• Despite wind storm, Air Force Marathon to run on schedule

    Base officials here said U.S. Air Force Marathon events will run as planned this Friday and Saturday, despite debris along the race route from a major wind storm that struck the region on Sunday, Sept. 14. Early Monday, portions of the course were marked by down trees, branches and leaves. Several

  • Powerful wind storm impacts WPAFB

    A powerful wind storm that ravaged Ohio's Miami Valley Sunday similarly brought down trees and interrupted electrical power across the base. Base Airmen and civilian employees were reporting for duty at normal times, although navigating streets in many neighboring communities near Wright-Patt was

  • Road and gate closures announced for U.S. Air Force Marathon

    The U.S. Air Force Marathon will take place here Sept. 20th. Many roads, both on and off base, will be closed during the course of the race from approximately 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., and gate hours will change due to the event. We encourage motorists and visitors to plan their routes carefully and to be

  • Commander seeking Airmen feedback via blog

    How do you reach Airmen who are more likely to get their news via a mouse click than from a picking up newspaper? It's a question Col. Bradley D. Spacy, 88th Air Base Wing commander here, found himself asking. He hopes he has found the answer in the new 88th ABW Commander's Blog. The blog, or web

  • F-35 cockpit demonstrator visits Wright-Patt

    Aeronautical Systems Center personnel connected with the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program will have a rare opportunity to fly the jet here when the F-35 cockpit demonstrator pays a visit Sept. 8 - 10. The cockpit demonstrator is a traveling, working mock-up of the advanced jet's

  • Base exercise may cause gate delays, warning sirens

    Base officials here will conduct base-wide exercises beginning Monday and lasting through Sept 17. Named Wounded Eagle, the exercise will test Wright-Patterson AFB personnel on their ability to handle emergencies such as terrorist activity, force protection changes, and disease containment. "These

  • Contract awarded to renovate two historical structures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District office has awarded an $18,539,000 million contract to a joint venture of two Dayton-based companies, Butt Construction and Aztec Electric Inc., to renovate two historical structures, buildings 12 and 17, located in Area B of Wright-Patterson AFB.

  • Distinguished OSU professor kicks off 2008 Ohio FIRST LEGO League Season

    Dr. Lonnie G. Thompson will present a much anticipated lecture on global climate change, which kicks off the FIRST LEGO League 2008 Climate Connections challenge season, at the Byrd Polar Research Center at The Ohio State University on Sept. 5 from 5 to 6 p.m. The event will be simulcast to sites in

  • Base exercise will include night operations

    Base officials here kicked off another Operational Readiness Exercise today through Sept. 5.   Most exercise activity will take place at Wright Patterson's PRIME BEEF training area, a wooded training site located adjacent to the Huffman Prairie Flying Field. Like the recent August 13-15 exercise,