• Forging the Force: SSgt Robert Day and the Wright-Patterson 5/6

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Military service is a family tradition for Staff Sgt. Robert Day. With a father in the Army National Guard and a lineage stretching back to the D-Day invasion, it was his mother, Tonya Day, who took him to see an Air Force recruiter. She saw something in him

  • Wright-Patt launches interactive digital bulletin board

    Stay informed about base-wide events, volunteer opportunities, traffic advisories and more with the new Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Bulletin Board.The interactive digital bulletin board, available at www.wpafb.af.mil/bulletin, replaces the former static weekly bulletin and allows information to

  • 88th CEG Recognizes Eight for Milestone Anniversaries

    Eight civilian employees with the 88th Civil Engineer Group were recognized for 40 years of dedicated federal service in a ceremony, January 13, 2026, at the USO surrounded by colleagues, leadership and family.

  • Preaching with Pace

    Air Force Reserve chaplain Capt. Brian Banks never planned to join the military—or take up sprinting. Now, he’s one of the fastest 40-year-olds in the world and a spiritual leader at Wright-Patterson AFB.

  • Wright-Patt Energy Office advances resiliency, efficiency projects

    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is working on a series of major energy projects designed to make the base more self-sufficient and less vulnerable to power outages. Focusing on the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program, these projects are funded through a military construction

  • Wright-Patt hosts Bengals rookies for visit with troops, families

    Rookies from the Cincinnati Bengals visited Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to engage with Airmen, Guardians and their families, Friday, June 7.The visit began with a tour of the 711th Human Performance Wing and the Signature Tracking for Optimized Nutrition and Training (STRONG) Lab, where the

  • Wright-Patt breaks ground on second child development center

    Just over a year after breaking ground on its first new child development center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base held a second groundbreaking ceremony June 3 for a facility designed to serve children ages 6 weeks to 12 years.WPAFB currently faces a significant waitlist for childcare, with wait

  • Ushering in spring with a safety celebration

    Spring is a season of sounds. The warm weather carries with it the songs of birds awakened from their cold slumber, the hum of lawn equipment trimming fresh green grass, and the moans of people suffering unnecessary injuries in the great outdoors.The spring and summer months see a significant rise

  • Wright-Patt celebrates newest chief master sergeants

    Wright-Patterson airmen selected for promotion to chief master sergeant were honored during the annual recognition ceremony April 10 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force selected 503 senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,275 eligible