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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 ...
Springfield VA clinic busiest in region
When the Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic on Burnett Road expanded by almost 2,000 square feet in 2010, it wasn’t for naught — of the four clinics operated by the Dayton VA Medical Center, Springfield’s is the busiest, clinic administrators say. “It’s always busy,” nurse manager Heather Vince said as she ...
Local vets happy with ‘drone medal’ decision
It was never about the medal, local veterans say.It was where the Pentagon wanted to rank the ill-fated Distinguished Warfare Medal in the military’s hallowed order of precedence that outraged those veterans whose medals are a reminder that they were willing to sacrifice life or limb.Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ...
Local Guard unit deploying to Kuwait
About 200 soldiers from a Springfield-based Ohio Army National Guard brigade are deploying to the Middle East.The soldiers from the 371st Sustainment Brigade will leave Monday for training at Fort Hood in Texas before deploying to Kuwait in June as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, deputy commander Lt. Col. Thom ...
Memorial sign dedicated to fallen Fairborn soldier
A section of Ohio 235 has been dedicated to Army Specialist Jesse A. Snow. A memorial service this morning included the unveiling of a sign in honor of Snow, 25, a graduate of Fairborn High School. He was killed Nov. 14, 2010, when his platoon was attacked by enemy fire. ...
Students get help with math from Air Force
Beavercreek students are receiving extra help in achieving mathematics success. Late December of 2012, Beavercreek teachers Liz Driver, Leah Schiavone and Sue Hedlund came up with the idea of inviting adults from outside the school to assist 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students by tutoring them from a real world ...
F-16 set to relocate to Wright-Patt
Toledo-based F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets are expected to call Wright-Patterson home temporarily this summer while crews repave a runway, part of an $11 million project at Toledo Express Airport, according to military and civilian authorities. The Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing needs to relocate to a base ...
Wright-Patt does not raise threat level after Boston bombing
A day after the bombings in Boston, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has not raised its security threat level, according to base spokesman Daryl Mayer. Thousands of vehicles travel on and off the base every weekday at Ohio’s largest single site employer. A 2011 population tally showed more than 29,000 military ...
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