• Spotlight: Roxie Viney

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name and rank: Roxie Viney, NH-3Duty title: Wing Exercise and Inspection Program managerUnit of assignment: Inspector General’s Office, 88th Air Base WingWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? My position’s responsibility is to ensure the wing commander’s inspection

  • Scholarships available to military families

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Attention all military-dependent children and spouses in the area: The application deadline for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Officers’ Spouses’ Club scholarships is Feb. 25 at 11:59 p.m.Each year, WPOSC awards scholarships to dependent children and spouses

  • Sharing: A chance to learn from each other

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Right now, I’m reading a book by Tim Ferriss called “Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World.” The concept fascinates me.The author posed 11 questions to a wide array of personalities from celebrities to entrepreneurs to academics. The

  • 445th AW, 88th ABW Airmen lead community based learning for Afghan children

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Three Airmen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are among a small but mighty team offering community based learning to Afghan children and families temporarily residing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. The volunteer teachers, all of

  • Zero Talent Skills

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Several years ago I had a short but interesting conversation at my group commander’s change-of-command and retirement ceremony. As with all ceremonies, this one took an entire team of Airmen to plan and execute the events. After the ceremony, one of the

  • Annual award winners unveiled for 2021

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, 88 ABW command chief, announced the wing’s 2021 award winners during a virtual ceremony Jan. 21.Thirteen winners were named from 52 individuals and units

  • Team Wright-Patt Mentoring Program stages 2022 kickoff

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – January is National Mentoring Month, and the Team Wright-Patt Mentoring Program kicked off its 2022 series, which promotes professional development and growth while encouraging military members and civilian employees to develop new or different skills.  Sharon

  • Spotlight: Sloan Gragg

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio –Name and rank: Sloan Gragg, GS-12Duty title: Installation Real Property accountable officerUnit of assignment: Installation Management Division, 88th Civil Engineer GroupWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? In my role as the RPAO, I am charged with 100%

  • WPAFB Tax Center open for 2022 Tax Season

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Tax Center netted about $1.4 million in federal and state refunds for more than 1,000 Airmen, retirees and their families in 2021 as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. This saved them over $421,000 in

  • Shoveling snow not without hazards, health risks

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – As winter’s peak approaches, snowfall has ticked up around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Miami Valley region. It can come in waves and often in large amounts at once.Here are a few tips for those who don’t have much snow-shoveling experience and some