• Base moves HPCON level to Bravo

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR BASE WING, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base transitioned to Health Protection Condition level Bravo on July 3 in response to steadily rising cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations in surrounding counties. The base will not enact a public health emergency at this time and

  • This Fourth of July, be cautious around fireworks

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Fireworks are nothing less than recreational explosive devices. As such, they represent a potentially hazardous exposure to anyone in proximity and should be treated with the utmost caution at all times.To help you celebrate safely this July Fourth weekend,

  • Spotlight: MSgt Brian Frutiger

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- What’s your job like every day? There is rarely a day that mirrors the next. There may be times that my “day” has started late in the evening with a call from someone in need. First sergeants are quite often the first to be notified of an event with one of

  • You should dare to be great

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- I am always inspired when I come across the words Teddy Roosevelt spoke more than a hundred years ago:“It’s not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit

  • Civilian employers are Hiring Our Heroes

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The key to success is often the ability to match one group’s needs with the talents of another. That is the goal of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program — to connect companies that have jobs to fill with transitioning service

  • Best-selling author discusses warrior spirit

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- During a visit to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on June 24, speaker and best-selling author D.J. Vanas encouraged military personnel and civilians to apply the warrior spirit as they further develop their careers or leadership skills.Vanas, an enrolled

  • Marathon registration fees to increase after Independence Day

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – With only two months before the Air Force Marathon kicks off, participants can save on their race entry fees if registered by July 5, prior to the scheduled fourth price increase.Registration for the full and half marathons will increase by $10, while the 10K

  • CMSgt Air Force briefed on Wright-Patt facilities

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass took a pause from the Corona Conference on June 16 to get a look at some of the innovation happening around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.Bass toured Air Force Life Cycle Management Centers Rapid

  • Helping Children Understand Deployment

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Has your child ever wondered what it would be like to go on deployment like many of our WPAFB Airmen who deploy all over the world? KUDOS, or Kids Understanding Deployment Operations, is a fun-filled way that allows children to understand why deployments are