• AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

    Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement

  • AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

    The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air

  • Boston Marathon Director to speak at Air Force Marathon

    Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray will speak at the 2014 Air Force Marathon, officials announced. The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and one of the most prestigious road racing events, according to the Boston Athletic Association's website.Along with 26 years as

  • New contracting agency stand up increases AF efficiencies

    The Air Force Installation Contracting Agency officially stood up during a transition ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 13.Following manpower cuts last year, Air Force leaders designed AFICA, a field operating agency that reports directly to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

  • Quarterly exercise to test base’s readiness

    Residents in communities near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base may hear a variety of sounds - ranging from sirens, to "Giant Voice" audio messages, to emergency response vehicles - beginning Nov. 4 through Nov. 8 as the base's workforce takes part in a quarterly exercise. Visitors attempting to gain

  • Public activities part of Doolittle Raiders' Final Toast weekend

    When the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' make a final toast to their fallen comrades on Nov. 9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the world can witness the historical moment.Although the final toast ceremony is not open to the public, a LIVE feed of the event will be broadcast on The Pentagon

  • Holiday Cookie Drive coming

    Cookie bakers who have a soft spot in their hearts for hungry Airmen will want to note Dec. 3 on their calendars. That's when the 13th annual Airman's Holiday Cookie Drive at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been set to take place at the Community and Airmen Center, Bldg. 1222, Kittyhawk Center.

  • Base to host fall job fair

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will host a job fair Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wright State University's Nutter Center. The job fair is open to active-duty military, veterans, reservists, Guard members and family members. Department of Defense civilians and the public are also invited to

  • Honor Flight Dayton seeks volunteers as greeters

    Volunteers are needed to join in a dedicated group's determination to honor U.S. military veterans as they return from their trip to visit their memorials in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10. Volunteers from the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community will be needed to greet Honor Flight participants

  • Recycling on base still active, still important

    American trash is still piling up faster than it can be recycled. Americans generate about 250 million tons of trash per year and recycle at about 35 percent, according to the Environment Protection Agency. Those figures have improved slightly over the last three years, but there is still work to be