• Wright-Patt celebrates Black History Month with base-wide events

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- In celebration of Black History Month, the 88th Air Base Wing will host several events throughout February.This year’s theme, “Inspiring Change,” strives to epitomize the contributions of Black Americans to challenge racial inequities and promote

  • Senior enlisted leader looks to transform Air Force culture

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Chief Master Sgt. Sharma Haynes of the 88th Comptroller Squadron knows she’s in rare company among Airmen.“It’s tough to be what you can’t see,” she says.As one of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s highest-ranking enlisted leaders and the mere 4 percent of

  • Virtual fun run to promote black health, wellness

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Black History Month Special Observance Committee invites you to participate in a virtual fun run aimed at recognizing black contributions to the nation and celebrating black health and wellness.Registration is free and open

  • AFSAC chief to highlight Black history for Dayton STEM students

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A conversation with Winston Ferguson’s eighth-grade daughter led to an entire school’s observance of Black History Month being upgraded. Ferguson, section chief of systems and integration at the Air Force Security Assistance Center on Wright-Patterson Air

  • Special events scheduled to celebrate Black History Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To celebrate and recognize the significant achievements made by African Americans, February is designated as Black History Month.   In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in 1915, initiated

  • Learn how to get promoted at lunch and learn event

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Presented by the Wright-Patterson Black History Month Special Observance Committee, a lunch and learn event “So you want to get promoted,” will be held on Feb. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the base theater.  As part of the special events scheduled to