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  • E-8 promotion list includes 16 from Wright-Patterson AFB

    Air Force officials selected 999 of 14,823 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant, including 16 NCOs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Among those on the promotion list are:Brian Charney, Headquarters Air Force Materiel CommandStephen Christian, 711 Human Performance

  • Straight Talk line available in crisis

    The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Straight Talk line supplements the base public website and local news media sources to deliver important information during a base emergency. The 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office manages both Straight Talk and the Wright-Patterson public web site,

  • Workshop helps Airmen make a 'Smooth Move'

    Moving to a new home is never an easy process under any circumstances. But for military personnel, a move involves so much more than packing and loading, especially if the move is overseas.To make the transition easier and more methodical, the Airman & Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) at Wright

  • Arko--More than man's best friend

    They say a dog is man's best friend. For members of the 88th Security Forces Squadron, the phrase means much more since military working dogs are a huge part of day-to-day operations.In February, the squadron lost one of its own. Arko, a 6-year old military working dog, who had deployed to

  • Ninety Wright-Patterson Airmen certified to teach self-defense

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base leadership plans to make self-defense training more readily available to Airmen in the near future by providing certified instructors to the base community.The self-defense instructor training program is part of leadership's on-going effort to cultivate strong,

  • Air Force continues force management programs

    Air Force leaders announced a resumption of all force management programs March 15 following a recently discussed strategic pause."After providing senior leadership a chance to evaluate the programs and assess our early progress, we are ready to resume immediate processing of voluntary applications

  • College, high school cadets visit Information Directorate

    More than 130 college and high school ROTC students visited the Information Directorate (RI) in Rome, N.Y., to learn everything from cyber security, to war fighter computer technology, to quantum entanglement as part of RI's outreach program to encourage students to pursue Science, Technology,

  • Transportation program saves Wright-Patt commuters thousands

    Before enrolling in the Mass Transportation Benefit Program (MTBP), a federally-funded program designed to reduce the number of vehicles on the road by providing subsidies that fund transportation for federal employees, Stel Kirbabas estimated that she spent two hours a day and more than 2,000 miles

  • AFLCMC transitions to new acquisitions management program

    In an effort to consolidate and streamline acquisition processes, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is transitioning to the One Acquisition Solution for Services (OASIS) Small Business Program, for support in securing professional service needs.OASIS will be used by AFLCMC's Engineering and