• Ryder Cup tees off Oct. 9

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s own Ryder Cup is set for Oct. 9-11 at Prairie Trace Golf Course.The tournament begins Saturday at 9 a.m. with a two-person scramble. Sunday will feature two-person best ball, and Monday’s final round will be two-person

  • Spotlight: Senior Airman Keaton Sheppeard

    Name and rank: Senior Airman Keaton SheppeardDuty title: Executive administrationUnit of assignment: 88th Air Base Wing, Commander’s Action GroupWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? I am an executive administrator assigned to the 88th Air Base Wing Commander’s Action Group, where I support the Air Force’s

  • Cybersecurity courses offer continuing education

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Cybersecurity Awareness Month is here. After months of planning and preparation, the 88th Communications Squadron’s Cybersecurity Office has kicked off CSAM with great success.Every day this month, the 88 CS cybersecurity team will hold at least one class

  • Leading through the triad perspective

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - No one ever says leadership is easy – what makes each day possible is the “command triad.” What makes it worth the time and effort are the Airmen, both military and civilian.What is the triad, you may ask? It’s the commander or civilian chief, senior enlisted

  • Kittyhawk construction projects will pay dividends

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - For anyone who visited the Base Exchange or commissary on Area A this summer, roadblocks and construction barriers undoubtedly added to frustrations already present from living and working during 2021.The road closures are due to an ongoing high-temperature,

  • Know when to use headlights, windshield wipers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - There’s an important legal principle that says “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” That’s right: You can’t defend your actions by arguing you didn’t know they were illegal, even if you honestly didn’t realize you were breaking the law.The Ohio Revised Code’s

  • Admiral visits Wright-Patt clinic to thank Airmen

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Rear Adm. Kristen Fabry visited Wright-Patterson Medical Center on Oct. 1 to thank the 88th Medical Group Airmen who provided active duty and civilians at Defense Supply Center Columbus with the COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year.The Defense Logistics Agency

  • WPAFB partners with Communities in Schools of Ohio

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Wizards of Wright! partnered with Communities in Schools of Ohio recently to share science, technology, engineering and math expertise with local students.On Sept. 16, North Dayton School of Discovery hosted its first STEM night. The event was held to

  • NEWS RELEASE: Inadvertent fire-suppression foam released

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An electrical-component malfunction in aircraft hangar 4016 on Wright-Patterson AFB’s Area A resulted in an inadvertent release of about 100 gallons of fire-suppressant foam Thursday, officials said.The foam released is an alcohol-based expansion foam, also

  • Wing transports piece of history to Robins

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - A 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III transported a historic C-45H aircraft loaned by the National Museum of the U.S.A.F. to the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Oct. 1, 2021.Reserve Citizen Airmen from the wing’s 87th Aerial Port Squadron