• Memorial Day ceremonies on tap Monday

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Senior leaders from the installation are speaking at Memorial Day ceremonies across the Miami Valley on May 30. Here is the list of speakers, event locations and start times:

  • WPOSC awards 11 scholarships to military dependents

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Wright-Patterson Officers’ Spouses’ Club awarded nearly a dozen scholarships to military family members totaling $20,000 during a ceremony May 12 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Each year, WPOSC awards scholarships to dependent children and spouses of

  • Wright-Patt teen named Ohio Military Youth of the Year

        WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Jamari Deshaun Jones, a teen member of the Prairies Youth Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has won the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Ohio Military Youth of the Year

  • Echoing a call for change

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Gen. CQ Brown’s 2020 charge to “accelerate change or lose” is our call to action and meet the challenges of our time. But as an Airman and civil engineer, what does this mean?We already seem to be defined by change. The Air Force is driven by ever-changing

  • Find affordable treasures at Thrift Shop

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A well-known line says one person’s rubbish is another person’s treasure. While that may certainly be true, the Wright-Patterson Officers’ Spouses’ Club Thrift Shop elevates the donate, consign and shop experience. It’s fun … and mutually beneficial.Whether

  • 12 steps to grilling safety

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The grilling season upon us. Next time you fire it up, consider the following guidance to avoid making your summer-grilling experience memorable for all the wrong reasons:1. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to maximize the safe operation of its

  • Commander hosts first in-person call since pandemic

          WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Col. Patrick Miller and 88th Air Base Wing leadership held the first in-person commander’s call since the beginning of COVID-19 restrictions two years ago to

  • Wright-Patt stages mass-casualty exercise

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Seconds after receiving a phone call that a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft reported an in-flight emergency, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department sprang into action.“The way the fire stations are set up, our firefighters can respond to an

  • New Wright-Patterson honor Guard members participate in graduation ceremony

    New members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard demonstrate a six-man flag-fold during their graduation ceremony, April 25, 2022. Guardsmen demonstrated the full funeral service, including gun salute and taps, prior to receiving their honor guard badges. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J.

  • Start prepping now to cross finish line

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Sweat, tears, medals and a feeling of accomplishment is what awaits those who cross the finish line at the 2022 Air Force Marathon. Before that, the body should be trained to perform.The Air Force Marathon team provides training programs for the full and half