• 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

  • ‘Get it Wright’ through motivation, attitude and aptitude

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- So, how do you do it? It’s funny how many times I hear that statement, both professionally and personally.Teammates, I will tell you: You never do it alone. That’s for sure.But more importantly, how do you do it? Think about that statement, reflect on it and

  • Make this Halloween safe for all

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – This weekend, many of us will enjoy visits from young children in costumes ranging from Cinderella to Iron Man.Trick-or-treating hours in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base housing areas are set for 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31 throughout the Brick Quarters, Prairies and

  • Children, families show out for Halloween

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base held the Great Pumpkin Off and “Trunk or Treat” event at Turtle Pond in the Brick Quarters historic district Oct. 21.Several organizations and units got a chance to interact with the base community and pass out candy to

  • Ceremony honors graduates of ALS Class 21-G

    Airman Leadership School Class 21-G poses for a class photo with Col. Patrick Miller (far left), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer (far right), 88 ABW command chief, at the end of its graduation ceremony Oct. 14 in the Wright-Patterson Club. ALS is

  • Wright-Patt helps train Dayton Airport firefighters

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 788th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department provided training to the Dayton International Airport Fire Department at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base fire training facility Oct. 5.A DIA crash truck and five firefighters came on base after dark to get