WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: With a new theme of "Taking Care of Our Own -- For Airmen, By Airmen," the 47th annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base begins March 2 and runs through April 10. The annual AFAF campaign raises funds for AFAF-affiliated charities that assist active-duty, Reserve, Guard and retired Air Force personnel and their families, said Lt. Col. William Holl, 88th Mission Su  more

LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: When Lt. Col. Marckenson Dieujuste passed the 835th Cyberspace Operations Squadron guidon to then Maj. Judson Dressler, it echoed a transfer of authority that has been carried out countless times across all branches of the US military. However, while the January ceremony held at Scott Air Force Base , Illinois, may have followed tradition, neither the outgoi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Air Force Institute of Technology Education with Industry Fellow Capt. William Fine traveled to San Diego, Calif. and Nellis AFB, Nev. 6-10 January 2020, where he joined a team of Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, US Navy, and US Marine Corps personnel to help receive the USS Makin Island Afloat Spares Package for an upcoming deployment. The ASP will provide the maintainers aboard the ship with all the c  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Air Force Institute of Technology Education with Industry Fellow Capt. William Fine traveled to San Diego, Calif. and Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 6-10, 2020, where he joined a team of Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps personnel to help receive the U.S.S. Makin Island Afloat Spares Package for an upcoming deployment. The ASP will  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) joined forces with its Army and Navy counterparts at the Southern Regional meeting for the Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 20 to share best practices for better engagement with the Department of Defense basic research enterprise. This outreach event supported t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Jack Owsley III, Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate Tech Transfer and Alliance Program Manager, was selected from among 300 federal laboratories to earn the 2020 Rookie of the Year Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). The FLC is the congressionally mandated organization that educates, promotes and facilitates Federal Technology Transfer. This is   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Jacqueline Janning-Lask, a member of the Senior Executive Service, assumed the role of director, Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate, Jan. 20. In this role, Janning-Lask ensures that America's air, space and cyber forces have superior Air Force intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, precision engagement and electronic warfare systems capabilities by developing, demonstrating and t  more

FORT LEE, Virginia, March 6 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: Editor's note: The following is a history of defense contract administration written in 1999, shortly before establishment of the Defense Contract Management Agency. The author, Janet A. McDonnell, was the Defense Logistics Agency historian at the time. From the earliest years of our nation's history, the military has relied on contracting to support its missions. Effective administration of these  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Bronze Star was presented to Master Sgt. Timothy L. Heggedahl during a ceremony at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, on Feb. 26. The award was given to Heggedahl by Brig. Gen. James Dienst, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing, for his meritorious service. Heggedahl was awarded the Bronze Star Medal by Lt. Gen. Joseph  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Did you know that Wright-Patterson AFB is the home to some federal and state endangered species? Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the Air Force requires all Air Force properties to protect all species that are classified as endangered or threatened. The 88th Civil Engineering Natural Resource Program strives to do just that. The Endangered Species Act prohibits harassing, hunting, wound  more