• Installation Management Division: The trifecta of mission support

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – It can be argued that the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Installation Management Division provides for and protects Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s most valuable assets. The flights within 88 CEI ensure our Airmen, our land and every asset and piece of

  • Defense Acquisition University to host summit May 24

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Defense Acquisition University Midwest is hosting a summit for all defense companies in the Midwest. The summit will be held on May 24 at 9 a.m. at the DAU Kettering, Ohio, campus. The purpose of the summit is to discuss areas of collaboration between DAU

  • Great teacher, great leader

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Leadership. How do you define it? Is it a position? Is it a person? Is it a process? Maybe it’s power or influence? I would pose that the greatest leaders among us are not necessarily the senior executives, celebrated athletic coaches or respected political

  • Hiring summit bridges business transition for service members

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—Returning bigger than the year before, the Hiring Our Heroes Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Career Summit drew over 170 hopeful employees and almost 60 employees eager to offer opportunities to those who have served April 28.At the event, Col. Charles

  • Competitors set to go for inaugural Museum Mile

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Runners and walkers are eyeing the first-ever Museum Mile on May 11.The event honors the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s 100th anniversary. Registration continues through race day or until entries are filled.Hosted by the Air Force Marathon, the

  • Wright-Patt to host Community Reception Open House

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Displays, demonstrations and tributes will highlight Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Community Reception Open House on May 19. And there’ll be plenty of food, too.The 88th Air Base Wing event is set for 4:30 p.m. until dark around the Wright-Patt Club and

  • Sign up now! Inaugural Museum Mile set for May 11

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – There is only one week left until the first Museum Mile. Runners and walkers must register before or on race day May 11, or until entries are filled.The event honors the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s 100th anniversary.  Hosted by the Air Force

  • We don’t talk anymore

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It seems that every day the communication choices we make at home and in the workplace are becoming more relevant than at any time before.English singer Cliff Richards wrote a song titled, “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” I found the title and lyrics so fitting and

  • WPAFB fire chief looks back on 27-year career upon retirement

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Chief Jacob King retired after 27 years working for the Air Force as a civil service employee.“Chief King has been an indispensable part of the Wright Patt Fire Department and 788 CES for 27 years,” said Maj. Nathan

  • 2023 Air Force Marathon registration fees to increase May 9

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With only five months of race preparation and planning remaining, Air Force Marathon participants can save on their race entry fees if they register prior to the third scheduled price increase May 9.Registration for the full marathon, half marathon and