• A look back at 2019 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Throughout 2019, there were many significant milestones achieved by numerous organizations across Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Here are some of the milestones, events, awards and other things that contributed to the overall success of

  • 88th Air Base Wing announces holiday hours of operation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have different hours of operation (if not listed, consider them closed) in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020:GATES1A (Fairborn Gate): Jan. 20           Open 6

  • Focus on Focus Week: Registration open for free training courses

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 88th Air Base Wing Focus Week, scheduled for Jan. 27-31 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is fast approaching. Registration is open and continues until the day before each course is held. This Focus Week iteration spotlights performance improvement for

  • Digital Engineering transformation coming to the AF Weapons Enterprise

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force kicked off a pioneering Weapons Digital Enterprise Workshop Dec. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. to solidify ties to the Air Force and Department of Defense Digital Enterprises to develop advanced capabilities and enable rapid design of weapons

  • Base Thrift Shop holds special kids’ shop Dec. 7, only costs a dime

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Children with base access will have a special opportunity to shop for holiday gifts Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Thrift Shop, located at 5265 Miller St., Bldg. 95, near the intersection of Wright Avenue and Allbrook

  • Educational institution celebrates centennial with aplomb

    Alumni, special speakers, astronauts highlight AFIT’s evolutionWRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An institution headquartered here went all-out Nov. 7 to mark its 100 years of educating Airmen for meeting Air Force missions.The Air Force Institute of Technology celebrated its centennial with a

  • Growing, complex institution to celebrate centennial Nov. 7

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of Technology, with headquarters located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, will mark a significant milestone next week: the centennial of its functional predecessor and decades of educating Airmen for meeting Air Force missions.With

  • Memphis Belle restoration selected for Air Force Heritage Award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Thirteen years, thousands of hours and exhaustive research have paid off as one of the most recognizable symbols of World War II – the Memphis Belle – has been named by the U.S. Air Force History and Museums Program as a recipient of the 2019 Air Force

  • Online pledging continues for annual CFC fund drive

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Combined Federal Campaign participation officially kicked off Oct. 2 at Wright State University’s Nutter Center. Skywrighter staff writer Amy Rollins sat down with CFC chair Joe Nalepka, director of Management Operations,

  • Charity fair creates awareness of dozens of organizations, causes

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Hundreds of employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and other federal entities “showed some love” to the Combined Federal Campaign during its kickoff Oct. 2 at Wright State University’s Nutter Center.The event was open to all Department of Defense,