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  • All Airmen must find the courage to innovate

    As we all know very well, the reduction in past and current budgets and the uncertainty about future budgets has placed the Air Force and all of its Airmen, military and civilian, under considerable pressure. This budget situation resulted in civilian furloughs in the last fiscal year, a government

  • Wright-Patt reservists return from deployment

    Members of 445 Airlift Wing, family and friends gathered at the Dayton International Airport May 3 to welcome home four Airmen from the 87 Aerial Port Squadron. The Airmen returned from an eight-month deployment at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan.While serving at the 376 Air Expeditionary

  • Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron provides care

    The 455 Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, provides movement of injured and sick patients around Afghanistan to a higher level of care. The unit uses fixed-wing aircraft such as the C-130J Super Hercules that allow a larger patient load, long-distance

  • Sergeant Major of the Army visits CSTARS

    The top senior enlisted member, Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army, Raymond Chandler III visited the Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills in Cincinnati during a June 11 tour.As a USO guest for the birthday of the Army celebration, Sgt. Maj. Chandler attended numerous events with

  • AFIT Welcomes New Commander and Vice Chancellor

    Lt Gen David Fadok, Commander and President, Air University served as the presiding officer of a Change of Command Ceremony on 12 Jun 2014 at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The ceremony honored AFIT's outgoing Commander and Vice Chancellor, Col Timothy Lawrence and welcomed his

  • Gay Airman paved path for future service

    With his father, a 30 year Air Force veteran by his side, Leonard Matlovich was just another scared but excited 19 year old taking the oath of enlistment in 1962. He couldn't predict then that his presence in the Air Force would ignite a national debate. Shortly after his enlistment, the war in

  • Wing announces fun, family-oriented Sports Day

    The 88 Air Base Wing will host a day of fun, family-oriented and Olympic-style sports activities July 11 at Bass Lake from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Sports Day will include a burger burn and friendly competition among 88 ABW groups.All active-duty and civilian personnel from 88 ABW are welcome to

  • Base, community leaders to create more partnerships

    Air Force and Miami Valley community officials announced new partnership plans June 11 at the Prairies Religious Education Facility, Bldg. 229, 682 Chapel Lane, Area B. The Air Force Community Partnership Initiative is focused on leveraging base and community resources and capabilities for mutual

  • Expo will promote educational options

    Youth and adults can explore their education future at the annual Base Education Fair and Expo on 19 June, 10:00AM-2:00PM at the WPAFB Club. This highly sought after free event is open to all base personnel and families and will offer many educational opportunities to develop new career paths as

  • Information Directorate part of tech transfer initiative

    The Department of Defense is accelerating the transfer of technologies from government laboratories into the civilian marketplace. As an initial experiment for the demonstration of new business processes, DOD selected the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL's) Information Directorate here for