• Harvest Luncheons create family time

    Each of the child development centers here hosted their annual Harvest Luncheon in late November, a tradition that welcomes families to join their children for a festive meal."Fostering family traditions is something the CDCs strive to do," said Martha Allen, a co-director at New Horizons Child

  • Victim Advocates make a difference

    Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates (SAVAs) at major Department of Defense installations stand ready to assist victims/survivors of sexual assault.At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the responsibilities of an advocate include providing crisis

  • Airmen's Holiday Cookie Drive Delivers Edible Joy

    Unaccompanied Airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are getting proof - in the form of a box of festive cookies - that they aren't forgotten this holiday season.The 15th annual Airmen's Holiday Cookie Drive, held Dec. 2 at the Community and Airman Center, Bldg. 1222, Kittyhawk Center, Area A,

  • ’Tis the season to give to Marine Corps Toys for Tots holiday campaign

    As the holiday season heats up, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is again participating in the Marine Corps Toys for Tots campaign by hosting collection sites for new, unwrapped toys for children until Dec 15. Marines and volunteers will gather the donated toys and distribute them as Christmas gifts

  • AFIT Lauded for Lower Energy Consumption

    Competition builds winners, leaders, innovations and success stories. In the case of a recent competition at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, it also saves money.As part of the base's observance of October as National Energy Action Month (EAM), a consumption reduction challenge was issued to 10 of

  • AFRL aiming to increase energy security through microgrids

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, in conjunction with the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies, is exploring microgrid and alternative fuel technologies in an effort to move military operations toward a greater degree of energy independence.Under the terms of a recently-signed

  • Gate 1A to Change Operating Hours

    Gate 1A (Fairborn gate) in Area A at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, will reduce its hours of operation from 24 to 16 hours per day, opening from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The change will take place Nov. 29 when the gate closes at 10

  • Providing the place: WPAFB and the Dayton Peace Accords

    It's difficult to think of peace right now; the attacks on Paris are in the hearts and on the minds of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the local community. News stations cycle updates 24/7 and social media vibrates with more personal expressions of peace and patriotism--all homegrown efforts to