• Wright Start program readies newcomers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Navigating any new base, whether active duty or civilian, can be a daunting task.  The Wright-Patterson Wright Start program aims to educate and remove the uncertainty associated with relocating, replacing it with assurance.The Wright Start program,

  • Onsite Career Day brings students to Wright-Patterson

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Making informative, stimulating and lasting impressions on local college students who are considering internship and employment opportunities was the motivation behind the Affirmative Employment Programs’ STEM Onsite Career Day on April 18. The STEM Onsite

  • AFMETCAL updates NextGen

    HEATH, Ohio – The Air Force Metrology and Calibration Division recently released an update to its in-house developed NextGen software program.The updates included fixes to software bugs and automated support capability for pieces of old and new Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment

  • AFMC-wide virtual hiring fair attracts new talent

    The Air Force Materiel Command hosted its first Virtual Hiring Event April 10 to fill more than 400 immediate vacancies across the enterprise footprint. Approximately 30 job offers were made during the event with hiring managers also identifying 60 additional members for subsequent interviews. An

  • AFRL engineer publishes wargaming textbook

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When Matthew B. Caffrey Jr. began writing about the history of wargaming in 1988, his goal was to turn his master’s thesis into a journal article and perhaps write a textbook. Some 31 years later, the Naval War College Press has published his book “On

  • Motorcyle Safety Day rolls into Wright-Patt May 10

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Motorcycle riders from the Wright-Patterson area are invited to Motorcycle Safety Day 2019 scheduled for Friday, May 10, 2019 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Base Theater and Commissary/Exchange parking lot.Motorcycle Safety Day meets the annual pre-season

  • Arbor Day tradition promotes well-being for future generations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO - The 88th Civil Engineer Group, the National Park Service, along with students and faculty from Fairborn High School teamed up to celebrate Arbor Day for the third consecutive year April 11 at the Wright Brothers Memorial, Dayton, Ohio.First observed in 1872,

  • Construction branch becomes division, sees growth in FMS projects overseas

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In recognition of the growing number of foreign military sales construction projects overseas and the increasing impact the projects have on the total FMS enterprise, the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate recently elevated its