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April 7, 2023
445th Airlift Wing Airmen participate in total-force trauma care training

Airmen with the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron integrated with the Center for the Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills program April 6 to conduct trauma and critical care training at the Cincinnati Municipal Airport.
Feb. 17, 2023
Wright-Patt Airmen participate in German Armed Forces proficiency badge challenge

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Thirty-five Airmen had the opportunity to participate in the German Armed Forces proficiency badge challenge Jan. 31 through Feb. 3 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Within the U.S. military, the GAFPB is one of the few approved and most sought-after
Jan. 23, 2023
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RESPONSE TRAINING ON JAN. 25 POSTPONED DUE TO ANTICIPATED INCLEMENT WEATHER

Due to the predicted forecast of inclement weather on Jan. 25, emergency management response training at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has been postponed and will be re-scheduled for a later date. At this time, the museum will plan to open to the public on Jan. 25 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.,
Jan. 17, 2023
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 25 due to emergency management response training.

As previously announced, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 25 due to emergency management response training.
Jan. 10, 2023
Department of the Air Force outlines new Body Composition Program for Airmen, Guardians

The Department of the Air Force is establishing new Body Composition Program standards for Airmen and Guardians after the abdominal circumference was removed from the Air Force-specific Physical Fitness Assessment in 2020.
Jan. 5, 2023
WPAFB hosts 10th powerlifting competition

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The sounds of thunderous cheers and clanging weights was thick throughout Wright Field Fitness Center during a recent powerlifting competition on base.Puffs of chalk waft around as competitors coat their hands before attempting a lift.It was a day in which
Nov. 9, 2022
88th Air Base Wing evaluates basic readiness skills

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — In the early morning darkness Nov. 3, more than 70 Airmen gathered under the lights in the Warfighter Training Center pavilion, anxiously waiting for a long day of training to begin.“The world is a very unstable place,” Wendy Larson, 88th Air Base Wing
Nov. 4, 2022
Find key services, support at Military & Family Readiness Center

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Military & Family Readiness Center offers a variety of one-on-one services, as well as classes and workshops.All programs and educational classes are designed to enhance your life, improve employability, prepare you for a solid financial future, ready your
Sept. 16, 2022
CPR training: Take it seriously

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- We have all sat through countless CPR classes with eyes glossed over and went through the motions to get the card that says you are certified, myself included.Pushing on the chest during CPR dummy practice, you see how easy it is to compress. Then, someone
March 4, 2022
Lifelike scenario puts first responders to the test

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—Airmen across the installation stepped away from their everyday duties Feb. 23 to rehearse response against internal threats during the year’s first base-wide active-shooter exercise.“Overall, I feel the exercise did what exercises are intended to do, allowing