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Wright-Patt announces more cuts; furlough notices coming next week
The 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson will cut 40 percent of its budget, or more than $30 million, between now and the end of the fiscal year, the base commander and officials said Thursday. No jobs will be included as part of the cuts, according to Col. Cassie B. ...
Top civilian post at Wright-Patt changing
A new civilian leader will take the reins at the Air Force Materiel Command, officials said Thursday. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center executive Director Michael A. Gill will become AFMC executive director when current director Steve Butler retires June 30. Patsy Reeves, AFMC director of contracting, will take over ...
Air show free for active duty service members
Active duty men and women of the armed forces will be admitted free to this year’s Vectren Dayton Air Show. The free admission is an expression of “gratitude to all those who serve in our nation’s armed forces” and show officials say they are offering a “special welcome to Wright-Patterson ...
Military pulls support for Air Show
For the first time in the four-decade history of the Vectren Dayton Air Show, the military won’t provide support for the June 22-23 event, which means no Air Force or Navy fighter demonstrations or modern military aircraft displays, a top air show official said. The cancellation is part of the ...
Private sector commits to hire or train 435,000 veterans and military spouses
Companies participating in a program to help veterans find work have hired or trained 290,000 veterans and military spouses since August 2011, nearly tripling the original goal of the program with about eight months to spare, according to the White House. First lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday that the program ...
Soldier remembered for dedication
Sometimes columns or articles I write haunt me a bit.It was a few years ago — I wish I could remember exactly what event it was that I was covering — but that was when I met Wesley Williams. He was one of the fine young Air Force Junior ROTC ...
Starbase program faces budget cuts
A top-ranked and popular science program thousands of Miami Valley students, including Springfield students, have participated in could be torpedoed because of federal budget cuts impacting the Pentagon, area educators say.Launched locally nine years ago, Starbase teaches science, technology, engineering and math skills to fifth graders on five-day field trips ...
Air Force reviewing complaint about travel for Wright-Patt general’s husband
The Air Force Inspector General’s Office will review a complaint filed concerning the husband of Air Force Materiel Commander Gen. Janet C. Wolfenbarger accompanying her on a tour of three AFMC bases last week, officials confirmed Thursday. Gen. Wolfenbarger, whose command is headquartered at Wright-Patterson, toured Robins Air Force Base, ...
Dayton UAV conference grows as region competes to be a test site
Hundreds of people from around the nation attended the Ohio Unmanned Aerial Systems conference in downtown Dayton Tuesday as the region pins future job hopes on the industry and competes to become a test site.“We like to think of it as a national conference that just happens to be in ...
Congress slows military cost-cutting
Idle aircraft and expensive ship deployments underscore the contradictions and conflicts as Congress orders the Pentagon to cut $487 billion in spending over the next 10 years and another $41 billion in the next six months. Yet, at the same time, lawmakers are forcing the services to keep aircraft, military ...
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