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  • Sign up now! Inaugural Museum Mile set for May 11

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – There is only one week left until the first Museum Mile. Runners and walkers must register before or on race day May 11, or until entries are filled.The event honors the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s 100th anniversary.  Hosted by the Air Force

  • We don’t talk anymore

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It seems that every day the communication choices we make at home and in the workplace are becoming more relevant than at any time before.English singer Cliff Richards wrote a song titled, “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” I found the title and lyrics so fitting and

  • WPAFB fire chief looks back on 27-year career upon retirement

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Chief Jacob King retired after 27 years working for the Air Force as a civil service employee.“Chief King has been an indispensable part of the Wright Patt Fire Department and 788 CES for 27 years,” said Maj. Nathan

  • 2023 Air Force Marathon registration fees to increase May 9

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With only five months of race preparation and planning remaining, Air Force Marathon participants can save on their race entry fees if they register prior to the third scheduled price increase May 9.Registration for the full marathon, half marathon and

  • Wright-Patt military child honored at White House

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A Wright-Patterson family member will unveil his artwork chronicling his life as a military child during a ceremony at the White House on April 28.Lucas Robinson, 13, will represent the U.S. Space Force by displaying his artwork in the White House’s East Room

  • Wright-Patt Airmen, civilians break world record

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – On a frigid evening earlier this year, while most Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel had gone home for a warm weekend with their families, eight Airmen and civilian volunteers gathered in a semicircle around 1st Lt. Justin O’Brien in a gymnasium at the

  • Commissaries continue mission to reduce environmental footprint

    FORT LEE, Va. – As Americans recently observed Earth Day on April 22, the Defense Commissary Agency continues its commitment to reducing the agency's environmental impact.Since 2005, DECA’s environmental program has recycled or diverted over 1.96 billion pounds of solid waste from landfills,

  • The never-ending quest for motorcycle safety

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- You wear your personal protective equipment. You stay on top of your motorcycle’s routine maintenance. You follow all rules of the road when you ride. What more can you do to be a safe rider? A LOT!Safety is one of those things in life that never ends. There

  • Emergency Management encourages flood safety as spring precipitation surges

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio -- Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States. Failing to evacuate flooded areas, entering flood waters, or remaining after a flood has passed can result in injury or death.Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land that is