• Volunteers needed to ready for tax season

    If preparing to file the federal income tax return is one of the post-New Year's Day traditions you look forward to, then the Base Tax Center has a deal for you. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Tax Center opens for business Jan. 28 at Building 219, Area C, but volunteers are being sought now to

  • Wright-Patt Airman provides medical support in Costa Rica

    More than 600 patients were seen during a two-day medical readiness training exercise Dec. 18 and 19 in Costa Rica by Joint Task Force-Bravo American servicemembers from Soto Cano, Honduras. The team, made up of 28 Airmen and Soldiers spent two days in the village of Piedra Mesa operating a

  • Still heroes in our midst

    My daughter and I used to watch the first season of Heroes as diligently as possible, and we would see how the different abilities of the characters would evolve. There were also the comic book heroes, Superman, Spiderman, The Incredibles and others. But as the world fulfills the Biblical prophecy

  • ASC environmental team wins award for ozone protection

    The Aeronautical Systems Center Environmental Pollution Prevention team has been selected as the 2007 Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection Team Award winner. The award was presented to Ted Grady, chief of ASC's Pollution Prevention Branch, at the 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol

  • Military retirees welcome at special holiday meal

    Military retirees and their families not wanting to spend Christmas Day at home in front of the oven are welcome to dine in the Pitsenbarger Dining Facility here. The holiday meal will be served Dec. 25 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Services officials said the planned menu includes shrimp cocktail,

  • KFOR watches fighting, shooting

    Just after the Dec. 10 deadline for the conclusion of negotiating the status of Kosovo, Kosovo Force servicemembers sat back in their chairs and enjoyed the fighting and shooting. The fighting was actually thousands of miles away where hockey players were throwing punches and shooting pucks during

  • Wright-Patterson medics garner AFMC 2007 awards

    Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command officials singled out 30 Wright-Patt medics and eight medical teams for exceptional performance. The 2007 Air Force Medical Service Awards recognize individuals and teams for their superior job performance, innovative operations, and exceptional teamwork. "I'm

  • Gen. Carlson speaks at Wright-Patterson Enlisted Call

    Gen. Bruce Carlson, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, spoke at the Enlisted Call Monday. His 30-minute talk focused on three areas: reflections on work, wellness and what lies ahead. Then he answered questions from the audience. Carlson pointed out that Wright-Patterson "was a different kind

  • Base to celebrate 104th anniversary of first flight

    A ceremony to celebrate the 104th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight will take place at the Wright Brothers Memorial here Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. Col. Colleen Ryan, 88th Air Base Wing commander, will host the ceremony. Col. Anna M. Schulte, 445th Maintenance Group commander, will be the