• Week full of environment-helping activities planned at Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio-- Earth Day 2019 is April 22. This year’s official Earth Day theme is “Protect Our Species,” and the 88th Civil Engineering Natural Resource Division has a full week of events to celebrate the campaign.Earth Day was established in 1970 and is celebrated in 193

  • Put a focus on Focus Week: Sign up for free training courses

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Registration for the second Focus Week of 2019, scheduled for April 22-26 at the 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, will continue from now until the day before each course is held.This Focus Week iteration spotlights performance improvement

  • New manager takes over at USO Center at WPAFB

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio -- The USO Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently celebrated its third anniversary of taking care of Airmen and other service members.Intended for all branches of active-duty military, Guard, reservists and their families, the organization serves as

  • Culture, cuisine to highlight annual International Fair April 16

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A “mini United Nations” is coming to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community.Hundreds of people from the base and public are invited to gather April 16 in celebration of the annual International Fair to get a taste of the cultures, crafts, clothing,

  • Airmen benefit charity fundraising campaign runs through May 3

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Master Sgt. Benjamin Seekell is the new first sergeant for the 88th Medical Operations Squadron at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center, and he has seen firsthand the effect the Air Force Assistance Fund has on Airmen.“I had a tech school graduate who did not have

  • 2019 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign begins at Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- With a theme of “Commitment to Caring,” the 46th annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has begun and runs through April 26.The annual AFAF campaign raises funds for AFAF-affiliated charities that assist active-duty,

  • Wright-Patt boasts ‘stamp-worthy’ military working dogs

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The U.S. Postal Service recently revealed five additional subjects to the 2019 Stamp Program, including one honoring the nation’s military working dogs by showcasing four breeds with a new booklet of 20 stamps to be released this year.The 88th Security

  • AFRL leads Pro-Bowl Sprint to enhance contract award process

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Contracting, financial and technical personnel from across the Air Force awarded more than 160 contracts to small businesses valued at $58 million during a five-day Pro-Bowl Sprint led by the Air Force Research Laboratory at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in