• October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is recognizing National Disability Employment Awareness Month this October. NDEAM began as an effort to educate Americans about disability and employment in 1945 as “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” The word

  • Local leaders, fire departments’ personnel gather for ‘Fire Ops 101’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A first-of-its-kind training exercise held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Sept. 28 demonstrated what base and community fire personnel already know: their jobs are demanding, challenging and complex but rewarding. The event, “Fire Ops 101”, brought

  • Band of Flight gearing up for free concert with country artist Alexis Gomez

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The United States Air Force Band of Flight is busy rehearsing with country artist Alexis Gomez for an upcoming free concert at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Gomez, a graduate of Centerville High School and Wright State

  • Wright-Patt to take part in wounded warrior softball exhibitions

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team will play two exhibition games Oct. 13 at Ron Nischwitz Baseball Stadium at Wright State University. Game 1 starts at 9 a.m. and will pit WWAST against military and first responder all-stars from Wright-Patterson Air

  • Focus Week registration open for courses being offered Oct. 22-26

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Registration for the final Focus Week of 2018, scheduled for Oct. 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. The October Focus Week is focused on performance improvement

  • Wright-Patt lab apprentice achieves dream of becoming an American

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  An Airman assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s 88th Medical Group was among almost 100 new U.S. citizens sworn in at a naturalization ceremony in Dayton the afternoon of Sept. 6.Senior Judge Walter Rice of the federal Southern District of Ohio swore

  • Trusted Care everywhere is not going anywhere

    As the Defense Health Agency assumes authority, direction and control of military treatment facilities, the Air Force Medical Service will remain steadfast on its Trusted Care journey towards higher reliability and Zero Harm.

  • Hanscom begins Network-as-a-Service experiments

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center here awarded two Network-as-a-Service agreements today for a total of $121 million, freeing Airmen currently assigned to support base network operations to transition into core Air Force mission cyber operations. The team