• AFCEC, WPAFB invite community input for base Community Involvement Plan

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is committed to continual efforts to ensure human health and a safe environment. The Air Force considers the active, meaningful involvement of community members as essential to the success of this project.Wright-Patterson AFB,

  • Tree Festival volunteer event to celebrate arboretum accreditation

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The WPAFB Environmental Branch will hold a Tree Festival and Volunteer Workday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 12 to celebrate the Wright Brothers Memorial as an accredited arboretum.The Wright Brothers Memorial has been awarded a Level I accreditation by the

  • 88 CEG “dominates the dirty work” every day

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Whether its turning wrenches, operating heavy machinery or fighting fires, the 644 employees of the 88th Civil Engineer Group “dominate the dirty work” every day.“644 sounds like a lot, but it’s not to take care of a base of this magnitude,” said Amir Mott, 88

  • Installation Management Division: The trifecta of mission support

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – It can be argued that the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Installation Management Division provides for and protects Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s most valuable assets. The flights within 88 CEI ensure our Airmen, our land and every asset and piece of

  • Groundwater-capture trench to aid PFAS response

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—One line of effort is being set in stone, clay and gravel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), where an army of construction workers and machines are digging a 420-foot-long trench toward a way to environmental progress.The project targets the hazardous

  • Prescribed burn season dates announced for Huffman Prairie

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The prescribed burn season at Huffman Prairie is set for Nov. 1 to March 15, officials from the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Natural Resources Program announced.Prescribed burns are used to maintain and enhance ecosystem health, according to program officials.

  • Pollinator Expo creates buzz on and off base June 8

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — About 300 base and local community members learned how to give wings to efforts toward healthier and more diverse habitats for hummingbirds and humans alike June 8 at the annual Pollinator Expo, hosted by 88th Civil Engineering in partnership with local

  • Wright-Patt partners with local community for Earth Day

    FAIRBORN, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base employees teamed up with the city of Fairborn and Beavercreek Wetlands Association to host a community cleanup event in celebration of Earth Day at Community Park.This year’s event brought out more than 50 people to pick up trash around the park.“We

  • Public invited to Restoration Advisory Board meeting March 28

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH --  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Environmental Restoration Team invites the public to take part in a virtual Restoration Advisory Board meeting March 28 at 7 p.m.Representatives from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and 88th Civil Engineer Group have