• WPAFB to conduct emergency management response training March 15

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The installation will conduct an emergency management response training exercise at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday, March 15.Those people traveling near the museum on Wednesday may experience emergency vehicles, alert sirens,

  • Defense Acquisition University offers hybrid options for flexibility

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Do you want to attend your next Defense Acquisition University course in the actual classroom--but only some of the time? Or all the time? Or even none of the time? You now have more options to pick how you want to learn—in-person, virtually or both through

  • Air Camp application open for high school students of military families

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will sponsor an Air Camp event for both high school students and teachers this summer.The first event for high school students takes place July 10-13. Selected participants will engage in up to 8 hours of curriculum per day.

  • Military working dog retires after over eight years of service

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A retirement ceremony for Morgen, a military working dog with more than eight years of service, was held Feb. 24 at the 88th Security Forces facility on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The retirement was followed by his adoption by former handler Staff

  • Tricare fee increases for 2023 revealed

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio--- Some military families will see a rise in their health care costs come January, even as they’re stretching their dollars to cover higher prices for food, fuel and other necessities.Generally, if you’ve been paying out-of-pocket for Tricare in 2022, you’ll pay

  • Behind the scenes of the 88th Air Base Wing Annual Awards event committee

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Air Base Wing Annual Awards, held Jan. 27 at the Wright-Patt Club, featured draft pick party-style suspense, food, live music, custom jerseys and more. But behind the scenes, an event committee, tasked less than two months beforehand, worked hard up

  • Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 23-B

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A graduation ceremony for Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Paterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-B took place Feb. 9 at the Wright-Patt Club.ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. The five-week course teaches Airmen across