WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Air Force recently announced the Vanguard Program as part of its transformational science and technology portfolio identified in the 2030 strategy for the next decade. Vanguard programs will rapidly advance emerging weapon systems and warfighting concepts through prototyping and experimentation. With these programs, the Air Force aims to deliver game changing new operational capabilities tha  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet currently uses winch cables made of steel to pull pallets, vehicles and other items onto the aircraft from the ground via the aft ramp. The current steel cable experiences dangerous snapback upon breakage, which can injure personnel and damage aircraft. The synthetic cable eliminates that danger since it does not snap back if it were to fracture. The Air Forc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: Two senior scientists from the Air Force Research Laboratory received the Presidential Rank Award (PRA) for Meritorious Professional Achievements. Dr. Alok Das, the director of AFRL's Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) and Dr. Paul Antonik, the chief scientist for AFRL's Information Directorate, received this honor for their sustained accomplishments, exemplary public service and long-term dedica  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 26: U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) expressed their appreciation to the members of the bipartisan judiciary advisory commission that assisted them in identifying the best candidates to fill recent vacancies on the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio. The Southern District has court locations in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton and serves more than  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Serving the Air Force both in uniform and as a civilian, Kelley Hill understands the value of diversity in the workplace and how it develops a strong team. The Occupational Safety Manager at the 88th Air Base Wing Safety office, Hill and his team's priorities are to minimize the loss of resources, protect almost 30,000 base personnel from death, injury or occupational illness by managing risks on an  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Using the traditional heart-shaped candy with messages, the 88th Air Base Wing's Family Advocacy Program gave a presentation at the Prairies Youth Center Feb. 13 about teen dating violence, and it provided a perfect example of how different people receive different meanings from a single message. Although most of the children in attendance were under the "dating" age, Beverley Knight-Stukenborg, out  more