• Cause of the Week: Global Health

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Combined Federal Campaign allows personnel and retirees to pledge monetary support and volunteer time with approved charities.CFC includes charities working in many different areas of global health, to include disease treatment and eradication, persons

  • Aircraft seek shelter from Hurricane Ian at Wright-Patt AFB

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Miami Valley residents will be seeing an increase of aircraft in the skies over the next couple days as Air Force aircraft begin evacuating to seek shelter from Hurricane Ian.Aircraft from various Air Force bases located near the impacted areas of Hurricane

  • High reliability a vital leadership quality

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It’s an honor to serve our Air Force and beneficiaries here at Wright-Patterson Medical Center and be part of the 88th Surgical Operations Squadron leadership team.The onset of COVID-19 demanded rapid organizational change to the way many of us accomplish our

  • Skywrighter goes digital Oct. 14

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – All good things must come to an end. For printed versions of Skywrighter, that day is Sept. 30.After nearly 12 years, the contracted partnership between the base and the Dayton Daily News will expire. Moving forward, a digital version of Skywrighter will be

  • 2022 Air Force Marathon Winners

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patt welcomed more than 8,000 competitors to the 2022 Air Force Marathon after a 2-year hiatus. Races were held Sept. 16-17 on the installation, as well as grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and Wright State University. Below are the

  • 2022 Blue Streak Time Trial season approaches finish line

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FROCE BASE, Ohio – Riders competed in the year’s next-to-last Blue Streak Time Trial around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s flightline Sept. 13.Taking first place was 41-year-old Ben Peacock of Worthington with a time of 20 minutes, 28 seconds. It marked his second straight

  • Volunteers keep historic bomber flying

    Chuck Mangold is a flight safety officer in one of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s system program offices. He is also a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel with 20 years of experience flying C-130s.He has a hobby many would envy. Several weekends a year, he gets to step back in time