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  • Spotlight: Senior Airman Sherita Thompson

    Name and rank: Senior Airman Sherita ThompsonDuty title: Assistant NCO in charge of electronic-security systemsUnit of assignment: 88th Security Forces SquadronHow long have you been at Wright-Patt? 3 years, 5 monthsWhat do you do at WPAFB? I am the ANCOIC of electronic-security systems for the 88th

  • Longtime base employee honors Cherokee Indian ancestry

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Most Native American families can trace their roots back to a time in the United States when their lives were very different. But many are losing the culture and heritage that defined their ancestors because the stories aren’t always passed down.November is

  • Keep an eye on your wood-burning stove

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - As evening temperatures in our area begin to descend, now is the perfect time to get your wood-burning stove in good working order.The Environmental Protection Agency provides the following guidance: Install a smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector to alert

  • Find time for blessings in your life

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - As the holiday season approaches, I am reminded it’s that time of year in which I need to take time to rest, reflect and recharge.At least that’s what I hope to do over the holidays. I really need it. I bet you do as well.This past year has had many ups and

  • ASPIRE program primes future FSS ambassadors

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Five 88th Force Support Squadron civilian employees have wrapped up the 12-week ASPIRE program, which exposed them to the FSS portfolio, preparing each participant for future leadership roles.Part of an Air Force Materiel Command initiative, the ASPIRE

  • Wright-Patt right for upgraded training center

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Air Force Materiel Command held a ribbon cutting Nov. 3 to commemorate the opening of the first of four newly renovated Follow-On Skills Training centers.The airfield operations officer training program was recently evaluated and revamped by the Air Force.

  • Spotlight: Scott Abbott

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name and rank: Scott Abbott, GS-12Duty title: Resource adviserUnit of assignment: 88th Mission Support GroupWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? I provide financial support to leadership and three subordinate squadrons consisting of over 1,400 civilians, military

  • Energy resilience focus of WPAFB exercise

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To test the effects of a widespread power-grid outage, the lights went out on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base last month for an exercise that disconnected the installation from commercial-power sources.An Energy Resilience Readiness Exercise “flipped the

  • Stay aware during emergencies

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - When an emergency situation occurs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Installation Command Center notifies the base community using two methods – the “Giant Voice” and AtHoc notification system.The “Giant Voice” activates emergency-notification signals in

  • District fire chief retires after 37 years of service

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- For many people, the military is a way of life. In fact, only about 1% of the U.S. population serves in the armed forces and approximately .6% is hired to work as a Department of Defense civilian.James Snyder, a district fire chief with the 788th Civil