• Retiree Appreciation Day set for Oct. 28

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- After a three-year hiatus, the 88th Air Base Wing will host its annual Retiree Appreciation Day at the Hope Hotel & Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center on Oct. 28. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the opening ceremony will start at 8 a.m.The

  • LEADership group at halfway mark in 2022 program

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Participants in the LEADership Wright-Patt program have made a personal investment to develop into prospective Wright-Patterson Air Force Base leaders during this year’s five-month course.LEADership Wright-Patt kicked off in May and features 10 contact days,

  • CMSgt Air Force briefed on Wright-Patt facilities

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass took a pause from the Corona Conference on June 16 to get a look at some of the innovation happening around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Bass toured Air Force Life Cycle Management Centers Rapid

  • 88th Air Base Wing announces special holiday hours

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have adjusted hours in observance of the Memorial Day holiday May 30 and Air Force Materiel Command Family Day on May 27 (if not listed, consider them closed): Memorial Day Hours

  • WPOSC awards 11 scholarships to military dependents

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Wright-Patterson Officers’ Spouses’ Club awarded nearly a dozen scholarships to military family members totaling $20,000 during a ceremony May 12 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Each year, WPOSC awards scholarships to dependent children and spouses of

  • Speaker shares poignant story of hope, resilience

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Motivational speaker and writer Kristen Christy shared a powerful message of enduring hope, compassion and the importance of community last week during special resiliency and professional development sessions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The 88th Air

  • Wright-Patt medic reflects on childhood in Ukraine

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- As a child growing up amid unimaginable poverty in central Ukraine, Airman 1st Class Davyd Bielykh always envisioned moving to the United States and serving in the military.“I wanted to be a Marine Corps infantry, as I thought it would be great to protect the

  • Wright-Path University provides new path for Airmen

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- A brand-new school has opened up at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Wright-Path University can provide Team Wright-Patt mission partners with professional-development opportunities through multiple methods of delivery to cultivate empowered, innovative and

  • Holocaust events shaped 21-year-old’s decision to join AF

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- Senior Airman Steven Elgowsky, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering aide and member of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard, exhibits a steady passion in telling stories of his Jewish heritage. It uniquely shaped his desire to join the Air

  • Level Up Week to emphasize personnel needs

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- Registration has begun for the 88th Air Base Wing’s second-quarter Level Up Week, formerly known as Focus Week.The next session is scheduled for May 9-13 and open to all Wright-Patterson Air Force Base military members and civilians. Enrollment continues until