• Ceremony celebrates ALS Class 24-A

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 21 graduates in a ceremony Dec. 6 at the Wright-Patterson Club. Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Joslin, Air Force Materiel Command first sergeant, guest speaker and class mentor, congratulated the

  • Retiring K9 Defender is a ‘Good Boy’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—The radio on the podium, next to the microphone, crackled to life.“Kilo-8, control. Kilo-8, control. Kilo-8, this is control. This is the last call for Kilo-8”The last call is a poignant moment in the retirement ceremony of a peace officer—whether it is for a

  • AFSA Kittyhawk Chapter 751 hosts holiday party for Vets

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Sergeants Association Kittyhawk Chapter 751 hosted their annual holiday party at the Dayton Veterans Affairs (VA) campus on December 2, 2023. Judy Garcia, the VA Center for Development and Civic Engagement representative for the AFSA chapter,

  • BBB Offers Tips For Holiday Deliveries

    DAYTON, Ohio -- As the holidays near, you’ll start to see more delivery trucks, such as Amazon and USPS, especially with the high demand of online shopping. If you’re among those expecting package deliveries, protect yourself from porch pirates and other scammers.          Be alert this season for

  • Wright-Patt applauds 7 on chief master sergeant select list

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force has announced its newest chief master sergeant selects – and the list includes seven names from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This year, Air Force officials selected 506 senior master sergeants for promotion out of 2,249 eligible for a

  • 88 FSS strengthens Wright-Patterson’s warfighter mission, people

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Force Support Squadron, the largest in the continental United States, continues to shape its various missions and initiatives, “dominating the dirty work” to reach all Airmen, staff and their families.Through its effort to enable worldwide missions

  • USAFA enlisted faculty members visit AFIT

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of Technology hosted three enlisted faculty members from the United States Air Force Academy, Oct. 17, aiming at educating current enlisted master’s students there about opportunities to teach.USAFA’s Enlisted Academic Faculty Program

  • Opportunities, advantages still abundant in this changing world

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force and American workforce is facing some dynamic and challenging times.As we struggle with inflation, we also battle unemployment and uncertainty in a changing world. As most citizens want higher pay for their services, they also want to work from

  • Take steps to fend off the flu this winter

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Cold and flu season is here again.According to the World Health Organization, there are around a billion cases of seasonal influenza annually. Symptoms typically present within four days after infection and usually last about a week.Influenza is a highly

  • AFIT explores collaborations with CMU-Africa

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Air Force Institute of Technology professor Aihua Wood traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, in September to explore collaboration opportunities with Carnegie Mellon University-Africa.Established in 2011, CMU-Africa provides full-time graduate engineering education