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Prescribed Burn of Huffman Prairie
Firefighters from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base work to contain the prescribed burn of Huffman Prairie on March 2, 2025. The controlled burn aims to eliminate woodland vegetation and promote the health of the prairie's native ecosystem.
Prescribed Burn of Huffman Prairie
Firefighters from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base conduct a prescribed burn of Huffman Prairie on March 2, 2025. The controlled burn aims to eliminate woodland vegetation and promote the health of the prairie's native ecosystem.
Prescribed Burn of Huffman Prairie
Firefighters from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, conduct a prescribed burn at Huffman Prairie, WPAFB, on March 2, 2025. The controlled burn aimed to eliminate woodland vegetation and promote the health of the prairie's native ecosystem. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jack Gardner)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
A test fire is started to check conditions prior to lighting a large, prescribed burn March 2, 2025, on Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Huffman Prairie is the largest tract of native tall-grass prairie in the state of Ohio and its ecosystem benefits from fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Fifty acres of tall prairie grass goes up in flames March 2, 2025, during a prescribed burn on Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Members of the Air Force Wildland Fire Branch Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakeland Wildland Support Module joined with the Wright-Patterson Fire Department and the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Natural Resources Program to safely burn the tract of land whose ecosystem benefits from fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Capt. Blake Emmert, Wright-Patterson Fire Department, uses a drip torch to start a prescribed fire March 2, 2025, at Huffman Prairie just outside the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, fence line. Huffman Prairie’s ecosystem benefits from fire and the 88th Civil Engineering Group’s Natural Resources Program attempts a prescribed burn every few years. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Firefighters prepare drip torches as they set up to do a prescribed burn March 2, 2025, at Huffman Prairie, across the fence line from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Members of the Air Force Wildland Fire Branch Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakeland Wildland Support Module joined with the Wright-Patterson Fire Department and the 88th Civil Engineering Group’s Natural Resources Program to safely burn 50 acres of prairie grass land. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Steve Holmes, Air Force Wildland Fire Branch Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakeland Wildland Support Module lead, briefs his team and members of the Wright-Patterson Fire Department March 2, 2025, prior to the start of a prescribed burn on Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Huffman Prairie’s ecosystem benefits from fire and the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Natural Resources Program attempts a prescribed burn every few years. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Steve Holmes, Air Force Wildland Fire Branch Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakeland Wildland Support Module lead, uses a drip torch March 2, 2025, to help spread a prescribed burn at Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Huffman Prairie, the site where the Wright Brothers developed the first practical airplane, is currently the largest tract of native tall-grass prairie in the state of Ohio and its ecosystem benefits from fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
A fireman uses water to keep a prescribed burn away form a nature trail sign, March 2, 2025, at Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Huffman Prairie is the site of the world’s first flying field where the Wright Brothers developed the first practical airplane. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Fifty acres of tall prairie grass goes up in flames March 2, 2025, during a prescribed burn on Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Members of the Air Force Wildland Fire Branch Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakeland Wildland Support Module joined with the Wright-Patterson Fire Department and the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Natural Resources Program to safely burn the tract of land whose ecosystem benefits from fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
A firefighter stamps out burning embers March 2, 2025, at the border of a prescribed burn at Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Huffman Prairie, the site where the Wright Brothers developed the first practical airplane, is currently the largest tract of native tall-grass prairie in the state of Ohio and its ecosystem benefits from fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Capt. Blake Emmert, Wright-Patterson Fire Department, uses a drip torch to start a prescribed fire March 2, 2025, at Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Other firefighters followed behind him with a water hose to stop the fire from going in the wrong direction and endangering the replica of the Wright Brothers’ 1905 hanger that is on the site. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Fifty acres of tall prairie grass goes up in flames March 2, 2025, during a prescribed burn on Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In addition to being the location where the Wright Brothers learned how to control flight, Huffman Prairie is the largest native tall-grass prairie in the state of Ohio. Fire helps its ecosystem by hindering invasive species and woody plants. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Firefighter Brayden Peake, left, and Assistant Chief Bryan Weeks, both with the Wright-Patterson Fire Department, patrol the border of a 50-acre prescribed burn, March 3, 2025, at Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Members of the Air Force Wildland Fire Branch Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakeland Wildland Support Module joined with the Wright-Patterson Fire Department and the 88th Civil Engineer Group Natural Resources Program office to safely burn the tract of land whose ecosystem benefits from fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Where Flight Took Off, Fire Now Soars: Huffman Prairie's Prescribed Burn
Darryn Warner, 88th Civil Engineer Group Natural Resources Program manager, points out to firefighters the area they will be burning March 2, 2025, on Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Huffman Prairie is the largest tract of native tall-grass prairie in the state of Ohio and its ecosystem benefits from fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
2024 Annual Awards
Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton, commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, hosted the Center’s Annual Awards Ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2025. Joining the commander in announcing the winners were the Center’s executive director Dennis D’Angelo, and the Center’s command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Wieser. The ceremony was held virtually so all of the Center’s various organizations located throughout the country could participate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)
2024 Annual Awards
Following the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s annual award ceremony held on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb 27. 2025, the Center’s leaders commander Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton (right), executive director Dennis D’Angelo (left) and command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Wieser signed personal notes to the award winners of the categories they each announced during the ceremony. The event was held virtually so all of the Center’s various organizations located throughout the country could participate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)
2024 Annual Awards
Following the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s annual award ceremony held on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb 27. 2025, the Center’s leaders commander Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton, executive director Dennis D’Angelo and command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Wieser signed personal notes to the award winners of the categories they each announced during the ceremony. The event was held virtually so all of the Center’s various organizations located throughout the country could participate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)
2024 Annual Awards
Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton (right), commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, announces one of the award winners during the AFLCMC Annual Awards Ceremony held at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2025. Looking on is the Center’s command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Wieser (center) and the Center’s executive director Dennis D’Angelo. The ceremony was held virtually so all of the Center’s various organizations located throughout the country could participate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Varhegyi)