• 88 ABW announces holiday hours of operation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR BASE, Ohio — The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have adjusted hours of operation (if not listed, consider them closed) in observance of AFMC Family Days for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays: Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1:Gates1A (Fairborn Gate)

  • Virtual Focus Week registration open for free classes Jan. 25-29

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The first 88th Air Base Wing Virtual Focus Week of 2021 is scheduled for Jan. 25-29 and will be hosted online by the Education and Training Section office via the Commercial Virtual Remote environment.The theme for January is “Development: The Key to Success.”

  • Collection of deferred Social Security tax begins Jan. 1

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The tax collector is coming early in 2021.Paychecks of both military and civilian personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and throughout executive branch agencies will be smaller starting Jan. 1 through April.In an effort to provide temporary relief

  • Combined Federal Campaign Cause of the Week: Housing and Shelter

    Combined Federal Campaign Cause of the Week: Housing and ShelterBy Amy RollinsSkywrighter StaffThe Combined Federal Campaign is the official workplace giving campaign of the federal government, allowing federal employees and retirees to pledge monetary support and volunteer time to approved

  • Combined Federal Campaign Cause of the Week: Faith-based

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Combined Federal Campaign is the federal government’s official workplace giving campaign, allowing employees and retirees to pledge monetary support and volunteer time to approved charities. This year’s campaign runs from Sept. 21 to Jan. 15 under the

  • Civilians, military triumph at Airman Leadership School

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A very special class graduated recently from the CMSgt Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. And now its members are prepared to be leaders and supervisors.The class experienced several firsts, including civilian

  • Observation to mark 117th anniversary of powered flight

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander, along with members of the Wright brothers’ family and a limited number of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Park representatives, are scheduled to join together Dec. 17 at

  • Surveillance testing turns tables on COVID-19 detection

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is maintaining its fight against COVID-19 with the Air Force vice chief of staff-directed implementation of Tier-4 surveillance testing, geared toward the detection and isolation of coronavirus.Tier-4 surveillance testing was