• WPAFB Gate 15A to temporarily close due to construction

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Gate 15A on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Area A, the access-entry point off State Route 844, will be closed to all traffic from 6 p.m. April 16 until June 17 for a construction project.Base officials said it will improve security and traffic movement

  • Gate 15A to temporarily close at WPAFB

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Beginning April 19, Gate 15A on Area A, the access-entry point off State Route 844, will close to all traffic for a construction project.Gate 15A will be closed to all inbound and outbound traffic starting April 16 at 6 p.m. Work on the project is scheduled

  • Third event in History & Heritage Race Series on tap

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The F-117 Nighthawk will be the third historical aircraft featured in the History & Heritage Race Series, powered by the Air Force Marathon, beginning May 1.“The F-117 Nighthawk remains one of the most notable aircraft in U.S. Air Force history for its

  • New scheduling tool available for COVID-19 vaccine

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Beginning April 9, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel and beneficiaries will be able to schedule their own COVID-19 vaccine appointments.In coordination with the Defense Health Agency, the 88th Medical Group will pilot the DHA Appointing Portal, which

  • Gate 15A closure to affect commuters April 19 to June 17

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Entry controllers at Gate 15A on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are set to get more weather protection and base security will be enhanced when new facilities are constructed April 19 to June 17.Gate 15A will be closed to all inbound and outbound traffic

  • Strengthening, caring for team runway to success

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The 88th Air Base Wing recently updated its mission, vision, motto, values, characteristics and traits, and lines of effort.A line of effort links multiple tasks and missions to focus energy toward establishing operational and strategic conditions. These are

  • 88 MDG team makes progress in Detroit

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The 120 Airmen from the 88th Medical Group who departed for a COVID-19 mission in Detroit have been diligent by putting shots in arms.The team has been providing 5,000 vaccines a day, and another thousand have been delivered by mobile vaccination teams, which

  • Wright-Patt’s special operations director retires

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE- Ohio-- Dave Egner says he doesn’t enjoy games, but his strategic skills in helping operate Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s airfield and more make him look like a chess grandmaster.Egner retires April 2 after more than four decades of Air Force service as