• Gate 15A reopens after 2-month renovation

    Senior Airman D’Mario Woodward and Staff Sgt. Clayton Reis, both with the 88th Security Forces Squadron, open Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Gate 15A the morning of June 21, 2021. The gate had been closed for a period of two months as it went through an upgrade and a cover was built over it.

  • Native ‘seed bombs’ created for bee pollinators

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- In celebration of Pollinator Week, observed the third week of June every year, the Prairies Youth Center taught students about pollinators in the local area and how to take care of these native inhabitants.Students created native “seed bombs,” which are a

  • Class 21-E graduates from Airman Leadership School at Wright-Patt

    Airman Leadership School Class 21-E poses for a class photo with Col. Michael Phillips (far left), 88th Air Base Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer (far right), 88th ABW command chief, at the end of its graduation ceremony June 17, 2021, inside the Wright-Patterson Air Force

  • Roley assumes command of 88th Operations Support Squadron

    Master Sgt. Thomas Scott, 88th Operations Support Squadron superintendent, renders the ceremonial first salute to his new commander, Lt. Col. Donald Roley, during the squadron’s change of command ceremony June 21, 2021, at Wright-Patterson Air Force base, Ohio. The 88th OSS oversees the operation of

  • ‘Aspiring leaders’ graduate from LEADership Wright-Patt program

    In line with 88th Air Base Wing values, recent graduates of the LEADership Wright-Patt program made a personal investment to develop into prospective Wright-Patterson AFB leaders by completing a five-month course on training, networking and exposure to various base organizations.Leading up to the

  • New-look Gate 15A set for reopening

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - After a two-month closure for a construction project, Gate 15A off state Route 844 will reopen to traffic June 21.Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is scheduled to resume normal operating hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the access-control

  • Grand opening planned for Prairies Youth Center’s new game room

    James Smith, 14, plays air hockey as Evelyn Wilbern, 12, checks out the foosball table behind him June 10, 2021, in the Prairies Youth Center’s new game room. The venue, which is having its grand opening June 18, features free arcade games. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

  • Air Camp attendees get hands-on learning at Wright-Patt

    A camper is shown the inside of a C-17 Globemaster III cockpit by Capt. Matthew Bush, 89th Airlift Squadron pilot, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on June 14, 2021. Air Camp is a STEM program designed to raise interest in aviation among middle school students. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J.

  • Juneteenth declared as a Federal Holiday, June 18 Holiday Hours

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - In recognition of today's declaration of Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday, most Wright-Patterson AFB services will be closed Friday, June 18, in observation of the holiday.The following organization’s hours and services will be affected on Friday, June 18.Base

  • Use feedback correctly to in your unit, Airmen

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Many years ago as a new technical sergeant, I asked my master sergeant supervisor for an initial feedback. After a few weeks, I reminded him, and again a few weeks later.Finally, he huffed and said, “You know, if I give you one, I’ll have to hold you to