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KC-10 Travis to Wright-Patt
KC-10A Extender pilots and flight engineers take-off at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., April 14, 2024. The 349th Air Mobility Wing air crew delivered Tail 84-0191 to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Peterson)
Chaplain Bowen Retirement
U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Franke (left), command chaplain at Air Force Materiel Command, presents a certificate of retirement to Col. Kim Bowen (right), outgoing wing chaplain at the 88th Air Base Wing, during a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 29, 2024. Retiring after a nearly 40-year career, Bowen began his military career in 1983 and was commissioned as a chaplain in 1998. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Chaplain Bowen Retirement
Col. Kim Bowen (center), outgoing wing chaplain at the 88th Air Base Wing, receives a going-away gift from the 88 ABW chaplain’s office during his retirement ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 29, 2024. The U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps supports and provides spiritual guidance and mental health services to service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
USAF Test Pilot School and DARPA announce breakthrough in aerospace machine learning
William Gray, Chief Test Pilot, Air Force Test Pilot School, and other engineers conduct software updates to the X-62 Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 3, 2022. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)
USAF Test Pilot School and DARPA announce breakthrough in aerospace machine learning
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency were finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgement of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry. The teams worked together to test breakthrough executions in artificial intelligence algorithms using the X-62A VISTA aircraft as part of DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program.
Leadership Dayton 2024
U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Bruno, 88th Security Forces operations officer, meets with Dayton community leaders and partners during an Airmen’s forum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 10, 2024. Leadership Dayton base tour attendees had the opportunity to listen to WPAFB Airmen’s stories and ask questions about their military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Leadership Dayton 2024
U.S. Air Force Col. Dustin Richards, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, speaks to a room of Dayton community leaders and partners at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 10, 2024. Richards welcomed tour attendees and answered questions on the first stop of their visit to WPAFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Leadership Dayton 2024
Leadership Dayton base tour attendees pose for a group photo in front of a C-17 Globemaster at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 10, 2024. The tour introduced Dayton community leaders and partners with the daily operations and the overall mission at WPAFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Political activity Dos and Don’ts for Airmen, Guardians, DoD employees
An Airman and a Guardian render a salute during the singing of the National Anthem at the 9/11 Patriot Day ceremony held at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., Sept. 11, 2023. During the ceremony, members from Buckley SFB honored the lives of those lost and the courage and bravery of the first responders who tirelessly worked to save lives.
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Chief Master Sgt. Michael Blake, 445th Maintenance Group, is escorted through a saber cordon by family members April 5, 2024, as he enters the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, chief recognition ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Blake was among the 11 new chief master sergeants honored for attaining the Air Force’s highest enlisted rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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The chief master sergeants, active and retired, of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, gather on stage April 5, 2024, at the end of the chief recognition ceremony in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The annual event honored 11 Wright-Patt Airmen selected for promotion to the Air Force’s highest enlisted rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Col. Travis Pond (at left), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, presents a memento to Senior Master Sgt. Elise Redziniak, 88th Medical Group, on April 5, 2024, to honor her promotion to the top enlisted rank in the Air Force during the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, chief recognition ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy (center) and Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, 88 ABW command chief, joined the presentation on stage. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy speaks during the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, chief recognition ceremony April 5, 2024, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Roy told the new chiefs they must empower junior Airmen for the positions they are appointed to. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
SAAPM "What Were You Wearing" Exhibit
Hollie Kiehn, 88th Air Base Wing sexual assault response coordinator, poses for a photo in front of the “What Were You Wearing?” exhibit in the USO at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 5, 2024. The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team hosts the display annually during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in April. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
SAAPM "What Were You Wearing" Exhibit
A collection of outfits and survivor stories are displayed during the “What Were You Wearing?” exhibit hosted by the 88th Air Base Wing’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team in the USO at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 5, 2024. The display aims to break down the myths and victim-blaming beliefs about sexual violence occurring due to what a victim was wearing when the incident or harassment happened. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
SAAPM "What Were You Wearing" Exhibit
Col. Travis Pond, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, speaks with Hollie Kiehn, 88 ABW sexual assault response coordinator, after visiting the “What Were You Wearing?” exhibit in the USO at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 5, 2024. The Wright-Patt Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team’s mission is to aid, advocate, support and empower those who have experienced sexual violence or harassment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
SAAPM "What Were You Wearing" Exhibit
Col. Travis Pond, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, reads a survivor’s story while visiting the “What Were You Wearing?” exhibit hosted by the 88th Air Base Wing’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team in the USO at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 5, 2024. The display is a collection of stories and clothing to illustrate what victims were wearing when sexual violence or harassment may have occurred. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
SAAPM "What Were You Wearing" Exhibit
Teal ribbons and a welcome sign sit at the entrance of the “What Were You Wearing?” exhibit hosted by the 88th Air Base Wing’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team in the USO at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 5, 2024. The exhibit is displayed each year during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month to share survivor stories and clothing representing what they may have been wearing when sexual violence or harassment occurred. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
Totality comes to an end and the “diamond ring” phenomenon becomes visible as the moon continues across the sun April 8, 2024, as seen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. People traveled hundreds of miles to join the estimated 500 spectators at an eclipse viewing party outside the Wright-Patt Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
Solar flares become visible as the moon blocks out the sun’s light during a total eclipse April 8, 2024, visible from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. People traveled hundreds of miles to join the estimated 500 spectators at an eclipse viewing party outside the Wright-Patt Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)