• Base emergency responders wrap up barrel incident

    Base officials are wrapping up an incident from early Tuesday when a 55-gallon drum barrel was hit by a semi-truck and ended up just outside the base fence along State Route 444 in Fairborn. Base Security Forces initially received a call from the Ohio Department of Transportation due to the location

  • Pace team vital to marathon success

    One can see him, from quite literally, a mile away. With his bright red, spray-painted hair and a sign that stands higher than his tall frame, he's quite possibly one of the most encouraging people one will find at the Air Force Marathon. His name is Jim Crist and he's a cheerleader of sorts. Not

  • Air Force makes significant changes to motorcycle safety requirements

    The revised AFI 91-207, "US Air Force Traffic Safety Program," announced early this spring, is now available at www.e-publishing.af.mil. Substantial changes are communicated for motorcycles, seatbelts, cell phones, personal protective equipment and training. Unit commanders are also tasked with

  • USAF Marathon director available for interview

    The U.S. Air Force Marathon is less than one month away and area officials are busy putting on the finishing touches to what promises to be a monumental event. In preparation for this local celebration of the Air Force 60th Anniversary, Marathon director Molly Louden will be available for interviews

  • T-6A "Texan II" reaches half-million flight hours

    The aircraft component of the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System, JPATS T-6A Texan II, reached a significant milestone by the end of June, amassing more than 500,000 collective flying hours, at a rate of about 10,000 hours per month. The JPATS program is managed by the 664th Aeronautical Systems

  • Base announces newest staff sergeants

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base welcomed 135 new staff sergeants today in various units across the base. They are:18th Intelligence Squadron Heathermoore Silva 311th Recruiting Squadron Charles E. Kropog Steven R. Purser 338th Recruiting Squadron Matthew J. Foote Daniel D. Singleton Jeremy D. Smith

  • Partial roof collapse in building marked for demolition

    Base firefighters and civil engineers responded shortly before 8 a.m. today to the partial collapse of the roof of Bldg 281 in Area A. There was no fire and no injuries. The vacant building, built in 1943 as a warehouse, was constructed of wood and had already been identified for demolition, said

  • 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,