• 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

  • CFC under way, many ways to give back

    The 2015 Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) officially started with the nationally-acclaimed Charity Fair and Campaign Kickoff at the Wright State University Ervin J. Nutter Center Oct. 7.The event brought in 125 charities that displayed their programs and services."We are very thankful

  • Combat Arms instructors provide critical training to deploying personnel

    A slow release of air drains from the lungs of another group of students as they squeeze the brass trigger of their weapons, ejecting another bullet on a one-way trip to its target.On this day, another group of Airmen and civilians from across Wright-Patterson participated in an M-9 qualification

  • AFRL and Central State University equipping future researchers for success

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, Central State University, and Universal Technology Corporation recently cut the ribbon for the new Additive Manufacturing Laboratory, a facility that promises to equip future materials researchers as well as provide collaborative opportunities for researchers at