• Wright-Patt firefighters find support from their peers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The firefighters here and at other federal fire stations hold special expertise that sets them apart from their counterparts. Not only are the firefighters at Wright-Patterson AFB required to know how to provide assistance to an array of facilities such as

  • HC-130J crew visits program office

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An HC-130J crew with the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, recently flew into Wright-Patterson AFB to meet with and allow members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s HC/MC Program Office to tour the aircraft.

  • Monarch butterflies to be featured at the second annual pollinator expo

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Continuing the commitment to pollinator revitalization, Wright-Patterson AFB will hold its second annual Pollinator Expo on June 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the at the Wright Brothers Memorial near Area B.  “This year’s Pollinator Expo will be even bigger

  • Chat with Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Arbona, 88 ABW command chief

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Chief Master Sergeant Stephen A. Arbona serves as the command chief master sergeant for the Air Force Materiel Command’s 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. As the senior enlisted leader, he will provide advice and counsel on enlisted issues

  • WW II vet memorialized in Germantown

    GERMANTOWN, Ohio – A lifetime resident of the city, and a World War II veteran was memorialized April 16, when South Walnut Street was renamed the honorary Herschel L. Smith Street. Smith lived on South Walnut Street for most of his life.The decision to rename the street was based on the many

  • Schmidt digs into network acquisition

    “It’s harder, in this portfolio, to visualize what we’re giving to the warfighter than some of the other three PEO’s I’ve had the privilege to lead,” said Brig. Gen. Michael Schmidt. “But make no mistake, it doesn’t matter if you have the coolest B-21 or F-35 in the air, it won’t do any good for you

  • One E-8C JSTARS to undergo organic depot maintenance

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  The Air Force plans to bring an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, better known as JSTARS, into the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, Robins AFB, Georgia, for Programmed Depot Maintenance by Summer 2018.   The move would increase PDM

  • Memphis Belle opens at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

    Seventy five years ago on May 17, 1943, the crew of the B-17F Memphis Belle completed their 25th combat mission in Nazi-occupied Europe. They overcame insurmountable odds by becoming the first U.S. Army Air Forces heavy bomber to complete 25 missions and return to the U.S. Exactly 75 years after

  • Wright-Patt continues to be a Tree City USA community

    MIAMISBURG, Ohio - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is celebrating its 21st year as a "Tree City USA" community and joined 240 other communities throughout the State for recognition during a Tree City USA award program on April 20.Wright-Patt also received a growth award by going above and beyond in