5 Apr 2018

Hallowed ground inspires heartfelt tribute

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Following a performance at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C., in November 2011, members of the classic rock group KANSAS were invited on a private tour of Arlington National Cemetery. During the tour the band members learned about the cemetery’s section 60. They were so moved by what they heard

5 Apr 2018

Team Wright-Patt recognizes newest enlisted promotees

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Col. Dave Anzaldua, 88th Air Base Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Gravos, 88th Force Support Squadron superintendent co-hosted a ceremony at the Wright-Patterson Club, March 30, to recognize Team Wright-Patt’s newest enlisted promotes.The purpose of the ceremony was to recognize all of the

5 Apr 2018

2018 Autism at Work Initiative: Wright-Patt’s Pilot Program

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - April is Autism Awareness month, which makes it the perfect time to introduce a new effort at Wright-Patt.Air Force Materiel Command is partnering with Wright State University to launch a pilot program called the Autism at Work Initiative. Its goal is to enhance the hiring opportunities for recent college

30 Mar 2018

Dodgeball: an exercise in resiliency

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Air Base Wing Chapel community hosted a resiliency event under the guise of a dodgeball tournament March 16 at the Jarvis gym on Area A.Twelve teams of six to eight players from across Wright-Patt signed up to dodge-duck-dip-dive-and-dodge their way through the double elimination tournament, all

16 Feb 2018

Collaboration delivers capability to the warfighter

WRIGHT-PATTERSON Air Force Base, Ohio - Members of  Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's acquisition team continued their effort to improve Air Force operations while reducing critical capability delivery timelines. This past December, the F-22 Program Office and the Rapid Development Integration Facility (RDIF) completed final delivery of a

2 Feb 2018

Chapel group fully embraces 2nd core value: Service before self

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – When Harvey bore down on the Houston, Texas, area as a category 4 hurricane, then stalled for several days in late August 2017 it dropped records amount of rain, ultimately leading it to be the second most costly storm in U.S. history only behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to a recently released

20 Nov 2017

Personalize your gift giving this year at Wright-Patt’s Consolidated Hobby Complex

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Are you in need of some gift ideas and want to add a personal touch to them? The Consolidated Hobby Complex, in Wright-Patt’s Kittyhawk Area, may be just the place you are looking for.Maybe you have some artwork that would look great on your, or a family member’s wall. The frame shop can help you design the

8 Nov 2017

Job shadow program inspires next generation of innovators

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Local junior and senior high school students amassed on Wright-Patt, Oct. 27, to get a firsthand look at their possible future.Since 1999, Wright-Patt has held organized Job Shadow Days pairing students with mentors from the base. “The bi-annual event provides area juniors and seniors with an opportunity to

10 Mar 2017

Wright-Patterson’s women in STEM are not hidden figures

Adrienne Ephrem, integration manager with the 711th Human Performance Wing, represents the third generation of female engineers in her family. It was her grandmother, Phyllis Bolds, who started this family dynasty of scientists and mathematicians, working as a physicist in the radar branch of the electronics laboratory here at Wright-Patterson from 1955-1957, and then later in 1957, transferring to their flight dynamics laboratory, working there until her retirement in 1987. Bolds' daughter (and Ephrem's aunt), Karen Beason, is also a a materials scientist, working as an environmental protection specialist in the 88th Civil Engineering Group.