• Be ready for end of daylight saving time

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Those of us who remember will dutifully ensure our clocks are adjusted back one hour Nov. 7 with the departure of daylight savings time for another year.It has been suggested there is some correlation between the hour of sleep lost and an elevated incidence

  • 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 for the Veterans Day holiday Nov. 11 (if not listed, consider them closed):GATES1A (Fairborn Gate)Nov. 11- 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.12A (AFMC Headquarters)open 24 hours15ANov. 11

  • Prescribed burn season underway for Huffman Prairie

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The prescribed burn season at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officially began Nov. 1 and will continue through March 15, officials from the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Natural Resources Program announced.Prescribed burns are used to maintain and enhance the

  • People urged to kick habit during Great American Smokeout

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Are you willing to make the effort to quit for a day? What do you have to lose? It’s only a day. You can do it. This year’s Great American Smokeout is set for Nov. 18. This year’s theme is “Day 1.” It’s a day when thousands of people can begin their journey

  • Focus Week to emphasize Airmen needs

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Registration has begun for the 88th Air Base Wing’s fourth-quarter Focus Week.The next session is scheduled for Nov. 15-19 and open to all Wright-Patterson Air Force Base military members and civilians. Enrollment continues until three business days prior to

  • Area A road-realignment project set to begin

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The roads around Wright-Patterson Medical Center will be under construction beginning Nov. 22 for a realignment project scheduled to last nearly a year.Impacted areas will be along Spruce Way between Estabrook and Schuster roads as workers construct a new

  • Spotlight: Scott Abbott

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name and rank: Scott Abbott, GS-12Duty title: Resource adviserUnit of assignment: 88th Mission Support GroupWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? I provide financial support to leadership and three subordinate squadrons consisting of over 1,400 civilians, military

  • Simple, powerful principles lead to authentic leadership

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Many years ago, I came across an article on leadership and, as all of us have experienced at some point, words suddenly jump off the page with a particularly strong meaning.They usually come right at a time in our lives when we need to hear them the most.

  • Commanders lead bases during pandemic

    Col. Pat Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson AFB Installation Commander, and his counterpart at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts, 66th Air Base Group Commander Col. Katrina Stephens, shared their experiences as Installation Commanders during a recent episode of AFLCMC’s Leadership Log

  • Energy resilience focus of WPAFB exercise

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To test the effects of a widespread power-grid outage, the lights went out on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base last month for an exercise that disconnected the installation from commercial-power sources.An Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise “flipped the