• Wright-Patt welcomes runners to the 22nd Air Force Marathon

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is ready to welcome tens of thousands of runners, spectators and vendors during Air Force Marathon weekend Sept. 13-15, 2018. “We could not be more excited to welcome so many people from all around the country, and even the

  • September is National Preparedness Month; are you prepared

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – National Preparedness Month, is sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and is recognized in the United States each September.Chances are, you’ve heard catch phrases throughout your lifetime reminding you of the importance of planning and being

  • Lt. aids Romanian allies with flight line ops

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – 1st Lt. Eric Fonnesbeck learned Romanian during a missionary trip for his church in 2010 and used that knowledge in 2018 to help the Romanian Air Force setup an airstrip for F-16s. The trip to Romania was a departure from his day job as a data analytics program

  • Easing gate access traffic flow

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – You had a great night of sleep and you woke up feeling refreshed and energized. You grab your travel mug of coffee, jump in the car, crank up your favorite tunes, and head out to conquer another productive day at work. The sun is shining, life is good… then

  • Senior leadership recognizes newest enlisted promotees

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –Col. Thomas Sherman, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Arbona, 88th ABW command chief, co-hosted a ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club, Aug 30, to recognize Team Wright-Patt’s newest enlisted promotees.  The ceremony

  • Secretary of the Air Force urges innovation in software acquisition model

    The process used by the Air Force to acquire software is archaic and needs to modernize now if the service is to win in a peer-to-peer conflict, said Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson.The secretary made those observations and gave a glimpse into the future of software acquisition during her

  • UPE Integration Team Lead visits Wright-Patt; learns of collaboration

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Brig. Gen. Edward L. Vaughan, the new Air Force Unexplained Physiological Events Integration Team lead, visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Aug. 27 to tour the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Onboard Oxygen Generating System lab and learn how 711HPW is

  • History office plays key role in OCP emblem-to-patch conversion

    Since early recorded history, warring tribes often carried banners or flags marked with emblems to represent factions and motivate their warriors to fight for the cause. It is to this historical tradition that we can trace the evolution of military emblems and patches. As the Air Force begins

  • AFRL research engineer receives AFOSI officer of the year award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio  – Who knew that an Air Force Research Laboratory research engineer from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, an Air Force Office of Special Investigations reservist and a published novelist could be a four-time recipient of an AFOSI officer of the year award? Maj.