• Paper airplanes take flight to help raise charitable funds

    Several paper airplanes took flight Oct. 29 in the rotunda of Bldg. 12, home of the Agile Combat Support (ACS) Directorate, contest sponsor. The competition was fiercely friendly as competitors competed in categories such as distance and accuracy.Each competitor entered the competition for $1 with

  • Paving projects planned for Areas A, B this month

    There are three paving projects that will be starting in Area A over the next couple of weeks. First, Skeel Avenue will be resurfaced from Wright Avenue to near Bldg. 206 starting Nov. 10. This project is scheduled to be complete on Nov. 14.Next, Parking Lot 14A (outside Headquarters Air Force

  • Wing announces hours of operation for Veterans Day

    The following facilities will have different hours of operation on Veterans Day, Nov. 11:GATES1A (Fairborn Gate) Nov. 11 Open 24/71B (Springfield Gate) Nov. 11 Closed12A (AFMC Headquarters) Nov. 11 Open 24/715A (Ohio 844) Nov. 11 Closed16A (Commercial Delivery) Nov. 11 Closed19B (National Road) Nov.

  • Traffic safety courses offered

    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 US Air Force Traffic Safety Program.The target audience for Course 3 is all first-term   Airmen (including officers), ideally during attendance

  • Keep safety in mind when using space heaters at home

    NOTE: This article deals with the use of space heaters in the home not with the use of space heaters in an office environment. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Instruction 32-2001, FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM, paragraph 22.8 reads: "Personal electrical space heaters are not authorized for use at WPAFB

  • Wellness events planned for mid-month

    Civilian Health Promotion Services has a number of health-testing opportunities and classes planned for Nov. 10-14. For details, call CHPS at 904-9359.Nov. 107-10 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. 571,

  • AF website/app highlights base programs, activities

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is one of many bases within the Air Force featured on the My Air Force Life website or app.This app highlights events happening within Wright-Patterson's 88th Force Support Squadron.On My Air Force Life one can find information on almost all of the programs and

  • Shape-changing flap takes to air

    A feature of aircraft design unchanged for nearly a century may have been twisted into a new shape as a result of a revolutionary new structure being tested in the Mojave Desert. A specially modified Gulfstream III jet successfully took to the skies over NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center Nov.

  • Air Force Research Laboratory honors top scientists, engineers

    Air Force Research Laboratory honored 12 outstanding scientists and engineers at the 2014 AFRL Fellows and Early Career Awards Banquet Oct. 30 for their exceptional contributions to advancing technologies for the warfighter. Eight were awarded AFRL Fellow status, the laboratory's highest award for

  • Hanscom key to Air Force cyber weapons

    With cyberspace unfolding as the newest frontier for battle, the U.S. needs weapon systems geared for that fight, and Hanscom AFB is leading the way.In 2013 the Air Force Chief of Staff designated six of the service's cyber capabilities as weapon systems. While not your typical air or ground