• Boeing completes successful first flight in KC-46 Program

    The KC-46 development program completed its first flight of Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) aircraft #1 Dec. 28.   EMD #1 is a provisioned 767-2C freighter and the critical building block for the KC-46 missionized aerial refueler.  The maiden flight took off at 9:29 a.m. (PST) from

  • A celebration of powered flight

    Col. John Devillier, commander of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, along with the great-grandniece and great-grandnephew of the Wright brothers, joined together the morning of Dec. 17 to lay a wreath commemorating the 111th anniversary of practical powered flight on Wright

  • Warfighters reap benefits as critical upgrades continue

    The AWACS 40/45 program office is delivering, and potentially accelerating, critical upgrades to the service's primary platform.Replacing the mission computing system and software originally installed in the 1970s, the new capability will enhance tracking and combat identification capabilities in

  • Recycling policy developed to cut base costs

    A 100 percent recycling policy has been implemented at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Recycling Center, Bldg. 10293 in Area A, for all paper and cardboard products. This new policy is being implemented in order to benefit the base by reducing Wright-Patterson's environmental footprint and also

  • Holiday season is prime time for residential fires

    Residential fires during the holiday season are more frequent, more costly and more deadly than at any other time of the year. There are more than double the numbers of open-flame fires on Christmas Day than on an average day, and about twice as many on New Year's Day.And when those fires occur,

  • 'Whiskey' to perform personnel recovery mission

    The Air Force has officially designated the new Combat Rescue Helicopter as the HH-60W.The need to acquire a new personnel recovery capability resulted in the June 2014 contract award to Sikorsky for eventual production and fielding of up to 112 aircraft with a potential value of approximately $7.9

  • Energy Action Month fuels base’s drive to conserve

    Team Wright-Patt showed tremendous initiative during October, the national Energy Action Month, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Energy Action Month campaign promoted energy and water conservation throughout the federal government, and the base populace at Wright-Patterson Air Force

  • Wing leaders visit Air National Guard base in Springfield

    Leaders from Wright Patterson Air Force Base's 88th Air Base Wing visited the Springfield Air National Guard Base on Oct. 29 to gain a better understanding of the 178th Wing's missions and strengthen their existing partnership.Col. John Devillier, 88 ABW commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charles

  • Paper airplanes take flight to help raise charitable funds

    Several paper airplanes took flight Oct. 29 in the rotunda of Bldg. 12, home of the Agile Combat Support (ACS) Directorate, contest sponsor. The competition was fiercely friendly as competitors competed in categories such as distance and accuracy.Each competitor entered the competition for $1 with