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  • Ceremony features 88 ABW commander as guest speaker

    Col. John Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, served as the keynote speaker during the base's observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 26 outside the Arnold House in Area A. The event was coordinated by the base Chiefs Group.The ceremony included an invocation, moment of silence,

  • Fund drive seeks to raise more than $2.3M this year

    A host of events supporting the 2014 Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign have already started, with one of its largest, the annual celebratory Charity Fair and Campaign Kickoff, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Wright State University's Nutter Center. The kickoff is open to all

  • Medical Center to promote advance care planning

    The decisions individuals make regarding their healthcare preferences and treatment wishes at the end-of-life are extremely important. Gov. John Kasich has proclaimed Oct. 12-18 as Ohio Advance Directives Week or "Honoring Wishes Week."  To help educate and empower its patient population,

  • Handful of records set at 2014 marathon

    Four Air Force Marathon participants set race records during the 18th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 20 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.Kenneth Bestine, 48, of Cly-mer, New York, set the record for the overall male full marathon wheelchair division with a time of 1:18:23, beating the

  • Wanting it, dreaming it, achieving it

    Among the thousands of runners for the sold out 2014 Air Force Marathon was an Air Force ROTC cadet from the University of Cincinnati. Jesse Tewksbury ran his first marathon with more than 30 other cadets and staff members from the AFROTC's Northeast Region.Three years ago, Tewksbury (Tewks), an

  • TACP-M ties it all together

    Embedded deep within an Army maneuver unit lies an Airman. Charged with orchestrating critical close-air support, oftentimes it's the effort of this combat maestro that means the difference between life and death on the battlefield - he is known as a tactical air control party or TACP for

  • A-29 Super Tucano arrives at Moody AFB

    The first of 20 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft arrived here Sept. 26, in preparation for the Afghanistan pilot and maintenance training mission.The A-29 is a light air support training aircraft that will be used to train 30 Afghan pilots and 90 Afghan maintainers as part of a requirement from the

  • Thompson accepts AFLCMC flag

    Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, passes the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center flag to Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson in a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Sept. 26. Thompson will officially take command of AFLCMC Oct. 2.

  • Awards recognize value of diversity, inclusion

    The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Diversity Leadership Awards ceremony Sept. 17 at the Wright-Patt Club honored recipients who were identified as key players in promoting the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.   Col. John Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, delivered the

  • Busy Airmen must still embrace core values

    Air Force core values ... it is a concept often used and I find taken for granted. Today's Air Force is half its size from a decade ago, with more advanced and complex technologies, demands, and there is a constant need for speedy answers. Over the years, I fear busy Airmen don't often reflect how