• CFC encourages to give back today ... pay it forward tomorrow

    Hundreds of volunteers, charities and dance crews joined together to kick off the 2010 Miami Valley Combined Federal Campaign at Wright State's Ervin J. Nutter Center on Wednesday, Oct. 6.Last year the campaign brought in $3,084,700, exceeding its goal by 122 percent, the largest campaign in Miami

  • Wing priorities outlined in commander's first call

    Emphasizing themes of communication, relationships and teamwork, Col. Amanda W. Gladney conducted her first pair of commander's call sessions Tuesday morning at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center and in the afternoon at the base theater in Kittyhawk Center. Colonel Gladney, commander of the 88th

  • Construction of research radar towers a team effort

    The Wright-Patt skyline has officially changed, and that change was achieved through the hard work and total team efforts of several groups on and off the base.Three new radar towers now provide a commanding view over the base's Area B, which will provide the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors

  • USAF Marathon Saturday road and gate closures

    As previously reported in the base Skywrighter, this year's Air Force Marathon will bring 12,000 runners to the Dayton region Sept. 17  - 18.  Running of the Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10K race on Saturday, Sept. 18 will necessitate a number of gate and road closures on and in the vicinity of the

  • Local veteran receives France's highest honor

    One of America's heroes was presented with France's highest honor July 13.Col. (ret.) Byron Lee Schatzley was presented with the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal for his service as bombardier in the 558th Bomb Squadron of the 38th Bomb Group during World War II. Created by Napolean Bonaparte on

  • Korean Conflict veterans to be honored at Freedom’s Call Tattoo

    Five veterans of the Korean Conflict: Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) James Snyder, Jack Perry, Bernie DeLong, Russell Harrod, and Sam Morgan, will be honored for their service during the 2010 Freedom's Call Tattoo June 25, on the grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force adjacent to Col. Glenn Highway.

  • Air Force takes step toward cleaner fuels

    As the aviation community looks to a future of independence from non-renewable energy sources, the Air Force is making historic strides in alternative fuels that will bring about positive economic and environmental outcomes. Three Air Force Materiel Command fuels experts at Wright-Patt were on hand

  • Welcome home combat nerd

    Senior Airman Tre Porfirio returned to Wright-Patterson aboard a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130 just after lunch Feb. 18. He was greeted to the roar of applause by more than 200 people, including friends, co-workers, veterans groups, and news media, inside the base operations hangar here.Porfirio

  • Maj. Gen. Pawlikowski is new commander of Air Force Research Laboratory

    Maj. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski became the new commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at a change-of-command ceremony in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 12. She replaced Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, the AFRL commander for more than two years. Bedke also received the Legion of Merit