• Group gathers seeds to restore Huffman Prairie

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — For the past 30 Septembers, Dave Nolin has collected wildflower seeds at Huffman Prairie.“That’s when most of the seeds are ripe and they either fall to the ground or get eaten by birds,” he said. “So you only have a limited time to get them if you want to

  • Cause of the Week: Global Health

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Combined Federal Campaign allows personnel and retirees to pledge monetary support and volunteer time with approved charities.CFC includes charities working in many different areas of global health, to include disease treatment and eradication, persons

  • Aircraft seek shelter from Hurricane Ian at Wright-Patt AFB

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Miami Valley residents will be seeing an increase of aircraft in the skies over the next couple days as Air Force aircraft begin evacuating to seek shelter from Hurricane Ian.Aircraft from various Air Force bases located near the impacted areas of Hurricane

  • Cause of the Week: Education

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Combined Federal Campaign allows personnel and retirees to pledge monetary support and volunteer time with approved charities.CFC includes charities working in many different areas of education, to include science, technology, engineering and math; early

  • CFC kickoff aids charities on base, surrounding communities

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Dayton District’s 61st annual Combined Federal Campaign kickoff is scheduled for Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the USO Center on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The event will celebrate kindhearted contributions and support from federal employees,

  • Air Force Marathon announces featured aircraft for 2023 event

    BEAVERCREEK, Ohio — The Air Force Marathon has unveiled its signature aircraft for the 2023 race.During the “After Party at The Greene” on Sept. 17 in Beavercreek, officials announced the HH-60W Jolly Green II, MH-139 Grey Wolf and UN-1N Huey as the featured helicopters.“We are very excited to

  • Top 10 rules of hunting-firearm safety

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- This fall, many of us will take to the field in pursuit of various game species in and beyond the local area.Regardless of location, it’s critical that the utmost caution is exercised at all times when handling a firearm. Hunting injuries and wounds are often

  • Retired chief recounts storied Air Force career

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Retired Chief Master Sgt. Roger Sloan can handily recount his military career, including his time as senior enlisted adviser at the 2750th Air Base Wing (now 88 ABW) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Sloan, who was the featured guest Sept. 14 in the Speaker

  • High reliability a vital leadership quality

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It’s an honor to serve our Air Force and beneficiaries here at Wright-Patterson Medical Center and be part of the 88th Surgical Operations Squadron leadership team.The onset of COVID-19 demanded rapid organizational change to the way many of us accomplish our

  • Spotlight: Master Sgt. Jason Feichter

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name and rank: Master Sgt. Jason FeichterUnits of assignment: 88th Comptroller Squadron, including serving as first sergeant for 88th Air Base Wing Staff Agencies, 88th Operations Support Squadron and 88th Civil Engineer GroupWhat’s your job like every day?