• 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

  • Retiree Appreciation Day draws crowd

    Approximately 350 military retirees and other interested attendees gathered Oct. 24 at the Hope Hotel's Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center for Retiree Appreciation Day. The annual event was designed to better inform retirees of their retirement benefits and current legislative issues."I feel

  • Installation prepares for week-long exercise

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's workforce will take part in a quarterly exercise designed to test and evaluate their responses to a variety of emergency situations Nov. 3-7.While installation operations will continue as scheduled with minimal disruptions, personnel can expect to see and hear