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  • Military working dog retires after over eight years of service

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A retirement ceremony for Morgen, a military working dog with more than eight years of service, was held Feb. 24 at the 88th Security Forces facility on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The retirement was followed by his adoption by former handler Staff

  • 88 ABW personnel capture MAJCOM awards

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Eight 88th Air Base Wing Airmen and civilians recently won major command-level awards for fiscal year 2022.Six 88th Comptroller Squadron members were winners of Air Force Materiel Command financial management awards:· 88 CPTS: Financial Operations Office of

  • New targets give Defenders instant marks

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The 88th Security Forces Squadron recently purchased new targets, with squadron innovation funds, that give the shooter instant visual feedback.“These interactive targets are nice because you either hit the target and it falls down or you missed it,” said

  • Base exercises active shooter response

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into full lockdown Aug. 18, and first responders rushed to the scene of a simulated active-shooter scenario in the Kittyhawk area.Emergency “Giant Voice” and other electronic notifications, alerted personnel in Area A to

  • Take coffee break with Security Forces on April 9

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Security Forces Squadron will hold its next “Coffee with a Cop” on April 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. behind the Properties of Wright Field leasing office.The event gives residents and personnel a chance to chat beyond their morning gate stops with the Airmen

  • Security trainers sharpen defenders’ responsive edge

    DAYTON, Ohio –  Active shooter incidents in the United States saw the highest two-year averages in the past 16 years between 2014 and 2015, according to a 2016 report by the FBI.  Fatal shootings at Fort Hood, Fort Bragg, Washington Navy Yard and installations in Tennessee highlight that military