• Wright-Patterson forms incident command center for COVID-19 response

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In an effort to minimize the spread of the Coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of all base personnel and members of our communities, base officials formed a COVID-19 Incident Command Center (ICC) March 23 at the Wright-Patterson

  • Wright-Patterson announces first COVID-19 case

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An individual working at Wright-Patterson AFB has been evaluated by health care professionals and resulted in the first confirmed case of COVID-19 we have from among base personnel.“This is our first confirmed case,” said Col. Thomas Sherman, 88th Air Base

  • Leadership take measures to keep Wright-Patt workforce safe and informed

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Col. Tom Sherman, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, addressed the Wright-Patt workforce on COVID-19 during a live Facebook town hall meeting on March 12.The town hall is the first of weekly COVID-19 updates that Sherman and his team will conduct

  • Wright-Patterson AFB discusses response to COVID-19 outbreak

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Preparations and plans to address the impacts of a potential local COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak affecting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base missions and personnel were discussed during a tabletop exercise led by 88th Medical Group personnel March 11 in the

  • Safety office protects the Wright-Patt workforce

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Protecting almost 30,000 base personnel from injury and harm, the 88th Air Base Wing Safety office has an exceptional safety program, and it does not go unrecognized.“We are protecting people and preserving resources from loss due to accidents through risk

  • 2020 AFAF fundraising campaign emphasizes ‘Taking Care of Our Own’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With a new theme of “Taking Care of Our Own — For Airmen, By Airmen,” the 47th annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base begins March 2 and runs through April 10.The annual AFAF campaign raises funds for AFAF-affiliated

  • AFIT EWI Fellow participates in Joint F-35 logistics deployment preparations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Air Force Institute of Technology Education with Industry Fellow Capt. William Fine traveled to San Diego, Calif. and Nellis AFB, Nev. 6-10 January 2020, where he joined a team of Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, US Navy, and US Marine Corps personnel to help

  • Intelligence analyst awarded Bronze Star for service in Iraq

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Bronze Star was presented to Master Sgt. Timothy L. Heggedahl during a ceremony at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, on Feb. 26.The award was given to Heggedahl by Brig. Gen. James Dienst, commander of the Air Force

  • Huffman Prairie burns for the future

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Flames rose 10-12 feet into the air from the tinder-dried prairie grasses growing on Huffman Prairie across the fence from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It was just a matter of yards from the wooden replica of the hangar the Wright brothers built to