Wright-Patterson Air Force Base News

During an assumption of command ceremony last month, Capt. Brian Young of Albuquerque, N.M., took command of the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 302 Security Forces Squadron.

Wayne Mattson was 82 when he died Feb. 3 at his Alamogordo home. Plans for a memorial service are pending.

The Beavercreek Twp. Board of Trustees is considering financial incentives for potential development of more than 1,000 acres near the Greene County Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport.

Growing up, Alice Shaw knew big brother Luther Jefferson was part of the Tuskegee Airmen.

Contract watchdogs are falling short on required oversight of an $82.5 million contract at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and similar federal contracts around the country, according to a report issued this week by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Sen. Rob Portman and other members of the Ohio delegation said they would push back against proposed defense cuts that could cost 1,000 jobs in the state and dramatically trim operations at Ohio's Air National Guard bases.

Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger for promotion Feb. 6, which, pending Senate approval, would make her the first female four-star general in Air Force history.

A A A A A A A Northrop Grumman Corp., Information Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $14,548,991 requirements contract to repair 20 items supporting the Consolidated Automated Support System electro-optical test bench.A Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and is expected to be completed by Feb.

The Pentagon said Thursday that it would ease some restrictions on women serving in combat roles, a step that in part codifies the reality on the ground in Afghanistan, where commanders have stretched rules to allow women to support ground combat units.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is among those backing a new bill that would require the military to buy domestic steel, and potentially give a boost to Ohio steel operations.

Republican legislative leaders say they took away from Gov. John Kasich's State of the State speech a renewed focus on bolstering training programs for Ohio workers, answering the governor's call to find ways to better match residents' skills with growing opportunities in energy, technology and science.

GPS Source Receives Safety of Flight Approval for GLI Kits Aboard US Air Force C-130 and C-17 Aircraft PUEBLO, CO -- -- 02/08/12 -- The United States Air Force Air Mobility Command Systems Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has awarded Safety of Flight Approval for GPS Source's GLI kits aboard US Air Force C-130 and C-17 aircraft.

Scott Blanch, AFGE Council 214 president, and Gen. Donald Hoffman, AFMC commander, signed the agreement in a ceremony here Feb.

The jobs of the unit that processes the change of addresses for the United States Postal Service's mail processing plant on East Fifth Street in Dayton will be consolidated into the operations of the Columbus mail processing plant.

Defense contractor Intelligent Decisions Inc. has had a brisk response from job seekers and companies seeking to team with it to compete for work serving agencies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, a company executive said Tuesday.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers his State of the State address earlier today at Wells Academy/Steubenville High School in Steubenville.

President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Lieutenant General Janet Wolfenbarger to become the service's first woman four-star general, according to military officials.

Turner, base welcome NATO delegation PAUL COLLINS Staff Writer DAYTON - Congressman Mike Turner and the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base welcomed allies from across the globe on Saturday, Feb.

The Federal Aviation Administration has given the Air Force Research Laboratory approval to fly small, remote-controlled aircraft at Wilmington Air Park in Clinton County, the Air Force said Monday.

Lt. Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger, a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is in line to become the Air Force's first female four-star general, which would bring her back to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from the Pentagon.