• Insider Threat: Your vigilance protects our nation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Imagine an enemy walking among us, entrusted with our nation's sensitive and classified information, and intent on causing harm or disruption. September is National Insider Threat Awareness month, and a good time to remind us all that insider threats pose a

  • Summer civilian all call creates connections for new hires

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio – The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Junior Force Council hosted a “Summer Trainee All Call” for new civilian employees to foster professional and personal connections across the base on August 15, 2024, at Bass Lake Lodge. The all-call was open to civilian

  • Kids learn to deploy through fun

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patt wrapped up the first full week of August with about 100 children surging to Hangar 206 for some KUDOS. Kids Understanding Deployment Operations was a morning-long affair of activities, hot dogs, and education. The KUDOS mobilization is designed to

  • AFCEC, WPAFB invite community input for base Community Involvement Plan

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is committed to continual efforts to ensure human health and a safe environment. The Air Force considers the active, meaningful involvement of community members as essential to the success of this project.Wright-Patterson AFB,

  • Wright-Patt Airmen selected for promotion

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force announced its newest staff sergeant selects on August 8, 90 senior airmen attached to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were on the list. To celebrate, 88th Air Base Wing leadership hosted a promotion ceremony on August 9 at the Wright-Patt

  • AFIT Alumnus Awarded Patent for Nanocrystal-Based Strain-Sensing Technology

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Air Force Institute of Technology alumnus Dr. Michael Sherburne was awarded a U.S. patent on July 9 for his innovative work titled “Article Comprising Bonded Substrate Comprising Nanocrystals and Method of Making and Using Same” (Patent No. US 12,031,074

  • Education, a motivation for development

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio--- The 88th Force Support Squadron’s annual Education Fair was held July 24, 2024, at the Wright-Patt Club.“Education is a mutually beneficial and reinforcing benefit,” said Col. Dustin Richards, 88th Air Base Wing commander. “It can help our Airmen and our men

  • Wright-Patt Fire Department responds to fire on base

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department responded to a fire in Building 18 on Area B, the evening of July 18.Building 18, a large complex bordered by 5th, 6th and C streets, is part of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory campus. Fire Capt. James