• New manager takes over at USO Center at WPAFB

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio -- The USO Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently celebrated its third anniversary of taking care of Airmen and other service members.Intended for all branches of active-duty military, Guard, reservists and their families, the organization serves as

  • Airmen benefit charity fundraising campaign runs through May 3

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Master Sgt. Benjamin Seekell is the new first sergeant for the 88th Medical Operations Squadron at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center, and he has seen firsthand the effect the Air Force Assistance Fund has on Airmen.“I had a tech school graduate who did not have

  • 2019 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign begins at Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- With a theme of “Commitment to Caring,” the 46th annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has begun and runs through April 26.The annual AFAF campaign raises funds for AFAF-affiliated charities that assist active-duty,

  • Wright-Patterson Recycle Center: Reduce, Reuse, then Recycle

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The recommended eight glasses of water a day, at U.S. tap rates equals about 49 cents per year. That same amount of bottled water is about $1,400 a year according to an article from Ban the Bottle.netTry ditching bottled water and you could help keep the

  • Holiday operating hours announced

    88th Air Base Wing announces holiday hours of operation  The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have different hours of operation (if not listed, consider them closed) Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1. In light of the Dec. 18 executive order issued by President Trump closing the

  • 88th Air Base Wing announces holiday hours of operation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have different hours of operation (if not listed, consider them closed) Nov. 22 in observance of Thanksgiving Day and Nov. 23 for Air Force Materiel Command Family Day:  GATES 1A (Fairborn

  • Hanscom provides livestream on-demand

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – With the right link, anyone with a Common Access Card-enabled computer can set up or access an exclusive livestream capability as part of the Air Force network. Program managers within the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate here

  • Family benefits greatly from Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Even 476 miles, the distance from Wisconsin to Ohio, isn’t enough to stop one family from taking part in the event that continues to change their lives.Abby Schroeder, an Air Force widow, and her sons are eagerly preparing for their trip to Ohio for the

  • Armed Forces Voters Week

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- In recognition of Armed Forces Voters Week, June 25 through July 5, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airmen and Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) encourages Airmen and their family members to make the choice to vote, no matter where they are.Oftentimes,

  • BES PEO highlights directorate's impact on Air Force

    MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – For the past two years, Richard Aldridge, Program Executive Officer of the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate has been at the helm of the organization responsible for acquiring, operating, and sustaining information technology systems for the Air Force and