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WPAFB School Liaison Tour
Shontae Gonzalez, 88th Force Support Squadron community readiness consultant, briefs a room of local school superintendents during a school liaison program base tour at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 21, 2025. The WPAFB School Liaison Program serves as the primary link between the installation and local public schools, facilitating better communication and support for military families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Airborne Battalion Visits Wright-Patt to Train
U.S. Army Sgt. First Class William Centers, 352nd Civil Affairs Command, carries his parachute gear at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 14, 2025. The 412 Civil Affairs Battalion, based in Columbus, Ohio, conducted simulated jump training for Army Reservist at Wright-Patt prior to a night-time airborne exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Airborne Battalion Visits Wright-Patt to Train
U.S. Army soldiers with the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) attend a Sustained Airborne Training session at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 14, 2025. The 412 CA BN, a reserve unit based in Columbus, Ohio, conducted simulated jump training prior to a night-time airborne exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Airborne Battalion Visits Wright-Patt to Train
U.S. Army soldiers with the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) connect their static lines onto an anchor line cable at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 14, 2025. The 412 CA BN, a reserve unit based in Columbus, Ohio, conducted simulated jump training prior to a night-time airborne exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Airborne Battalion Visits Wright-Patt to Train
U.S. Army jumpmaster, with the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) takes accountability of his team members at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 14, 2025. The 412 CA BN, a reserve unit based in Columbus, Ohio, conducted simulated jump training prior to a night-time airborne exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
Airborne Battalion Visits Wright-Patt to Train
U.S. Army soldiers with the 412th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) connect their static lines onto an anchor line cable at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 14, 2025. The 412 CA BN, a reserve unit based in Columbus, Ohio, conducted simulated jump training prior to a night-time airborne exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
WPAFB SMSgt Select Release Party
The newest senior master sergeant selects celebrate with unit leadership during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 7, 2025. This year, the Air Force selected 1,635 for promotion out of 14,041 eligible, a selection rate of 11.64%. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
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)
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)