• 88th Civil Engineer Group completes road realignment near hospital

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An Area A road realignment was completed in early November, concluding a yearlong project to help ease projected traffic congestion near Wright-Patterson Medical Center.“This project has been a long time coming,” said Brady Klein, 88th Civil Engineer Group

  • Wright-Patt to celebrate Wright Brothers in annual ceremony

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will honor the Wright brothers’ accomplishments Dec. 16 at 10 a.m., commemorating the 119th anniversary of powered flight with the annual First Flight ceremony.“Taking time to honor the anniversary of the Wright brothers’

  • Energy exercise puts base infrastructure to the test

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- An Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise was conducted earlier this fall to provide a controlled environment in which to evaluate and understand gaps if the installation were to be separated from commercial power.The 12-hour exercise took place on Area B and

  • 30 Airmen earn CCAF degrees at Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Thirty Airmen crossed the stage of Carney Auditorium in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 15 to accept their associate of applied science degrees from the Community College of the Air Force.The ceremony’s guest speakers stressed the importance

  • 88 ABW personnel capture MAJCOM awards

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Eight 88th Air Base Wing Airmen and civilians recently won major command-level awards for fiscal year 2022.Six 88th Comptroller Squadron members were winners of Air Force Materiel Command financial management awards:· 88 CPTS: Financial Operations Office of

  • AFIT faculty member earns 2022 J. Steinhardt Prize

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Raymond Hill Jr., an adjunct professor of operations research in the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management, is the 2022 recipient of the J. Steinhardt Prize for outstanding contributions to military operations

  • Snow team ensures missions don’t freeze when the installation does

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—Months before most Airmen are imagining Wright-Patterson Air Force Base glazed over out their cubicle windows, a select base team is poised and ready to welcome the worst of winter weather. The 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Pavements, Equipment and Grounds Section

  • Weather flight anticipates ‘roller coaster’ winter

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Ohio weather teaches most everyone to expect the unexpected, and the 88th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight’s prediction ahead of the cold season suggests an equally interesting start to 2023.Jim Lane, senior operational meteorologist at the flight,

  • Wright-Patterson AFB to host annual holiday tree lighting Dec. 1

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Holiday spirit is in the air as Santa prepares to touch down at 5 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Wright-Patterson Club for the base’s holiday tree lighting ceremonies.  Along with the various tree lighting festivities, this year’s event includes remarks by Col.

  • History & Heritage Race Series kicks off its third year

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The HH-3E Jolly Green Giant will be the first retired aircraft to headline the 2023 History & Heritage Race Series, powered by the Air Force Marathon, beginning Jan. 1.The upcoming event marks the first of six virtual races during the series’s third season.