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88th Air Base Wing Annual Excellence Awards
Winners from the 88th Air Base Wing's annual excellence awards pose for a group photo with family and friends following the ceremony at the Wright-Patt Club on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2024. Wing personnel competed in 14 different categories, and winners now go on to compete in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's annual awards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
88th Air Base Wing Annual Excellence Awards
Leaders, Airmen and civilian personnel celebrate during the 88th Air Base Wing's annual awards ceremony on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2024. Wing members competed in 14 different categories, and winners now go on to compete in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's annual awards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
Retiring K9 Defender is a ‘Good Boy’
Maj. Thomas Uhl, 88th Security Forces Squadron commander; Tech. Sgt. Christopher Bennett, 88 SFS dog handler; and Military Work Dog Ddesmond; stand at attention as Ddesmond’s retirement certificate is ready Nov. 29, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Ddesmond is going on to live with a former handler. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Retiring K9 Defender is a ‘Good Boy’
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Bennett, 88th Security Forces Squadron dog handler hands Military Working Dog Ddesmond’s leash to Logan Chalk at Ddesmond’s retirement ceremony Nov. 29, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Chalk accepted Ddesmond on behalf of her brother, Senior Airman Brian Chalk, one of Ddesmond’s former handlers currently stationed in South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Retiring K9 Defender is a ‘Good Boy’
Newly retired military working dog Ddesmond and Logan Chalk at Ddesmond’s retirement ceremony Nov. 29, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Ddesmond was retired following an injury and was adopted by Chalk’s brother, one of his former handlers. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Retiring K9 Defender is a ‘Good Boy’
Logan Chalk accepts a flag from a member of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard at the retirement ceremony of Military Working Dog Ddesmond Nov. 29, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Chalk took custody of Ddesmond on behalf of her brother, Senior Airman Brian Chalk, one of Ddesmond’s former handlers who adopted the dog. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Retiring K9 Defender is a ‘Good Boy’
A happy, newly-retired Military Working Dog Ddesmond at his retirement ceremony Nov. 29, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Ddesmond was honored for his career protecting Wright-Patterson AFB, presidents and Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-G recites the Airman’s Creed at the start of its graduation ceremony Oct. 19, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 26 graduates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and Air Force culture and is a requirement for promotion to staff sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Chief Master Sgt. Doug Middendorf, 88th Communications Squadron senior enlisted leader, gives the commencement speech Oct. 19, 2023, during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-G graduation ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Middendorf told graduates it was now their duty to guide and lead Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Tech. Sgt. Jacquelyn Chapin, Air Force Sergeants Association Kittyhawk Chapter 751 president, presents the John L. Levitow Award to Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Masterson during the Airman Leadership School Class 23-G graduation ceremony Oct. 19, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The award goes to the class’s top graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Senior Airman Kayla Cornett, 87th Aerial Portal Squadron, stands ready to accept her diploma at the Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-G graduation ceremony Oct. 19, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Cornett and 25 classmates were honored for completing the five-week course, which teaches Airmen about leadership and Air Force culture. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ceremony honors Airman Leadership School graduates
Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School Class 23-G members pose for a photo with Col. Christopher Meeker (far left), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales (far right), 88 ABW command chief, at the end of their graduation ceremony Oct. 19, 2023, in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The five-week course is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn more about leadership and Air Force culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Ohio Run for the Fallen
Second Lt. Andrew Marfori, center, 88th Operation Support Squadron, joins other volunteers preparing for the second day of the Ohio Run for the Fallen starting from outside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 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)
Ohio Run for the Fallen
Volunteers prepare for the second day of the Ohio Run for the Fallen starting from outside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 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)
Ohio Run for the Fallen
Volunteers pause in prayer as they prepare for the second day of the Ohio Run for the Fallen starting from outside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 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)
Ohio Run for the Fallen
Participants in the Ohio Run for the Fallen start the second day of their three-day run as they depart through the gate of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Oct. 14, 2023. The 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)
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)