• AFLCMC activation ceremony set for July 20 at AF Museum

    A ceremony formally marking the activation of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will take place 10 a.m. July 20 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force here. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, will officiate the ceremony during which Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore

  • Plan to close Ohio 444 moves forward

    The Air Force has signed the Record of Decision which allows the base to reconfi gure several gates that, when complete, will dramatically change the traffi c fl ow on base. The fi rst of these changes will be closing the section of Ohio 444 that currently bisects Area A. The Ohio Department of

  • One of AFIT’s own designs top app

    Wouldn't it be cool to design your own app? And wouldn't it be cool if the app was among the top 50 to be downloaded? Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's Maj. (Dr.) Kennard Laviers, an assistant professor of computer science in the department of electrical and computer engineering at the Air Force

  • TATTOO cancelled due to storm damage

    At approximately 4:35 p.m. severe storms with heavy rain and high winds passed over the base causing significant damage to the equipment staged to support Freedom's Call Tattoo on the grounds of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Base emergency personnel were already on scene and

  • Dedication to high standards makes Master Sgt. two-time award winner

    "This is a team award", said Master Sgt. Mark Lyle. "Someone has to stand up front to accept the award, but without my outstanding team, there would be no award--I am blessed to have such a good support system, in both the 445th Airlift Wing and the 88th Air Base Wing". After competing against all

  • Wing Commander receives new assignment

    Col. Amanda W. Gladney, 88th Air Base Wing commander has been selected for a new assignment as Director of Communications for Special Operations Command Europe in Stuttgart, Germany. The 88th Air Base Wing Change of Command Ceremony is scheduled for July 17, 2012.Her successor will be Col. Cassie B.

  • Marathon slots available through charity partners

    Time is running out for runners still wanting to register for the sold-out Air Force Marathon.Through one of the Marathon's eight Charity Partners, slots for the full and half marathon are still available until July 13. "This is a great way to still get in the race and do something that gives back

  • New AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate takes shape

    The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate will officially take shape on July 1 as the newest research organization at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The new directorate combines the former AFRL Propulsion and Air Vehicles Directorates into one entity with a new approach for

  • AFIT holds graduation ceremony for engineering, management students

    Children waved and exclaimed either, "That's my daddy!" or "That's my mommy!" as 46 graduate students of the Air Force Institute of Technology gathered before family and friends June 14 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to receive their degrees. The graduation address was delivered by Maj. Gen.

  • WPAFB Master Sgt. recognized as the best of the best by AFA

    "There is a biblical quote that says "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" and Master Sgt. Alan Braden does more than doing those things," said Dr. Sara Black, 88th Air Base Wing Force Development Flight chief and Sergeant Braden's supervisor. So it is no wonder he was awarded the 12