• New contracting agency stand up increases AF efficiencies

    The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency officially stood up during a transition ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 13.Following manpower cuts last year, Air Force leaders designed AFICA, a field operating agency that reports directly to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

  • America Recycles Day - Base tours promote recycling benefits

    Nov. 15 marks America Recycles Day, and the work force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base can learn more about recycling today through tours of the base's recycling center.The recycling center is located in Bldg. 293, Area A, underneath the water tower on Newark St. and Kuglics Blvd. No reservations

  • Quarterly exercise to test base’s readiness

    Residents in communities near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base may hear a variety of sounds - ranging from sirens, to "Giant Voice" audio messages, to emergency response vehicles - beginning Nov. 4 through Nov. 8 as the base's workforce takes part in a quarterly exercise. Visitors attempting to gain

  • Holiday Cookie Drive coming

    Cookie bakers who have a soft spot in their hearts for hungry Airmen will want to note Dec. 3 on their calendars. That's when the 13th annual Airman's Holiday Cookie Drive at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been set to take place at the Community and Airmen Center, Bldg. 1222, Kittyhawk Center.

  • Base to host fall job fair

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will host a job fair Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wright State University's Nutter Center. The job fair is open to active-duty military, veterans, reservists, Guard members and family members. Department of Defense civilians and the public are also invited to

  • Honor Flight Dayton seeks volunteers as greeters

    Volunteers are needed to join in a dedicated group's determination to honor U.S. military veterans as they return from their trip to visit their memorials in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10. Volunteers from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community will be needed to greet Honor Flight participants

  • Recycling on base still active, still important

    American trash is still piling up faster than it can be recycled. Americans generate about 250 million tons of trash per year and recycle at about 35 percent, according to the Environment Protection Agency. Those figures have improved slightly over the last three years, but there is still work to be

  • 17th Air Force Marathon kicked off at Wright-Patt

    On a rainy last day of summer in a sold out event hosted by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, runners from across the country and from around the world competed in the 2013 U.S. Air Force Marathon, Sept. 21. Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander welcomed runners and