2024 Annual Retiree Appreciation on Wright-Patterson Oct. 23 Published Oct. 9, 2024 By 1st Lt. Zachary Walker Medical Group Retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Alex Autry (left) chats with Mary Ann Applegate and Nathan Wood, both with the 88th Force Support Squadron Marketing Office, at the 88 FSS information booth Oct. 28, 2022, during Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Retiree Appreciation Day. Applegate and Wood highlighted events, classes and other services retirees can receive. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res 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 and their families, the free event links attendees with various services and agencies, including the 88th Medical Group, Wright-Patterson base agencies, Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Defense Finance Accounting Service, among other organizations. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. with the event starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. The event is overseen by the base’s Retiree Activities Office, which serves as a focal point for retirees from all branches, providing access to and contact with services and representatives sought by the retired community. The Retiree Activities office provides a range of services to about 56,000 military retirees, survivors and family members, who live within a 70-mile radius of the installation. The Wright-Patt Club is located at 4771 Lahm Circle, Bldg. 800, Area A. Entering from: Main Gate – 12A, simply travel to the end of Chidlaw Rd. and turn left on Breene Dr., which will turn into Lahm Circle. The Club will be on your right. 844 Gate – 15A, simply follow Skeel Ave past the golf course, up the hill, and turn right on Pearson Rd. at the four-way stop. Then turn right onto Lahm Circle at the next stop sign. Commissary Gate – 1A, turn right at the light on Schuster Rd., a quick left on Talbott Rd., and the first right on Breene Dr., which will turn into Lahm Circle. The Club will be on your right. For more information, call the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Retiree Activities Office at 937-257-3221 or email rao-wp@hotmail.com.