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  • August time trial on Wright-Patt attracts 175 competitors

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Ranging from 15 to 76, bikers of all ages raced against each other Aug. 9 during the Blue Streak Time Trial on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The 10-mile path follows Wright-Patt’s flightline.Coming in first place was 41-year-old Ben Peacock of Worthington,

  • Marathon needs more volunteers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 26th annual Air Force Marathon is less than a month away, and plenty of positions remain for people who want to help out.  More than 1,000 volunteers are still needed this year, officials said, as registration is only 35 percent filled. The sign-up period

  • Work-life balance: A challenge for us all

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- “Go home, Nate!”That’s a line I’ve heard from numerous commanders and supervisors on late afternoons or early evenings, while I was still in the office (working or not) after most of the team had gone home.It was a phrase meant to say: “It’s OK, the work will

  • Don’t let driver fatigue play role in your travel

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- This is the time of year many of us will spend extra hours behind the wheel as we drive to and from vacation destinations, recreational outings or social activities. Very often, that driving time slowly erodes our ability to operate a vehicle safely as the

  • Spotlight: Erin Burgan

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name and rank: Erin Burgan, NH-3Duty title: Family advocacy officerUnit of assignment: Family Advocacy Program, 88th Operational Medical Readiness SquadronWhat do you do at Wright-Patt?As family advocacy officer, I manage the installation Family Advocacy

  • Podcast delivers updates on contracting curriculum

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- “Contracting Conversations” is Defense Acquisition University’s newest podcast series to connect you with contracting experts in the community.DAU’s Jim Valley and Scott Williams host experts for brief discussions on topics impacting the contracting workforce

  • Ping-Pong bounces back into action at Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Ping-Pong is “back by popular demand,” an 88th Force Support Squadron event organizer said earlier this month.The year’s second tournament took place Aug. 11 at Wright Field Fitness Center, where 16 competitors participated in a double-elimination

  • 88th Air Base Wing announces special holiday hours of operation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have adjusted hours in observance of the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 5 and Air Force Materiel Command Family Day, Sept. 2 (if not listed, consider them closed):GATES1A (Fairborn/Commissary):Sept.

  • Mobility clinic to help amputee athletes chase goals

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Making a running start toward the races later that weekend, the Air Force Marathon’s Health & Fitness Expo will feature its second Amputee Mobility Clinic from 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 in McLin Gym at the Nutter Center.The clinic, partnering with Optimus

  • Honor Flight Dayton set to resume operations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Honor Flight Dayton has been grounded for nearly two-and-a-half years due to COVID-19 restrictions, but that all ends Aug. 27 when the flight for veterans takes off again.The first trip out of Dayton International Airport will carry five World War II, 10