• Cape Canaveral SFS to host annual Space Force T-Minus 10-miler race

    CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, FLA. – The United States Space Force inaugural T-Minus 10-Miler will lift-off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station next year, Dec. 10, 2022.This 10-mile race will be a part of the Space Force birthday celebration each year, and will take place surrounded by

  • ‘Arrive alive’: Safety Office offers holiday travel tips

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE, Ohio -- More than 52 million Americans will travel to visit friends and family this holiday season, according to a survey conducted by thevacationer.com.But before you hit the road, the 88th Air Base Wing Safety Office has some tips to make sure you arrive at your

  • Leaders earn Presidential Rank Award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Seventeen Department of the Air Force personnel were named 2021 Presidential Rank Award recipients by the Office of Personnel Management. Of those 17, four are from Air Force Materiel Command. Steven Rogers, senior scientist for Automatic Target Recognition

  • WPAFB hosts powerlifting competition

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – About two dozen of the strongest people at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base turned out for a powerlifting competition Dec. 11.A total of 23 active-duty Airmen, Department of Defense civilians and family members took part in the 88th Force Support Squadron event

  • 75 years and counting

    FAIRBORN, Ohio -- Boy Scout Troop 162 marked its 75th anniversary Dec. 13 with a court of honor and dinner in Fairborn.While the troop is sponsored by, and meets at, Abiding Christ Lutheran Church, it started life in 1946 as the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base troop, chartered by the Wright-Patt

  • Air Force core values always deliver

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It is hard to believe we are only eight days away from Christmas. I would like to take this time to reflect on how the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron applied the Air Force core values throughout the past year.“Integrity first” was met by the way we had to

  • Spotlight: Linda Zuber

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name: Linda ZuberDuty title: Medical assistantUnit of assignment: 88th Operational Medical Readiness SquadronWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? I am a medical assistant in the Warrior Operational Medicine Clinic at Wright-Patterson Medical Center. I’m responsible

  • Earn benefits through public-transportation program

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- If you’re concerned about the high cost of gasoline, traffic congestion or air pollution, you may be interested in the Mass Transportation Benefit Program.MTBP makes it possible for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base personnel to be reimbursed up to $245 a month

  • Three easy steps to avoid slips, trips and falls

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Every year, people are injured as a result of falling while walking, jogging or running — especially during winter periods when traction tends to deteriorate.The military and civilian personnel of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are no exception.Throughout

  • 88th Air Base Wing announces special holiday hours of operation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have adjusted hours in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day, as well as Air Force Materiel Command Family Days, Dec. 23 and Jan. 3 (if not listed, consider them closed):GATES1A (Fairborn