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  • The White Bird: A living tribute to aviation history

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – From the Wright brothers’ first flight in 1903 to the technologic advancement of the F-35 Lightning II, we’ve come a long way in the evolution of aviation and mastery of controlled flight. The White Bird may be the finest evidence of that.The new Wright Model

  • Wright-Patt’s Arnold House: A front porch view of aviation evolution

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Can you imagine sitting on your front porch on a nice day, sipping a lemonade or sweet tea and witnessing the birth of aviation? That’s exactly what the residents of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s oldest building used to do on a regular basis during the

  • History & Heritage Race showcases P-38 Lightning during second race of 2023

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The P-38 Lightning will be the second retired aircraft to headline the 2023 History & Heritage Race Series, powered by the Air Force Marathon, beginning March 1.The event marks the second of six virtual races during the series’s third season. Each event

  • Chaplain office moves, available for support during holidays

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The base chaplain office, also known as the Religious Operations Center, has moved to the Kitty Hawk Chapel on Area A next to the bowling alley.“The base is moving towards a model of community response called Connected Care and it's an initiative that will

  • History & Heritage Race Series kicks off its third year

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The HH-3E Jolly Green Giant will be the first retired aircraft to headline the 2023 History & Heritage Race Series, powered by the Air Force Marathon, beginning Jan. 1.The upcoming event marks the first of six virtual races during the series’s third season.

  • Registration opens for fifth History & Heritage race

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio– The 2022 History & Heritage Race Series opened registration for the next virtual race August 1, featuring the F-86 Sabre.The U.S. Air Force’s first swept-wing jet fighter, the branch primarily used this fast aircraft in Korea opposing the Russian-built MiG-15.

  • Registration opens for History & Heritage Race Series

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — As the 2022 History & Heritage Race Series flies toward the Air Force Marathon, registration for the next virtual race opened Feb. 1 featuring the 1986 MH-53 Pave Low.The upcoming event marks the second of six virtual races as the series returns for a second

  • Retiring Surgeon General saw revolution in expeditionary care

    Air Force Medicine has changed significantly since 1986, when Lt. Gen. Mark Ediger left his family medicine practice in Missouri to join the Air Force. Ediger, the U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, retires June 1, after a 32-year career that took him around the world, through numerous postings and