• Deployable landing system gives pilots global reach

    Airmen with the 46th Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, worked for several months to learn the setup process and basic maintenance of the D-ILS system. Their efforts will help standardize the setup checklists all air traffic control systems Airmen will use assembling D-ILS units around

  • RED HORSE demolishes pavilion, builds up Airmen at AFIT

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –  Airmen of the 200th RED HORSE Squadron from the Ohio Air National Guard demolished a condemned pavilion at the Air Force Institute of Technology here as part of a week-long Troop Training Project in early November.RED HORSE stands for Rapid Engineer Heavy

  • Take command: Enroll now for 2018 TRICARE coverage

    On Jan. 1, 2018, there are a number of changes coming to your TRICARE benefit. This includes a change to the current TRICARE regions. The current three regions (North, South and West) will become two regions (East and West). There will be new regional contractors for the new East and West regions.

  • Good mental health critical to readiness

    Mental health is a critical part of every Airman’s medical readiness. Although many service members worry that seeking mental health care will negatively effect their career, the opposite is usually true. With early identification and the right treatment by a medical professional, most mental health

  • 88th Air Base Wing announces holiday hours of operation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have different hours of operation (if not listed, consider them closed) in observance of Thanksgiving Day on Nov. 23 and AFMC Family Day on Nov. 24.GATES 1A (Fairborn Gate) Nov. 23 Open 6 a.m.

  • CFC fund drive is moving ‘full steam ahead’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s participation in the Combined Federal Campaign, the annual charity giving campaign for the entire federal workforce, is proceeding, campaign officials said, despite campaign-wide implementation challenges and continuing

  • ICU military nursing staff go above and beyond

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To be certified in critical care, it requires critical thinking and for the first time in years, the entire military nursing staff at the 88th Medical Group’s Intensive Care Unit just proved they have what it takes and became board certified.   “Being 100

  • AFRL-Carroll High School iGEM team earns Gold in Boston

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A Carroll High School academic team, mentored by CHS teachers and Air Force Research Laboratory scientists, earned a gold medal at the 2017 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in Boston, Nov. 9-13. This team, whose clever Twitter