• Business etiquette in a virtual environment

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- As a Protocol officer, I have been asked numerous times to provide etiquette training for our total force Airmen. Many of the people who attend these seminars are new to the military, but some lessons are valuable reminders to all of us.  As we continue to

  • Day in the Life: Labor and Delivery Nurse

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- What’s in a workday? Sometimes, it depends on who you ask.Does it start at midnight—when Capt. Dahlia Garcia, 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron charge nurse, is halfway through her 12-hour shift in the Labor and Delivery Ward? Or does is start at 5 p.m.—when

  • Area A road-realignment project enters Phase 2

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The road-realignment project near Wright-Patterson Medical Center is headed into Phase 2 about three weeks ahead of schedule, the 88th Civil Engineer Group announced.From Feb. 7 to May 8, impacted areas will be along Spruce Way between Oak Street (Kittyhawk

  • Keep caution in mind when using home space heaters

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The high cost of heating oil and natural gas, combined with energy-saving efforts, raises the potential for increased use of alternative sources.Space heaters and other supplemental-heating devices may be viewed by a lot of people as a good alternative. They

  • Spotlight: Roxie Viney

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name and rank: Roxie Viney, NH-3Duty title: Wing Exercise and Inspection Program managerUnit of assignment: Inspector General’s Office, 88th Air Base WingWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? My position’s responsibility is to ensure the wing commander’s inspection

  • Scholarships available to military families

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Attention all military-dependent children and spouses in the area: The application deadline for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Officers’ Spouses’ Club scholarships is Feb. 25 at 11:59 p.m.Each year, WPOSC awards scholarships to dependent children and spouses

  • Sharing: A chance to learn from each other

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Right now, I’m reading a book by Tim Ferriss called “Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World.” The concept fascinates me.The author posed 11 questions to a wide array of personalities from celebrities to entrepreneurs to academics. The

  • 445th AW, 88th ABW Airmen lead community based learning for Afghan children

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Three Airmen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are among a small but mighty team offering community based learning to Afghan children and families temporarily residing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The volunteer teachers, all of

  • Zero Talent Skills

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Several years ago I had a short but interesting conversation at my group commander’s change-of-command and retirement ceremony. As with all ceremonies, this one took an entire team of Airmen to plan and execute the events. After the ceremony, one of the

  • Annual award winners unveiled for 2021

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, 88 ABW command chief, announced the wing’s 2021 award winners during a virtual ceremony Jan. 21.Thirteen winners were named from 52 individuals and units