• Dayton First Four kicks off with The Big Hoopla

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Mark your calendars to attend the Big Hoopla on March 15, followed by the NCAA First Four Division I Men’s Basketball Championship games, March 17-18.The Big Hoopla is a series of events for basketball fans to come out and join the excitement before the

  • Speaker recounts Blackbird legacy

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO (AFLCMC) – “I think he’s out spying,” whispered Col. Adelbert "Buz" Carpenter’s 7-year-old daughter to a frantic Director of Operations looking for her “daddy.”While she might not have grasped the full impact and certainly was not privy to his exact location, Carpenter’s

  • Gift a 2020 Air Force Marathon registration for Wright-Patt Airmen

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Returning this year for the 2020 Air Force Marathon, gift registrations can be purchased for junior enlisted members stationed at Wright-Patt AFB. "Gifting a registration is a great way for people to show their appreciation to our young military members,” said

  • Center acquires new executive aircraft

    TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA (AFLCMC) – On January 30, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Commercial Derivative Aircraft Division, awarded a firm-fixed price sole source delivery order for two C-37B aircraft from Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, which will deliver by the end of FY21, expanding the

  • A look back at 2019 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Throughout 2019, there were many significant milestones achieved by numerous organizations across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Here are some of the milestones, events, awards and other things that contributed to the overall success of

  • Focus on Focus Week: Registration open for free training courses

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 88th Air Base Wing Focus Week, scheduled for Jan. 27-31 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is fast approaching. Registration is open and continues until the day before each course is held. This Focus Week iteration spotlights performance improvement for

  • The chance to be greater

    Lee, born in Massachusetts, spent his childhood in numerous locations in the U.S. as part of a military family. His motivation to join the military increased as he observed his father serving 21 years in the Coast Guard.

  • AFLCMC delivers AWACS simulator to ACC

    TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., – A new Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) simulator will train pilots and flight engineers operating the E-3 Sentry (AWACS) aircraft updated with cockpit modifications known as DRAGON, which stands for Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of