• Plasma Physics and Sensors Laboratory host Pizza and Plasma Event

    The Air Force Research Laboratory's, Sensors Directorate,  Plasma Physics and Sensors Lab (PPSL) here at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, recently held a poster session and tour with a theme of 'Pizza and Plasma.'While the word "plasma" may conjure up the yellow-colored liquid component of blood in

  • Gate 1A to Change Operating Hours

    Gate 1A (Fairborn gate) in Area A at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, will reduce its hours of operation from 24 to 16 hours per day, opening from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The change will take place Nov. 29 when the gate closes at 10

  • Providing the place: WPAFB and the Dayton Peace Accords

    It's difficult to think of peace right now; the attacks on Paris are in the hearts and on the minds of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the local community. News stations cycle updates 24/7 and social media vibrates with more personal expressions of peace and patriotism--all homegrown efforts to

  • 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