BRAC

Human Performance Wing Gets New Centrifuge Part Delivered To Wright-Patt

Emily McCord — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:47:40 +0000

A 250,000 pound motor is being delivered to Wright Patterson Air Force August 1st. It is the first component of the new centrifuge at 711^th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The motor will be capable of producing 15 Gs, which is a measurement of gravity and mass. For example, 15 Gs could make a 200 pound man feel like he weighs 3000 pounds.

The delivery represents a significant step in the second phase of the 2005 BRAC decision to close Brooks City Base in San Antonio, Texas and transfer the mission of the program to Wright-Patt.

WYSO Weekend: June 5, 2011

Jerry Kenney — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:33:57 +0000

Full episode of WYSO Weekend for June 5, 2011 containing a wrap of the WYSO News Department's series, The New Face of Wright-Patt:

-BRAC : How It All Began, by Emily McCord

-BRAC’s Economic Potential, by Jerry Kenney

BRAC: What's Next

Emily McCord — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:40:00 +0000

We wrap up our series “The New Face of Wright-Patt” looking at the big gains of the recent BRAC decision with a cautious eye toward the future. Gone are many of our manufacturing jobs but the Miami Valley is staying true to its roots of aviation and innovation. Emily McCord looks at how Wright-Patt is writing a new chapter in our history.

Invitation to Ohio

Sarah Buckingham — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:40:00 +0000

A total of twelve hundred new jobs will come to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base because of BRAC – the Base Realignment and Closure. When military personnel are told their jobs are moving they must move too. But civilians working for the Air Force have a choice. And this BRAC has been particularly successful in getting civilians to pack up their homes and relocate their families. Sarah Buckingham reports on a unique effort by Ohioans that made the Miami Valley particularly attractive.

Partnerships in Higher Education

Juliet Fromholt — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:40:00 +0000

June 1st marked the ribbon-cutting for the 711th Human Performance Wing that’s coming to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a result of BRAC. It brings new missions to the base and will strengthen existing ones, which means there’s even more opportunity to strengthen historic partnerships between the base and Wright State University and keep student and faculty research in the Miami Valley well after graduation. Juliet Fromholt reports on the base’s partnerships in higher education.