• Registration open for final Focus Week of the year

    Communicating more effectively, delegating successfully as a manager and mastering business writing basics are key work-related skills about to get another boost as the final Focus Week of 2014 is offered Oct. 27-31 at the 88th Air Base Wing. Registration is open and continues until the day before

  • Stand Strong, Be Strong

    The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base community is invited to a forum combatting domestic violence and sexual assault Oct. 23 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Hope Hotel.The "Stand Strong, Be Strong" Forum will emphasize the theme, "Healthy Family Relationships, Supporting Families and Communities -

  • New commander stresses consistency while introducing greater efficiency

    On Oct. 2, his first official day commanding the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Lt. Gen. John Thompson said he awoke feeling, as his teenage daughter would say, "awesome, epic, amazing."    "There's no greater feeling than knowing I am coming to work to do something really

  • Ceremony features 88 ABW commander as guest speaker

    Col. John Devillier, 88th Air Base Wing commander, served as the keynote speaker during the base's observance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Sept. 26 outside the Arnold House in Area A. The event was coordinated by the base Chiefs Group.The ceremony included an invocation, moment of silence,

  • Fund drive seeks to raise more than $2.3M this year

    A host of events supporting the 2014 Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign have already started, with one of its largest, the annual celebratory Charity Fair and Campaign Kickoff, scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 8 at Wright State University's Nutter Center. The kickoff is open to all

  • More than 1,000 join in Run for the Fallen

    The clouds hung low and grey over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as runners and walkers gathered for the "Run for the Fallen" on the morning of Sept. 11. But even as the sky brooded overhead, a thin ribbon of blue opened across the horizon and bathed the skyline in sunlight. It was a visual

  • Profiles in resilience

    Editor's note : Having - ity to recover from or adjust to misfortune or change is the definition of resilience, and that's something the Air Force wants all personnel to have as they deal with the stress that is part of their daily lives as they support the Air Force mission.A group of five

  • Gas station, eatery now open in Area B

    Life just got a little bit easier for employees and visitors to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's Area B -- that is, if your vehicle needs gas or you need a beverage, meal or convenience item. The grand opening and ribbon-cutting for the new combination Express gas station, Shopette and Burger King

  • Welcome coffee promotes officers spouses club

    As children start up the new school year, many organizations and clubs are also gearing back up as fall approaches. The Officers' Spouses' Club (OSC) is no exception as it welcomed new, existing and potential members to the Wright-Patt Club on Aug. 28 for an "activities and welcome coffee." OSC