• Special event celebrates Fisher Houses

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Editor’s note: Skywrighter staff writer Amy Rollins talked with Chris Stanley, executive director of Fisher/ Nightingale Houses Inc. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the future Dayton Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Fisher House. FNHI will

  • Summer workshop series to cover e-learning resources

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A monthly workshop series starting April 27 from 9 to 11 a.m. will explore the many e-learning resources offered by the Information Learning Center, Bldg. 1226, 5435 Hemlock St., Kittyhawk Center, Area A, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The interactive

  • Focus Week registration open for courses being offered April 24-28

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Registration is open for the second Focus Week of 2017, scheduled for April 24-28 at the 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Registration continues until the day before each course is held.The April Focus Week is focused on individual

  • ‘Marry Me Military’ event brings brides, grooms to USO

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- Tears were flowing and more than 45 free wedding gowns were twirling March 18 at the USO Community Center, Bldg. 1222, Kittyhawk Center, Area A, during an inaugural “Marry Me Military” event. The dresses were donated by local and Cincinnati merchants to

  • Martial arts strengthen physical, mental fitness

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Martial arts classes , such as Brazilian jiu jitsu, show how to defend oneself against a larger adversary by using leverage and proper technique. Classes have been taking place since June 2016 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and are led by an instructor with an

  • Graduate school unveils new 3D metal printer

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been utilizing additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to build prototypes with polymers for more than 30 years. On March 16, its Graduate School of Engineering and

  • Base-Level Fraud Office fights deception, saves tax dollars

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio -- An office dedicated to protecting Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the federal government and tax payer dollars from losses to the government of $10,000 or more is asking for the base community’s assistance and vigilance. The Air Force Office of Special

  • Budget administrator to receive President’s Lifetime Achievement Award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AOR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A wizard he is, and for his work as one, he will soon be recognized by the president of the United States.Richard Strode, budget administrator for Strategic Plans and Programs Office, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,

  • Experts to provide free financial education

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A free Heroes at Home Financial Education event scheduled for March 22 from 2 to 4 p.m. will provide information on ways to pay off debt, build savings and get more for less. Hosted by the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airman & Family Readiness Center, the

  • Double drive seeks blood, bone marrow donors

    Editor's note:  This story has been updated with date and time changes.WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Trying to find a bone marrow donor to help save a young mother’s life and the deaths of friends who passed away before such donors could be located are the main forces behind a blood and bone