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  • 88th Air Base Wing announces 2023 annual award winners

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Air Base Wing’s 2023 award winners were announced during a ceremony Feb. 9 at the Wright-Patt Club.Col. Travis Pond, 88 ABW commander; Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, the wing’s command chief; John Faulkner, 88 ABW vice director, and other base

  • Future Airmen get peek at Air Force culture in WPAFB tour

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Air Base Wing hosted 36 future Airmen from the 338th Recruiting Squadron for a daylong tour Jan. 11.Part of the Delayed Entry Program, where they prepare physically and mentally for military life while waiting for a basic training date, the recruits

  • Wright-Patt celebrates Native American Heritage Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- With November recognized as Native American Heritage Month, the Indigenous Nations Equality Team hosted a Cultural Celebration and Education event at the Wright-Patterson USO Center on Nov. 14. INET is an all-volunteer organization that falls under the

  • 2023 Air Force Marathon: top finishers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 2023 Air Force Marathon drew more than 8,500 competitors Sept. 15-16.Races in several distance categories took place on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and grounds of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and Wright State University.Here’s a look at

  • New Armed Forces Series Challenge set to begin in 2024

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Marathon, in conjunction with four other service-level armed forces road races, announced the creation of the Armed Forces Series Challenge at the marathon’s Finish Line Festival on Sept. 16.The challenge involves completing the Air Force

  • Wright-Patt Credit Union wins top Air Force award for ‘doing it right’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patt Credit Union was honored by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base leadership Aug. 24 for going above and beyond in providing the local Air Force community with superior financial services and education.John Faulkner, 88th Air Base Wing vice director,

  • Tell your Air Force story

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio--How many Air Force touchpoints did it take for you to raise your right hand? For me, it took a few.  I grew up on Long Island, New York, and I don't remember ever seeing the uniform as a kid. Like many of my generation, my dad had served in the Army in Vietnam.