• More than 50 Wright-Patt staff sergeants selected for promotion

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosted its technical sergeant release party July 14. Fifty-three Airmen made the list of new selects out of just 5,354 Air Force-wide.With the lowest rate selection in over 25 years, only 14.5% of Airmen made rank this year.“I

  • A new view on life: Come experience all your FSS has to offer

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A little over a year ago after arriving at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the 88th Force Support Squadron, I wrote a commentary for Skywrighter titled, “Your FSS doors are open: A plea for community engagement.” My goal was to encourage the installation

  • Magicians behind the curtain: 88th Surgical Operations Squadron

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- If you are on active duty, a dependent, retiree or even an eligible Veterans Affairs patient in the Dayton area who needs specialized medical care, odds are you’re going to pay a visit to the doctors, nurses and other medical staff at Wright-Patterson Medical

  • 88 DTS does it out of sight and beneath the surface

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 88th Diagnostics and Therapeutics Squadron “dominates the dirty work” behind the scenes often finding things that are hidden from view.“When I was deployed to Afghanistan, I had that epiphany as a senior airman/staff sergeant,” said Senior Master Sgt.

  • News Release: Heating and coolant systems spill under control on Area B

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – At 10:52 a.m., base crews responded to a report of spilled heating and coolant fluids at the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Building 840, on Area B of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The response found that 1,500 gallons of heating and coolant