• 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

  • Base announces special holiday operating hours for Thanksgiving

    The following base gates, facilities and services will have adjusted hours in observance of Thanksgiving on Nov. 23 and Air Force Materiel Command Family Day on Nov. 24 (if not listed, consider it closed):GATES1A (Commissary Gate)Nov. 23-24: open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.12A (AFMC headquarters)Open 24/715A

  • Be ready: Winter is on its way

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Did you know that November is Winter Weather Awareness Month?While the danger from winter weather varies across the country, nearly all Americans, regardless of where they live, are likely to face some type of severe winter weather at some point in their

  • Local CFC campaign to end, but time remains to give

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Dayton District’s 62nd annual Combined Federal Campaign will end Nov. 17, but organizers say that donation opportunities will exist until the federal fundraising drive ends in mid-January.As of Nov. 6, local CFC efforts raised $157,000, inching closer to

  • Wright-Patt man completes hike of Appalachian Trail

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The expedition was 15 trips and 13 years in the making, but Rob Ligas ultimately conquered the Appalachian Trail.This past summer, the Air Force retiree and longtime 88th Civil Engineer Squadron member made a final push through the arduous “100-mile

  • Base announces special holiday operating hours for Veterans Day

    The following base gates and facilities will have adjusted hours in observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 10 and Air Force Materiel Command Family Day on Nov. 13 (if not listed, consider it closed):GATES1A (Commissary Gate)Nov. 10 and 13: open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.12A (AFMC headquarters)Open 24/715A (State

  • Be a doer, make a difference for all that matters

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Our society is obsessed with the superficial. Spend any amount of time on social media, watching sports or driving around a city and we are bombarded with ads and billboards aimed at selling us on how to look younger, more attractive or more sophisticated.The

  • Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 26 graduates in a ceremony Oct. 19 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.Chief Master Sgt. Doug Middendorf, 88th Communications Squadron senior enlisted leader, guest speaker and