• Questions answered about base primary care clinic

    The primary care clinic at Wright-Patterson Medical Center manages the health needs of nearly 24,000 beneficiaries. In an effort to serve patients in an efficient and timely manner, here are the answers to a few of the more frequently asked questions. How do I contact my PCM team during duty hours?

  • New medical profiling process implemented

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been selected as one of the first bases to implement the new Air Force medical profiling process. Functional limitations are now listed on the new Air Force Form 469, duty limiting conditions report, and will be used to notify supervisors, unit deployment monitors

  • X-48B Blended Wing Body test vehicle takes flight

    The X-48B Blended Wing Body (BWB) research vehicle, developed by AFRL, Boeing, and NASA, made a successful maiden flight July 20, at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif. The test aircraft, an 8.5 percent scale, remotely piloted vehicle, successfully completed a 31-minute flight,

  • Full replacement value for personal property begins soon

    Department of Defense customers, including servicemembers and DOD civilians, will soon be eligible for full replacement value protection on most DOD-funded personal property shipments.  Full replacement value coverage will apply to personal property shipments with a pickup date on or after:  -- Oct.

  • Wright-Patt staff sergeant selected for nurse commissioning program

    A staff sergeant with the 88th Surgical Operations Squadron has been selected to attend the nurse enlisted commissioning program in spring 2008, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Heather E. Shonk was one of 27 enlisted Airmen that an Air Force board selected to

  • Air Force marathon offers four-person relay race

    Runners who are interested in participating in the 2007 U.S. Air Force Marathon here, but aren't interested in running the full 26.2-mile course, have another option: the four-person relay.  Relay team members each run a specific leg of the marathon with the team's total elapsed time determining the

  • Recycle center adds to arsenal of ‘green’ disposal systems

    The base recycling center has added a new weapon to its arsenal of environmentally friendly disposal systems. A Shred-Tech 25 shredder that can handle one ton of paper each hour was purchased in February for $50,000, said Bill Meinerding, an environmental engineer in the 88th Air Base Wing Civil

  • SARC helps promote awareness, provide support

    Simone Koram, the base coordinator for sexual assault response and wingman activities, is partnering with base organizations in an effort to more fully explain her organizational missions and goals. To that end, she conducted a meeting July 26 with representatives from the Base Enlisted Advisory

  • Cryogenic Community Honors Air Force-Funded Researcher

    A materials science researcher, funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, received the Cryogenic Materials Award for Lifetime Achievements during the International Cryogenic Materials Conference. The July event was held in Chattanooga, Tenn. Professor David Larbalestier, director of