• Annual charitable campaign more than a donation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – As one of the largest federal workplace giving campaigns in the world, the Combined Federal Campaign has raised over $8.4 billion for charitable organizations in the last 60 years.Not only does CFC allow people to donate toward a cause, but the program also

  • AFIT earns reaccreditation for 10 years

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - In March, the Higher Learning Commission reaffirmed the Air Force Institute of Technology’s accreditation for the maximum 10-year period.As an independent organization, HLC accredits degree-granting, postsecondary educational institutions in the North Central

  • 445th AW Reservists participate in USTRANSCOM exercise

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - 445th Airlift Wing Reservists continue their participation in the 2021 U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) week-long aeromedical and global patient movement exercise, Ultimate Caduceus, that began April 26, 2021 here. Approximately 250 personnel

  • Commander lauds base’s ‘extraordinary’ accomplishments

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Col. Patrick Miller and 88th Air Base Wing leadership held a virtual commander’s call April 29 to celebrate how Airmen across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have exemplified core values in and out of uniform.The 88 ABW and installation commander began the

  • Pharmacy technician named Civilian Category I of the Year

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio-- Surprise and excitement were the first things running through Ryan Porterfield’s mind upon learning he had won the 88th Air Base Wing’s Civilian Category I of the Year Award for 2020.“I was shocked,” he said. “It’s a great honor to receive this award at a base

  • World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday

    XENIA, Ohio -- What do the construction of the Empire State Building, Prohibition, the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, the Holocaust, World War II, Vietnam, the first man in space and Sept. 11 attacks all have in common?All of these events and many more happened in the last 100 years. They also took

  • Pinwheels placed to promote childhood safety

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio -- April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is showing its support with pinwheels.Every April, the president issues a proclamation for National Child Abuse Prevention Month to encourage public awareness of child abuse

  • Key Spouse Program supports families

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio --The military strives to support families of its deployed members. One of the most effective ways is through the Key Spouse Program.“The Key Spouses can help take care of families during a deployment,” said Beth Miller, the 88th Air Base Wing’s key spouse