WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's 15th Annual Pumpkin Chuck will be held Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Open to the public, competitors and spectators can enter through the Spinning Road entrance, located near the flight line. Sponsored by AFLCMC/EN and EZ directorates, this STEM event is for the whole family. Competitors   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: An Air Force Research Laboratory team recently delivered version 2.0 of the Survival Health Awareness Responders Kit (SHARK) to U.S. Air Force instructors at Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA)-Lackland Camp Bullis, a 28,000-acre site in Texas, used to train Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) specialists. With SHARK, sensors embedded in shirts transmit key m  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Bryan Ripple , Senior leaders from across the Air Force visited the Air Force Research Laboratory's "Lab Life" podcast booth during the Air Force Association's Air, Space, and Cyber Conference Sept. 16-18, sharing what the future of science and technology for the service looks like to them. As the Air Force continues to implement its Science and Technology strategy for the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: Linda Jeffery led the U.S. women to a silver team medal by taking an individual bronze after four days of CISM Military World Games competition at Yisham Golf Club in Wuhan, China. The men's team captured an overall bronze medal at Tianwaitian Golf Club after four days of play. Ian Milne, an Army staff sergeant from Fort Bliss, Texas, led the U.S. men, finishing 12th among 71 golfers from a dozen nations. J  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Wright-Patterson facilities are on the right track, according to the results from several weeks of 88th Civil Engineer Group's energy audit and the energy savings performing contracts when it comes to energy savings. So far both have shown some efficiency work that our facility managers have completed on the base. While auditing the 88th Medical Center CE noted exactly how clean the mechanical rooms  more

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tennessee, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: It was 70 years ago this month that President Harry S. Truman signed legislation that paved the way for the establishment of Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). On Oct. 27 and 28, 1949, Truman signed the Unitary Wind Tunnel Plan Act and the Air Engineering Development Center Act of 1949. The first bill authorized a unitary plan for the construction of transonic and supersonic wind tunnel facil  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Starting the day off with traffic delays and long lines on the way to work is never fun, but can sometimes be part of the daily commute. Sarah Lomax, an operations research analyst with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Operations Research Division, recently developed a program to manage traffic flow on to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and help minimize congestion on the way to the off  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Acoustics researchers in the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing are collecting and delivering acoustics data from hardened aircraft shelters around the world--data that customers can then use to certify that F-35 fast-jet airframes and the personnel working inside are safe. Hardened aircraft shelters are reinforced hangars that store and protect military fighter aircraft. M  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The Air Force Research Laboratory and the Wright Brother's Institute will host the inaugural Air Force Technology Executive Officer Pitch Day Nov. 15 at the Steam Plant and the Wright Brother's Institute in Dayton from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a business networking social to follow. Powered by the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR  more

LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 24 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Utah State University Assistant Professor Ryan Berke is one of 40 researchers nationwide to receive the prestigious Air Force Young Investigator Research Program award. He is the only researcher from Utah among the 2019 awardees from 30 research institutions across the United States. The Air Force Young Investigator awards go to the most promising scientists and engineers who have received a doctorate in the last seven yea  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: Officials from the 88th Civil Engineer Group Natural Resources Program have announced Prescribed Burn season dates for the upcoming burn season. The burn season begins Nov. 1, 2019 and ends March 15, 2020. Prescribed Burns are used to maintain and enhance the health of ecosystems, according to an informational pamphlet provided by the base Natural Resources Program. Potential f  more