• 88th Air Base Wing announces holiday hours of operation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have different hours of operation (if not listed, consider them closed) Nov. 22 in observance of Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 23 for Air Force Materiel Command Family Day:  GATES 1A (Fairborn

  • Progressive lunch helps raise charity drive awareness

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command employees not only “showed some love” to the annual Combined Federal Campaign Nov. 6, but to their hungry stomachs, as well.  The progressive lunch – the brainchild of Gail Forest, SES, director of engineering and

  • ‘Signs of Suicide’ art to be displayed Oct. 29-Nov. 2

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A “Signs of Suicide” art display will take place Oct. 29 through Nov. 2 in the Wright-Patterson Medical Center atrium, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The artwork has been produced by participants at the K12 and TEJAS (Teen Educational and Joint Adult

  • Energy Action Month moving forward

    The 88th Civil Engineer Group Energy Team is currently closing out an in-depth and highly successful energy awareness campaign during the month of October. The month highlighted federally mandated Energy Action through awareness campaigns and outreach activities. Energy Action Month (EAM) may have

  • Wright-Patt mother, physician tells story of heartbreaking loss

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Dr. Laura Sidari is speaking out because her family suffered a horrendous loss last Christmas Day.  The Air Force psychiatrist at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center, and her husband, Dr. Anthony Sidari, a rheumatologist, lost their 4-year-old son, Leon, to

  • 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. 3 at Wright State University’s Nutter Center. Susy Himelhoch, local CFC director, discusses this year’s campaign.  The local 2018 Combined Federal Campaign

  • CFC loaned executives embrace their volunteerism, commitment

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Each year two people volunteer to serve as loaned executives for the 2018 Ohio Combined Federal Campaign, Dayton District, to execute the campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and other federal entities in a nine-county area.This year’s loaned

  • Striking granite monument now graces museum’s Memorial Park

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Fallen servicemembers who have made the ultimate sacrifice and their Gold Star family members now have a new memorial dedicated to them at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.A ceremony involving military leaders, local

  • Local leaders, fire departments’ personnel gather for ‘Fire Ops 101’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A first-of-its-kind training exercise held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Sept. 28 demonstrated what base and community fire personnel already know: their jobs are demanding, challenging and complex but rewarding. The event, “Fire Ops 101”, brought