KENT, Ohio, Sept. 6 -- Wright State University issued the following news: Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, the former commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, was appointed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to the Wright State University Board of Trustees. Thompson, who is a resident of Oakwood, was appointed to the board for a nine-year term ending June 30, 2032. He replaces Doug Fecher, whose term expired June 30, 2023. Thompson served as commander  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Maj. John T. Stamm, 908th Airlift Wing 0600. Wake up; shower; eat breakfast; head to the office. This is the morning routine for Col. Michael D. Bennett, the 908th Airlift Wing's new deputy commander. At least, on this day it was. "I have three very different routines based on what I'm doing at the time," said Bennett, an airline pilot in his civilian career. "I have my military routine, my airl  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Sept. 6 -- Air University issued the following news: By Phil Berube, Air University Public Affairs Educators and learning professionals from across the Department of the Air Force were at Air University recently to "write, tell and hear" their stories of successes and challenges to advance force development. The Air Education and Training Command Learning Symposium held Aug. 22-24, 2023, and hosted at Air University, allowed the more than 70 attendees to get after one of  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 7 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), partnering with Florida A&M University (FAMU), will host the second Air Force Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Digital Partnership Summit September 19-21, 2023, on the Tallahassee campus. Dubbed the HBCU Digital Partnership Summit, the three-day hybrid, virtual/in-perso  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Hannah Carranza, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs The 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron embodies the 88th Air Base Wing's mission of "strength through support" by providing the safe and effective deployment and management of Airmen and Air Force assets. The squadron achieves that through sound logistics planning, contracting support and purposeful partnerships with Wright-Pat  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Whitney Wetsig, Air Force Research Laboratory A mobile medical documentation tool developed by Air Force Research Laboratory researchers was selected as the joint integrated electronic health record for point-of-injury and en route care by the Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems. Following this announcement at the July 2022 Defense Health Information Technology Symposium in Orlando, Florida, dema  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command A new tool aims to streamline operations, reduce data isolation and redundancy, and optimize resource usage across the security enterprise. The Security Enterprise Communication and User Reporting Environment consolidates security-related information and data from multiple systems and users into a single platform, enabling security professionals to attain   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By R.J. Oriez, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs A regional association of fire departments honored the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department and Fire Inspector Shaun Bigler individually during a lunch meeting Aug. 23. The Miami Valley Fire/EMS Alliance, which has a membership of about 20 departments, recognized the Wright-Patt Fire Department and Bigler with its annu  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Wright-Patt Credit Union was honored by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base leadership Aug. 24 for going above and beyond in providing the local Air Force community with superior financial services and education. John Faulkner, 88th Air Base Wing vice director, presented a plaque and certificate to Timothy Mislansky, WPCU president a  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jaima Fogg, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Twenty-four LEADership Wright-Patt graduates were presented with certificates of completion Aug. 24 at a ceremony in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. LEADership Wright-Patt is a program designed for mid-level civilian and military personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The program's tactical style encourages stud  more