• Distracted driving: Something we can all live without

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Even a very brief driver distraction can have catastrophic consequences.A vehicle traveling at 60 mph covers 176 feet in 2 seconds, nearly the length of five schoolbuses end to end. The Department of Transportation provides some very interesting information

  • TSF site offers one-stop shop for telephone services

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Have you ever experienced an office phone outage? Have you ever moved offices and found your phone not working in the new location? Has it stopped working after a building renovation?Unfortunately, these situations can happen. However, Wright-Patterson Air

  • How I learned to master our virtual workplace

    WRIGHT-PATTERON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- We all have faced change and uncertainty with the transition of workplace navigation and flexibility during a global pandemic.While we may not always be a fan of change, it is essential to help grow, thrive and expand businesses.Organizational change has been

  • Spotlight: Andy Short

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --Name and rank: Andy Short, GS-7Duty title: Lieutenant firefighterUnit of assignment: 788th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire DepartmentWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? My main job is fulfilling the position of driver-operator, meaning I drive the fire engines, crash

  • Wright-Patt chapels maintain spiritual mission with livestreaming

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When COVID-19 first hit the United States, life was instantly changed. Things people were used to doing in person, such as attending church, were no longer an option.That is when churches, including those on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, were forced to

  • Mask mandate off after new DOD guidance

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in accordance with new Department of Defense guidance, removed the installation mask mandate as surrounding communities meet new health thresholds for COVID-19.The base also transitioned to Health Protection Condition Bravo+ on

  • DAF summer job opportunities for 700-plus qualified students

    Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force is giving more than 700 students an opportunity to develop and hone their skills under its flagship summer hire program, which runs May through September.  “The 2022 Summer Hire Employment Program provides students in

  • Base moves HPCON level to Bravo+

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base transitioned to Health Protection Condition Bravo+ on Feb. 25, as the four key performance indicators used to determine local threat levels continued to greatly improve.Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation

  • Active-shooter exercise tests emergency response

    Senior Airman Andrew Barnes, 88th Security Forces Squadron, takes point as Defenders respond to an active-shooter exercise Feb. 23, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The exercise was held as part of the base’s regularly scheduled training to prepare for possible emergency scenarios.

  • Sharing IV: A chance to learn from each other

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In this month’s AFMC Connect story on “Sharing,” Col. Patrick Miller, the 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, introduced a series of questions answered by wing leaders to facilitate small-group conversations across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as