• Mask mandate off after new DOD guidance

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in accordance with new Department of Defense guidance, removed the installation mask mandate as surrounding communities meet new health thresholds for COVID-19.The base also transitioned to Health Protection Condition Bravo+ on

  • Active-shooter exercise tests emergency response

    Senior Airman Andrew Barnes, 88th Security Forces Squadron, takes point as Defenders respond to an active-shooter exercise Feb. 23, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The exercise was held as part of the base’s regularly scheduled training to prepare for possible emergency scenarios.

  • Wright-Patterson honors employee for 55 years of service

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With more than 55 years of distinguished service to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s 88th Mission Support Group, and military overall, Judith Hughes retired Dec. 31 and was nominated for the Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award.Hughes performed a

  • Active-shooter exercise to assess safety, security measures

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will test and evaluate its response under pressure in a base-wide active-shooter scenario Feb. 23, the first of two such exercises planned on the installation this year.“Readiness translates to higher mission effectiveness and

  • Base moves HPCON level to Charlie

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base transitioned to Health Protection Condition Charlie on Feb. 11, as the four key performance indicators used to determine local threat levels have greatly improved.Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation

  • Wright-Patt Honor Guard eclipses a million miles traveled in 2021

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard ended 2021 with more than a million miles traveled, a milestone never reached before, while participating in nearly 4,300 funeral ceremonies and over 160 color postings.“It’s significant because, as far as we can

  • Sharing: A chance to learn from each other

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Right now, I’m reading a book by Tim Ferriss called “Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World.” The concept fascinates me.The author posed 11 questions to a wide array of personalities from celebrities to entrepreneurs to academics. The

  • 445th AW, 88th ABW Airmen lead community based learning for Afghan children

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Three Airmen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are among a small but mighty team offering community based learning to Afghan children and families temporarily residing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The volunteer teachers, all of

  • Spotlight: Sloan Gragg

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –Name and rank: Sloan Gragg, GS-12Duty title: Installation Real Property accountable officerUnit of assignment: Installation Management Division, 88th Civil Engineer GroupWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? In my role as the RPAO, I am charged with 100%

  • Small team, big responsibility

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- When one thinks of radioactive material, images of Homer Simpson or the “Back to the Future” flux capacitor may come to mind.At Wright-Patt, a team of four serve as subject matter experts on radioactive waste. Their job is less glamourous but much more