• Natural gas project to get underway on Area B

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - CenterPoint Energy, in coordination with Miller Pipeline, will install a natural gas main line July 6-13 along Eighth Street between Skyline Drive and L Street, closing the road along this stretch in Area B of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Detour signs will

  • Pinwheels placed to promote childhood safety

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio -- April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is showing its support with pinwheels.Every April, the president issues a proclamation for National Child Abuse Prevention Month to encourage public awareness of child abuse

  • Security Forces bring out big guns at Army base

    CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – For heavier weapons such as the M240B, M249, M2 machine gun and M203 grenade launcher, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base combat-arms instructors travel one state over to qualify personnel at an outdoor range.“The 7.62 mm bullets for the M240Bs are too large for our indoor

  • WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday

    A local legend turned a century old recently, and the community was there to celebrate. Sitting on a bench outside her residence in Fairborn on a chilly day, Yolanda “Tipi” Minnehan is surrounded by old World War II photos of herself during her time in the Army. There are bright red balloons in the

  • Wright-Patterson, park service observe Wright brothers’ 117th anniversary

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, along with the great-grandniece and great-grandnephew of the Wright brothers, joined together Dec. 17 to lay a wreath commemorating the 117th anniversary of practical powered flight. The

  • Sherman reflects on his time as 88th Air Base Wing commander

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Col. Thomas P. Sherman is scheduled to relinquish command of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base June 12 during a private ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force presided over by Lt. Gen. Robert D. McMurry Jr., commander of

  • Wright-Patt Fisher Houses celebrate 26 years of serving patients and families

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — May 26, marked 26 years since the Wright-Patterson Fisher House I opened its doors to patients and families from all branches of the military and veterans who needed “a home away from home” while receiving active treatment at the Wright-Patterson Medical

  • Equal Opportunity office works with IDS to create positive communication

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Integrated Delivery System is a team of helping agencies working together to create a comprehensive support system for total force Airmen. As a member of the IDS, the Equal Opportunity office works to end discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex,