• Aircraft relocated to WPAFB from Hurricane Idalia’s path

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Miami Valley residents may notice increased aircraft traffic over the area for the next couple of days as military aircraft are flown to shelter from Hurricane Idalia.Aircraft from various Air Force bases near the impacted areas of Hurricane Idalia will begin

  • Wing conducts Readiness Exercise Validation Aug. 28-31

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Air Base Wing will conduct a Readiness Exercise Validation Aug. 28-31, testing military readiness through performance-based observation of mission-essential tasks.“The exercise will evaluate the wing’s ability to generate military personnel, cargo,

  • Old Pistols take down Young Guns in annual wellness ‘Challenge’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Old Pistols outdueled the Young Guns this summer in their annual health, wellness and networking “Challenge.”With a roster of majors, master sergeants, GS-14 civilians and above, the Old Pistols captured the 2023 title by rolling up 310,890 points –

  • 88th Air Base Wing announces 2nd-quarter award winners

    The 88th Air Base Wing’s second-quarter award winners for 2023 were announced July 31. There were 12 award categories. Individual and team winners now go on to compete at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center level.

  • Annual Retiree Appreciation Day set for Oct. 27

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 88th Air Base Wing will host the 2023 Retiree Appreciation Day at the Wright-Patt Club on Oct. 27.The annual event links attendees with various services and agencies, including the 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson Base agencies, Dayton Veterans

  • Base announces special holiday operating hours for Labor Day

    The following base gates, facilities and services will have adjusted hours in observance of Air Force Materiel Command Family Day on Sept. 1 and Labor Day on Sept. 4 (if not listed, consider it closed):GATES1A (Commissary Gate)Sept. 1 and 4: open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.12A (AFMC headquarters)Open 24/715A

  • Advance readiness by advancing education

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The great and influential scientist Albert Einstein once said: “If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.”As our teams work tirelessly to solve new problems in cyber and