• Hanscom SFS Captures Best in AF Again

    For the second year in a row, and the third time in four years, members of the 66th Security Forces Squadron at Hanscom Air Force Base are celebrating their selection as the Air Force Outstanding Small Size Security Forces Unit award.Hanscom's defenders beat out 24 other small security forces

  • Final phase of base's Fallen Warrior Memorial project begins

    Base officials, the Wright-Patterson Junior Force Council and the Dayton-Wright Chapter Young AFCEANs of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, began the final phase of the construction of the Wright-Patterson AFB Fallen Warrior Memorial Park, April 27.The park, located in the

  • Sexual assault survivor outlines steps for victims, commanders

    A former Marine intelligence officer shared how she survived a sexual assault and moved toward wholeness again as part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Claire Russo told her story of hope and resiliency April 15 at the Wright-Patterson

  • Inaugural 5k to honor fallen EOD

    The first annual Fallen EOD 5k will be held at May 7 at 9 a.m. at Eastwood Park, Mad River Shelter, 1385 Harshman Road, Dayton. The inaugural event is being held in honor of "Team Tripwire", comprised of Tech Sgt. Matthew Schwartz, Senior Airman Bryan Bell and Airman 1st Class Matthew Seidler.The

  • Wright-Patt Top 3 hosts Speed Mentoring event

    Senior NCOs at Wright-Patterson have a unique opportunity for mentoring and insight at an event to be hosted at the Wright-Patterson Club on May 8th from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.Dubbed "Speed Mentoring", the session allows Master Sgt. selects, Master Sgts. and Senior Master Sgts. to pick the brains of Chief

  • Committed to improve service throughout the Air Force

    In early 2015, flights within the 88th Aerospace Medicine Squadron merged into one.  Audiology, Occupational Medicine and Flight medicine became Aerospace Operational Medicine. Later that year, AOM was charged with becoming Air Force Materiel Command's sole test site and model home for the Air Force

  • KC-46 wins DoD Environmental Award

    The KC-46 Program Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) Team was named winner of the Environmental Excellence in Weapon System Acquisition Award, Large Program category, by the Department of Defense, on April 22.   The award, which is part of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Environmental

  • New Air Force Development Planning effort key to Third Offset

    In 2030 and beyond, the Air Force will achieve air superiority with a networked family of capabilities that may include legacy systems like the F-22 and F-35, new concepts such as manned/unmanned teaming, and advanced weapons including lasers, hypersonic munitions, or cyber capabilities.To help the

  • Second quarter base-wide exercise begins May 2

    The second quarter week-long, base-wide exercise for 2016 begins May 2 and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel will once again be called upon to respond to a variety of emergency scenarios that the base populace could potentially face.As is the case each quarter, the exercise events slated for