• MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY: 88th Air Base Wing announces holiday hours

    The following facilities at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will have adjusted hours of operation in observance of Air Force Materiel Command Family Day on Jan. 15 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18 (if not listed, consider them closed):GATES1A (Fairborn Gate) Jan. 15 Open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Combined Federal Campaign Cause of the Week: Animal welfare

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The Combined Federal Campaign is the federal government’s official workplace-giving campaign, allowing employees and retirees to pledge monetary support and volunteer time to approved charities. This year’s campaign runs until Jan. 15 under the theme of “Show

  • Wright-Patterson, park service observe Wright brothers’ 117th anniversary

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, along with the great-grandniece and great-grandnephew of the Wright brothers, joined together Dec. 17 to lay a wreath commemorating the 117th anniversary of practical powered flight. The

  • Air Force to host Virtual Industry Exchange for Wright-Patterson AFB 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and 88th Air Base Wing will host the first Virtual Industry Exchange on Jan. 21 to explore possible mixed-use commercial development at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.The Air Force is seeking private and public interest for development

  • Base personnel step forward to ‘Love Them Out Loud’

    A group of Airmen and civilians responded to a recent volunteer call from the local community to assemble “Love Them Out Loud” kits. It was part of a Dayton Metro Library program that promotes early childhood literacy and development.

  • Commander addresses COVID-19 concerns

    Col. Patrick Miller, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base installation and 88th Air Wing Base commander, held a Facebook Live town hall Nov. 16 to address COVID-19 concerns and rising cases in the region.In the past five months, daily confirmed cases off base and across Ohio have risen from 434 to more