton, Ohio,
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In Advance of 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Portman Pays Tribute to Neil Armstrong
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:
On the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) paid tribute to his friend, Ohio-native Neil Armstrong, in advance of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which takes place on July 20.
Transcript of his remarks can be found below and a video can be found here: https://youtu.be/aJq9CyzQTSE
"Mr. President, I'm here on the floor this afternoon to talk about a landmark moment in human his
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U.S. Air Force: LEGACY Youth Program Builds Interest in STEM Careers
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, July 8 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
By Todd Cromar
An Air Force program designed to attract, inspire and develop the next generation of our nation's scientific and technical workforce is underway at Hill Air Force Base.
The Leadership Experience Growing Apprenticeships Committed to Youth, or LEGACY, program is an Air Force program aimed at building interest in science, technology, engineering and math through summer craftsman camps and paid summe
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: American Gold Medalist Bob Schul to Be Second Featured Speaker at Air Force Marathon
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news:
By Stacey Geiger
Along with American Paralympic Gold medalist Grace Norman, veteran and American Gold Medalist Bob Schul is scheduled to be the second guest speaker for the 23rd Air Force Marathon.
Schul is the first and only Team USA runner to win the 5,000 meters at the Olympic games.
"We are ecstatic to add another gold medalist as a guest speaker for the Air Force Maratho
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