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Wright-Patt and Air Force take part in NCAA Tournament Opener
Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, commander, congratulates a finalist in the Big Hoopla Stem Challenge Hot Shot Challenge after she made a basket at halftime of the Southeast Missouri State-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi game March 14, 2023, at University of Dayton Arena. The First Four game marked the start of March Madness and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher B. Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, talks to chief master sergeant selectees and their families at the medallion portion of the Wright-Patterson Chief master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Thirteen senior master sergeants, assigned to units around the base, were selected for advancement to the top enlisted rank in the Air Force and Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lauren Hawkins, 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, enters the Wright-Patterson Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony with her husband and daughter March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The evening honored the 13 Wright-Patterson service members who were selected to join the top 1% of the Air and Space Forces’ enlisted corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Carlos Labrador, National Air and Space Intelligence Center command chief, gives remarks as the guest speaker at the Wright-Patterson Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Thirteen senior master sergeants, assigned to units around the base, were honored for being selected for advancement to the top enlisted rank in the Air Force and Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Demetria Carey carries a candle during the candelabra lighting portion of the Wright-Patterson Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Representatives of the nine enlisted Air Force ranks carried in candles charting the career progression of the night’s honorees. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
Jacqueline Melcher, 88th Civil Engineering Group Installation Management Division director, who is a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe, conducts the act of smudging for Chief Master Sgt. Ashley Byers and the other 12 selectees at the Wright-Patterson Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The smudging was intended to cleanse negative energy, and to open the minds and spirits of all participants. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher B. Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, presents Space Force Master Sgt. Marivic-Len Olivera with a memento at the Wright-Patterson Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Olivera was one of 13 senior master sergeants, assigned to units around the base, selected for advancement to the top enlisted rank in the Air Force and Space Force. Another one of the selectees was her husband, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Gabriel Olivera. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Nicholas Wong, 88th Security Forces, joins the other 12 selectees in raising a water glass in a toast during the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The evening honored the Wright-Patterson service members who were selected to join the top 1% of the Air and Space Forces’ enlisted corps. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd E. Morales, 88th Air Base Wing command chief, gives the closing remarks at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Thirteen senior master sergeants, assigned to units around the base, were selected for advancement to the top enlisted rank in the Air Force and Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Wright-Patt honors new chiefs
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base chief master sergeants pose with the newest members of their ranks at the end of the Wright-Patterson Chief Master Sergeant Recognition Ceremony March 3, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The evening honored the 13 senior master sergeants, assigned to units around the base who were selected for advancement to the top enlisted rank in the Air and Space Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Dayton Philharmonic honors hometown heroes
Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander, makes opening remarks prior to the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Hometown Heroes performance Feb. 4, 2023, at Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Ohio. The Hometown Heroes program was initiated by the Dayton Development Coalition to honor local service members affiliated with Wright-Patterson AFB and the Ohio Air National Guard base in Springfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Dayton Philharmonic honors hometown heroes
Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander, makes opening remarks as Dayton Performing Arts Alliance CEO Patrick Nugent looks on prior to the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Hometown Heroes performance Feb. 4, 2023, at Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Ohio. The Hometown Heroes program was established by the Dayton Development Coalition to honor local service members affiliated with Wright-Patterson AFB and the Ohio Air National Guard base in Springfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Dayton Philharmonic honors hometown heroes
The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard presents colors as Patrick Reynolds conducts the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in the national anthem at the start of the Hometown Heroes program Feb. 4, 2023, at Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Ohio. The audience included Wright-Patt Airmen who received free tickets for the evening of 1980s pop music. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Dayton Philharmonic honors hometown heroes
A pop singer performs George Michael’s hit “Faith” backed by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra during its Hometown Heroes performance Feb. 4, 2023, at Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Ohio. The event honored service members from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Ohio Air National Guard, some of whom received free tickets to the 1980s pop music show. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Dayton Philharmonic honors hometown heroes
Georgia Napolitano sings Pat Benatar’s hit “Shadows of the Night” backed by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra during its Hometown Heroes performance Feb. 4, 2023, at Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Ohio. Napolitano and other pop musicians joined the orchestra for a performance billed as “Rewind, Celebrating the Music of the ‘80s.” It was part of the Dayton Development Coalition’s Hometown Heroes series honoring service members from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Ohio Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Dayton Philharmonic honors hometown heroes
Pop musicians join the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra for its “Rewind, Celebrating the Music of the ‘80s” program Feb. 4, 2023, at Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, Ohio. The concert was one of Dayton Development Coalition’s Hometown Heroes events, which honor service members from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Ohio Air National Guard, some of whom received free tickets to the concert. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Undersecretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones receives a briefing Jan. 9 from Col. Ray Smith, 445th Airlift Wing commander, during her tour of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. It marked one of eight stops during her visit. Others included the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, National Security Innovation Capital, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory and Rapid Sustainment Office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah Carranza)
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Gina Ortiz Jones, undersecretary of the Air Force, meets with aeromedical evacuation and staging Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing on Jan. 9 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 445 AW mission is to attain and maintain operational readiness; provide strategic transport of personnel and equipment; conduct medevac; and recruit and train toward these objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah Carranza)
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Lt. Col. Dustin Johnson, 89th Airlift Squadron commander, and his crew speak with Undersecretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones on Jan. 9 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. During her visit, Jones also toured the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, National Security Innovation Capital, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory and Rapid Sustainment Office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah Carranza)
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Gina Ortiz Jones, undersecretary of the Air Force, has lunch Jan. 9 with Air Force Institute of Technology students at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. During her visit, Jones also toured the 445th Airlift Wing, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, National Security Innovation Capital, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory and Rapid Sustainment Office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Hannah Carranza)