• 2024 Annual Retiree Appreciation on Wright-Patterson Oct. 23

      WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Air Base Wing’s annual Retiree Appreciation Day is set for Oct. 23 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wright-Patt Club, providing networking opportunities to link Miami Valley’s military retirees to various veteran resources.Open to all military retirees

  • Junior Force Council hosts Leadership Symposium

    The Junior Force Council held their annual Leadership Symposium at the Wright-Patt Club on Sept. 12, 2024. The event had 200 employees register for the symposium: half of those being first year employees at Wright-Patt.Chief Master Sergeant Tessa Fontaine, 88th Air Base Wing Command Chief, was the

  • Smoke alarms: Make them work for you

     Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio - The WPAFB Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12. The theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week is “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!” The campaign is focused

  • September is National Preparedness Month

     Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio - September is National Preparedness Month, and the theme this year is “Start a conversation about Preparedness.” For most people, talking about the “what-if’s” or bad things that could happen isn’t always easy. We may think we’re protecting the people we love

  • Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 24-F

     Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio—The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 25 graduating Airmen at a ceremony August 29, 2024, in the Wright-Patt Club.The guest speaker, class mentor Chief Master Sgt. Eva Friend, 88th Medical Group senior enlisted leader, told

  • AFIT’s Immersive Cyber Education Program targets cadets 

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Cellphones, computers, satellites, cars, airports, sewage systems, thermostats, insulin pumps and even your coffee maker all have ties to cyberspace. All of them are necessary. All of them are exploitable and corruptible. These are the critical tools that make

  • AFIT Launches Updated Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations Course

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Institute of Technology’s School of Strategic Force Studies recently launched a new version of the Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations course, also known as Cyberspace 200. The updated course is designed to meet the evolving needs of today’s

  • Altered gate hours, road closures set for race day

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will host the Air Force Marathon on Sept. 21. The following gate hours and road closures are scheduled: Area A: Gate 1A (Commissary Gate)The gate will be closed from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. as it’s part of the marathon route.