• Town hall briefings to explain Enterprise Service Desk

    A series of town hall briefings have been set to inform the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community about the Enterprise Service Desk's (ESD) upcoming transition to an entirely virtual system (vESD). The ESD is currently the mechanism for obtaining assistance with computer trouble tickets.The

  • Recycling policy developed to cut base costs

    A 100 percent recycling policy has been implemented at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Recycling Center, Bldg. 10293 in Area A, for all paper and cardboard products. This new policy is being implemented in order to benefit the base by reducing Wright-Patterson's environmental footprint and also

  • Recognizing what makes the real Air Force

    At some point in our service to our great nation, many of us have heard or have been told, "This isn't the real Air Force."My first exposure to the term was soon after arriving at basic training. It was a bit of a rocky start and it didn't take long for me to reconsider my career choice. Let's just

  • Volunteers ready holiday cookies for delivery to Airmen

    Cookies of every flavor, shape and color were donated to bring some holiday cheer to unaccompanied Airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Now in its 14th year, the Airmen's Holiday Cookie Drive is a program where volunteers donate homemade cookies that are then packaged and delivered to

  • Reduce slips, trips and falls at work and home

    Life in the Miami Valley will soon change again as the mild temperatures of fall yield to the potentially brutal weather conditions that an Ohio winter can generate. This period routinely produces a significant number of slips, trips and falls (STFs), the perpetual leading source of lost workday

  • Winning holiday card promotes safety

    Organizations from across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base utilized their creativity and art skills to create holiday cards to compete in the annual Holiday Card Competition.

  • Wellness events planned for Dec. 8-12

    Civilian Health Promotion Services has a number of health testing opportunities and classes planned for Dec. 8-12. For details, call CHPS at 904-9359.Dec. 87-10 a.m. -- Free cholesterol screening and inbody composition testing -- Bldg. 571, Area B, Room 1587:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. -- Bod pods -- Bldg.

  • Holiday season is prime time for residential fires

    Residential fires during the holiday season are more frequent, more costly and more deadly than at any other time of the year. There are more than double the numbers of open-flame fires on Christmas Day than on an average day, and about twice as many on New Year's Day.And when those fires occur,

  • Base runs provide fun ways for participants of all ages to stay fit

    A group of approximately 200 runners, walkers and strollers gathered on Thanksgiving morning outside of Dodge Gym in Area A for the eighth annual Turkey Trot. The event consisted of 5K (3.1 miles) and 10K (6.2 miles) fun runs.According to event organizer Taz Peterson, base fun runs are meant to

  • 88 ABW Safety Office offers traffic safety courses to Airmen

    The 88th Air Base Wing Safety Office provides Intermediate Traffic Safety Course III, and Driver Improvement and Rehabilitation Course 5 IAW AFI 91-207, the U.S. Air Force Traffic Safety Program.The target audience for Course 3 is all first-term Airmen (including officers), ideally during attendance