WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * 88th Air Base Wing welcomes new command team The 88th Air Base Wing welcomed a new leadership team during a joint change of command and change of responsibility ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, June 16.  During the dual ceremony, Col. Jason Okumura assumed command of the 88 ABW from Col. Dustin Richards, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Vollmer  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * 88th Air Base Wing welcomes new command team * The 88th Air Base Wing welcomed a new leadership team during a joint change of command and change of responsibility ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, June 16. During the dual ceremony, Col. Jason Okumura assumed command of the 88 ABW from Col. Dustin Richards, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Vollmer   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * FAM 104: 'Comprehensive, Hands-On Understanding' to DAF's Acquisition Framework By Jaclyn Knapp, AFIT Institutional Advancement  WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Since fiscal year 2023, nearly 2,000 acquisition professionals have completed FAM 104, or "Fundamentals of Acquisition Management (WFAM104)," through the Air Force Institute of Technology'  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * From Partners to Friends: 2025 Honorary Commander Cohort Completes Capstone * While the Honorary Commander program is designed to facilitate professional engagement between military leaders and their civilian counterparts, it became clear during the close of the 2025 Team Wright-Patt program that those professional relationships had developed into genuine personal friendshi  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Kessel Run goes hands on with AI to speed software delivery * In line with the Department of the Air Force's comprehensive strategy to operationalize artificial intelligence and maintain decisive competitive advantage, Kessel Run leadership recently took steps to enhance their organization's overall knowledge base. Roughly 30 Kessel Runners immersed themselves in hands-on   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 17 -- Air Force Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Printing Light: Custom Radiation Detectors Through Additive Manufacturing By Juan J. Manfredi Jr. A recent project sponsored by the Department of Energy (NNSA DNN R&D) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) pursued a 3D-printing approach for creating pixelated plastic scintillator arrays to improve manufacturing time and cost. Chandler Moore, a doctoral student at the Air Force Institu  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Refueling Airpower: Tinker Engineers Enhance KC-135 Supply Chain Resilience * To optimize fleet readiness and secure technical data, engineers at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) proactively developed an organic production solution for the KC-135 fleet. Through a rapid development process, the 76th Commodities Maintenance Group's Reverse Engineering and Crit  more