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  • During hard financial times, Exchange brings value to Wright-Patt community

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer prices rose 6.5% last year. As the cost of living increases, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is prioritizing savings for Airmen and their families with everyday military-exclusive pricing and tax-free

  • Level Up Week returns Feb. 6-10

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Registration continues for the 88th Air Base Wing’s Level Up Week, which takes place Feb. 6-10.Administrators are set to launch a week of development and training opportunities for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base military and civilian personnel to increase

  • Base-employee labor relations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Base employees who want to initiate authorization for union-dues withholding may obtain an SF 1187 from any American Federation of Government Employees steward or official.The effective date will be the first full pay period after SF 1187 receipt by a customer

  • 88th Air Base Wing announces 2022 annual award winners

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –The 88th Air Base Wing’s 2022 award winners were announced during a ceremony Jan. 27 at the Wright-Patt Club.Col. Christopher Meeker, 88 ABW commander; Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, the wing’s command chief, and other base leaders hosted a spirited,

  • Groundwater-capture trench to aid PFAS response

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—One line of effort is being set in stone, clay and gravel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), where an army of construction workers and machines are digging a 420-foot-long trench toward a way to environmental progress.The project targets the hazardous

  • Toys for Tots benefits 8,000 local children in 2022

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --- The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program collected and distributed 19 million toys to 7.3 million needy children in 2022.It took place in over 800 communities, covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin

  • Wright-Patt aims to ‘dominate the dirty work’ in 2023

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Dirty work is often thought of as unflattering, tedious or boring – tasks in which you may have to wear certain gear as to not soil or stain your uniform of the day. It’s often overlooked and unappreciated.Those tasks are rarely sought after but vital to

  • 2022 CFC final week: Pledge to be a ‘change-maker’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- During this last week of the Combined Federal Campaign, the Wright-Patterson 2022 CFC committee challenges Team Wright-Patt to drive change and help the annual fundraising effort finish strong.  The final day to give using the CFC online system is Jan. 14. Go

  • Guest speaker to honor legacy of MLK Jr.

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Ahead of MLK Day, the 88th Air Base Wing will honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a special guest speaker event Jan. 12 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the USO Center.   The enduring Department of Defense theme for MLK Day is “Remember! Celebrate!

  • Wright-Patterson AFB to close Dec. 22 at 6 p.m. for inclement weather

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will close at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, in anticipation of the forecasted winter storm expected to move throughout the region during the next few days.Base-essential employees must use Gates 12A and 22B.Only emergency medical