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Jan. 23, 2023
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSE TRAINING ON JAN. 25 POSTPONED DUE TO ANTICIPATED INCLEMENT WEATHER

Due to the predicted forecast of inclement weather on Jan. 25, emergency management response training at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has been postponed and will be re-scheduled for a later date. At this time, the museum will plan to open to the public on Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.,
Jan. 20, 2023
Retired chaplain followed call through three military branches

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David Williams ultimately became Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s longest-serving chaplain.In November, he hung up his hat in three different shades of military service, leaving a diverse legacy united by a faithful journey to ministry.“He
Jan. 20, 2023
AFIT professor named AETC Weather Field Grade Officer of the Year

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Maj. Peter Saunders was selected as Air Education and Training Command’s Weather Field Grade Officer of the Year for 2022.Saunders is an assistant professor of atmospheric science within the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering
Jan. 20, 2023
AFIT associate dean earns Modern-Day Technology Leader Award

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Reginald Turner, associate dean of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s School of Systems and Logistics, was selected to receive the Modern-Day Technology Leader Award from Career Communications Group, publisher of U.S. Black Engineer and Information
Jan. 19, 2023
Undersecretary of the Air Force visits Wright-Patt

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Gina Ortiz Jones, undersecretary of the Air Force, got a look at various organizations and missions Jan. 9 during a daylong tour of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Jones was also briefed on a variety of topics, ranging from cold-spray technology and strategic
Jan. 18, 2023
Rapid response minimizes winter storm damage at Wright-Patt

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Like most of Ohio, last month’s winter storm wreaked havoc on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base infrastructure. The frigid cold and high wind gusts over multiple days caused nearly $4 million in damage across both areas of the installation.If it wasn’t for the
Jan. 17, 2023
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 25 due to emergency management response training.

As previously announced, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 25 due to emergency management response training.
Jan. 12, 2023
World-renowned AFRL researcher inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame

Former longtime Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Senior Scientist Dr. Nicholas “Nick” J. Pagano was inducted into the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame at the Dayton Engineers Club in Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2022. The hall honors engineers and scientists whose achievements significantly
Jan. 11, 2023
Base announces special holiday hours of operation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The following base facilities will have adjusted hours in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 16, and Air Force Materiel Command family day Jan. 13. (if not listed, consider it closed):GATES1A (Commissary Gate)Jan. 13: Open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.Jan. 16:
Jan. 6, 2023
Wright-Patt aims to ‘dominate the dirty work’ in 2023

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Dirty work is often thought of as unflattering, tedious or boring – tasks in which you may have to wear certain gear as to not soil or stain your uniform of the day. It’s often overlooked and unappreciated.Those tasks are rarely sought after but vital to