• Cardstock shortage affects dependent ID issuance DoD-wide

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Due to a DoD-wide dependent identification cardstock shortage, the 88th Force Support Squadron military personnel flight will not schedule any more appointments for expired or soon to expire dependent cards.“The good news is current DEERS policy grants an

  • Gate 12A and 15A Traffic Pattern Changes on Sept.8

    The following traffic pattern changes at gates 12A and 15A will take effect on September 8 to increase the efficiency of traffic flow during morning surge hours.   The left turn lane from Ogden Ave into Gate 12A during morning surge hours (0600 – 0900 M-F) will be closed to ensure safe traffic flow

  • Team Wright-Patt jumps into action to shelter F-22s from Hurricane Laura

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Team Wright-Patt jumped into action after being notified on Thursday, September 20, that up to 72 aircraft may be flying into Wright-Patt as a safe haven from Tropical Storm Marco and Hurricane Laura.And Team Wright-Patt knows exactly how to get it done.After

  • Opportunity for no-cost education and training courses

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The base Education and Training Office is offering several virtual, no-cost training opportunities for base military and civilians. These courses are all in accordance with the USAF’s institutional competency inventory on computer applications,

  • Wright-Patt Outdoor Recreation offers many ways to get active

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Wright-Patterson Outdoor Recreation facility, located in Bldg. 95 in Area A, operates an equipment rental program with over 300 different items to rent.“The Outdoor Recreation center provides opportunities for Airmen and families to get outside, get

  • AFRL awards $1M to first Grand Challenge for Biotechnology

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The first of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s three Biotechnology Grand Challenges was awarded August 14 to Debut Biotechnology, Inc. for its proposal on biosynthesis of monomers for aerospace thermosets.“The Debut Biotechnology, Inc. proposal provides a

  • OSU Professor: “We can’t fall into the color-blind trap”

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory Diversity and Inclusion speaker series continued Aug. 12 during a virtual and in-person event held at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Auditorium.Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Associate Professor of History at The

  • Town hall scheduled to discuss virtual and home school options

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing commander, will hold a live Facebook town hall on Wednesday, August 19 at 4:30 p.m.The Wright-Patt AFB school liaison officer, home school professionals and representatives from the Ohio Board of Education, Family