• Education, a motivation for development

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio--- The 88th Force Support Squadron’s annual Education Fair was held July 24, 2024, at the Wright-Patt Club.“Education is a mutually beneficial and reinforcing benefit,” said Col. Dustin Richards, 88th Air Base Wing commander. “It can help our Airmen and our men

  • New Resiliency Center opens on Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Team Wright-Patt celebrated the grand opening of a new Resiliency Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, July 15, 2024. The ceremony was presided over by Lt. Gen. Donna D. Shipton, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, and by Col. Travis

  • Wright Start and Heart Link programs welcome new members to Wright-Patt

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Each month, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base welcomes a steady influx of new personnel. Whether it’s Airmen and Guardians with their families, or new civilians and contractors joining the team, there is a lot to learn about Wright-Patterson AFB.For this reason,

  • Wright-Patt bikers get together to learn and ride

          WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, but Wright-Patterson Air Force Base got a few days jump on it by holding the kickoff event April 26 at the National

  • Wright-Patt, Fairborn students mark Arbor Day

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 88th Civil Engineer Group’s Environmental Branch teamed up with the Fairborn High School Environmental Club to mark Arbor Day on April 26 by planting trees at the Wright Brothers Memorial arboretum.Danielle Trevino, 88 CEG biological scientist, said she’s

  • Wright-Patterson honors 120th anniversary of first human powered flight

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A ceremony honoring the 120th anniversary of the first human powered flight will be held at the Wright Brothers Memorial at 10 a.m. Dec. 15.The memorial is located on Wright Memorial Hill near Area B and is open to the public. Base leadership will provide

  • Retiring K9 Defender is a ‘Good Boy’

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—The radio on the podium, next to the microphone, crackled to life.“Kilo-8, control. Kilo-8, control. Kilo-8, this is control. This is the last call for Kilo-8”The last call is a poignant moment in the retirement ceremony of a peace officer—whether it is for a