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Ohio Run for the Fallen
Runners raise their flags as the Ohio Run for the Fallen passes Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Gate 1B in the early morning hours, Oct. 14, 2023. The three-day run covered 140 miles from Cincinnati to Columbus stopping each mile to remember individual Ohio service members, who died in the line of duty since 2000. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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A replica of the Wright B Flyer takes off from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on its way to do a flyover of a community reception at the Wright-Patt Club, Oct. 12, 2023. The reception marked the base’s 96th anniversary. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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A pilot flying the replica of the Wright B Flyer waves to those attending a community reception at the Wright-Patt Club as he performs a flyover, Oct. 12, 2023. The reception marked the 96th anniversary of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and was held a short distance from Huffman Prairie, where the Wright Brothers learned how to control flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, gives welcoming remarks at a community reception marking Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s 96th anniversary, Oct. 12, 2023. The event included a presentation on base history, a performance of the Air Force Band of Flight and a flyover by a Wright B Flyer replica. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Kevin Rusnak, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center chief historian, tells attendees about the history of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at a community reception marking the base’s 96th anniversary, Oct. 12, 2023. The event also featured a flyover of a Wright B Flyer and a performance of the Air Force Band of Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Kevin Rusnak, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center chief historian, tells attendees about the history of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base at a community reception marking the base’s 96th anniversary, Oct. 12, 2023. The event also featured a flyover of a Wright B Flyer and a performance of the Air Force Band of Flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Tech. Sgt. Ainsley DeWitt and the Air Force Band of Flight rock ensemble Flight One perform at a community reception marking Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s 96th anniversary, Oct. 12, 2023. The event featured a flyover by a replica of the historic Wright B Flyer. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Senior Airman Christopher Arellano and Tech. Sgt. Ainsley DeWitt, Air Force Band of Flight rock ensemble Flight One members, perform at a community reception marking the base’s 96th anniversary at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The event featured a flyover by a replica of the historic Wright B Flyer. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright Brothers Memorial earns arboretum accreditation
Danielle Trevino, 88th Civil Engineer Group biological scientist, works with volunteers to clear brush from in front of a sign at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center at the Wright Brothers Memorial on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The project was part of a tree festival and volunteer workday held by the group’s environmental branch to celebrate the memorial as an accredited arboretum. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright Brothers Memorial earns arboretum accreditation
Steven Vincent, 88th Civil Engineer Group director, talks with students from the Miami Valley Career Technical Center about the Wright Brothers Memorial on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and the trees planted that earned it accreditation as an arboretum on Oct. 12, 2023. The students received a tour of the many types of trees planted around the memorial and how they benefit humans. (U.S. Air Force photos by R.J. Oriez)
Wright Brothers Memorial earns arboretum accreditation
Angie Berghuis, National Park Service park ranger, gives students from the Miami Valley Career Technical Center a tour of the Wright Brothers Memorial arboretum on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. After hearing of the many uses for the various types of trees, the student planted three additional ones. (U.S. Air Force photos by R.J. Oriez)
Wright Brothers Memorial earns arboretum accreditation
Angie Berghuis, National Park Service park ranger, talks to students from the Miami Valley Career Technical Center about an acorn she is holding and the role it plays in the circle of life during a tour of the Wright Brothers Memorial Arboretum on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The students were given a tour as part of a tree festival and volunteer workday held by the 88th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Branch to celebrate the memorial as an accredited arboretum. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright Brothers Memorial earns arboretum accreditation
Ciara Sorrell and Fay Brooks, Miami Valley Career Technical Center students, dig a hole to plant a dawn redwood tree at the Wright Brothers Memorial on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The tree planting was part of a tree festival and volunteer workday held by the 88th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Branch to celebrate the memorial as an accredited arboretum. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Ciara Sorrell, a student at the Miami Valley Career Technical Center, places a dawn redwood tree in a hole at the Wright Brothers Memorial on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The tree planting was part of a tree festival and volunteer workday held by the 88th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Branch to celebrate the memorial as an accredited arboretum. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright Brothers Memorial earns arboretum accreditation
Ayla Bayer, a student at the Miami Valley Career Technical Center, places dirt around the roots of a dawn redwood at the Wright Brothers Memorial on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2023. The tree planting was part of a tree festival and volunteer workday held by the 88th Civil Engineer Group Environmental Branch to celebrate the memorial as an accredited arboretum. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
AFIT Graduation
Air Force Institute of Technology master degree honor graduates pose with Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics; Walter Jones, AFIT director and chancellor; and Heidi Ries, AFIT provost and chief academic officer, before their graduation ceremony at the Dayton Masonic Center in Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. Master degrees were conferred upon 131 students during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
AFIT Graduation
Air Force Institute of Technology doctoral candidates pose with Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics; Walter Jones, AFIT director and chancellor; and Heidi Ries, AFIT provost and chief academic officer, before their graduation ceremony at the Dayton Masonic Center in Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. Doctorate degrees were conferred upon 20 students during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
AFIT Graduation
Air Force Institute of Technology graduates listen to Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, deliver the commencement address during their graduation ceremony at the Dayton Masonic Center in Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. Advanced degrees were conferred in a variety of scientific fields. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
AFIT Graduation
Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, delivers the commencement address for the Air Force Institute of Technology graduation ceremony at the Dayton Masonic Center in Dayton, Ohio, Sept. 14, 2023. AFIT conferred 151 master and doctorate degrees during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Fire Inspector Shaun Bigler (right), 788th Civil Engineer Squadron, talks with Usama Ahmed, Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton, during a fire inspection Aug. 24, 2023, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Bigler was honored by the Miami Valley Fire/EMS Alliance with its 2022 Customer Service Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)