• Holiday Cookie Drive Returning

    Cookie bakers who have a soft spot in their hearts for hungry unaccompanied Airmen will want to note Dec.2 on their calendars. That's when the 15th annual Airmen's Holiday Cookie Drive at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will take place from 6 a.m. to noon at the Community and Airman Center (CAC),

  • UD Military Appreciation Night: A night of Patriotism

    The University of Dayton hosted Military Appreciation Night November 13 during the men's basketball team's first home game against Southeast Missouri State.Prior to tip-off, the Wright-Patterson AFB Honor Guard presented the colors and a group of Airmen--all volunteers--pulled a U.S. Garrison Flag

  • STEM event reaches female middle school students

    Female middle school students were shown that they, too, can develop their interests in science, technology, engineering and math at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's and the Air Force Research Laboratory's event, "STEM-ulate Your Mind: Girls RULE!" Nov. 7 at STARBASE Wright-Patt.AFRL and the

  • Scenarios Create 'realistic' training

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel faced a series of events designed to complete several annual exercise requirements and evaluate the installation's ability to respond to emergencies base-wide November 2-6.Activities started early November 2 as the Emergency Operations Center was activated

  • Heroes Welcoming Heroes: Community and Wright-Patt thank recent deployers

    A lighthearted, fun-filled and family-friendly evening held Nov. 5 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, was enjoyable for everyone present, but also had a very specific message to deliver: Welcome home, deployers.Military service members who returned home

  • Veterans Day gate and facility hours of operation

    The following gates and facilities will have different hours of operation on Wednesday, Nov. 11th, 2015 in observance of Veterans Day. Facilities not listed should be considered closed for the day. GATE FACILITY FACILITY 1A (Fairborn Gate) Open 24 hours

  • Runners dodge 'living dead' during 1st Zombie Chase 5K

    Wright-Patterson Fitness Programs hosted its first Zombie Chase 5K on Oct. 30. The event attracted 102 participants from across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base with runners taking off from Bass Lake at 4 p.m. then dodging zombies located throughout various parts of the Bass Lake area.Jesse Peterson

  • Wright-Patt welcomes sexual assault response coordinator

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has welcomed Carmen Schott as the new sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program manager, but she is not new to the community. She was the SARC here for about a year in 2009-2010.Schott holds master's and

  • AFIT graduate programs reviewed

    The Air Force Institute of Technology's engineering programs recently underwent a re-accreditation review by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.Dr. Todd Stewart, director & chancellor of AFIT, said the review ensures AFIT'S educational excellence in the fields of engineering and