• Energy Action Month: Smart choices benefit both you and the planet

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – October is Energy Action Month, and one of the most pressing reasons to conserve energy is its impact on the environment.The majority of our energy comes from fossil fuels, which release harmful greenhouse gases when burned. These gases contribute to climate

  • The power of attitude

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – My career with the Air Force started back in 1984. I had the great pleasure of spending my 21st birthday on a bus with a bunch of other people heading to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. It’s a birthday, I promise you, I will never forget.Since that time, I’ve

  • Huffman Prairie prime habitat for migratory birds

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Twice per year, birds can be observed migrating to and from North America.In the spring, migratory birds fly thousands of miles from their winter habitats in Central and South America to northern breeding grounds in the United States and Canada. They fly

  • Buses to bulldozers: Vehicle management literally drives the force

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - If you have ever traveled in a government vehicle across Wright-Patt, the important work of the Vehicle and Transportation Contract Management Flight has served you.Falling under the 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron, this small but mighty flight manages and

  • Patient-centered care: Nurturing hope amidst breast cancer battles

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- In the realm of health care, there is a concept that often takes center stage: patient-centeredness. It’s a principle that transcends the clinical aspect of medicine, focusing on the holistic well-being of patients.At Wright-Patterson Medical Center’s Cancer

  • Wright-Patterson to honor 96th anniversary of Wright Field

    The 88th Base Wing will commemorate the 96th anniversary of Wright Field during a celebratory event at the Wright Patt Club tomorrow, Oct. 12.The event, which will begin at 4:30 p.m., will include a Wright “B” Flyer replica flyer – weather permitting. Base historian Kevin Rusnak will also share the

  • Wright-Patterson, Stebbins High School join forces to support STEM education

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has partnered with Stebbins High School to offer its career technology students opportunities to receive hands-on training supporting various projects on one of the largest installations in the Air Force.The five-year innovative

  • WPAFB to conduct emergency management response training Oct. 5

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The installation will conduct an emergency management response training exercise at Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Oct. 5.The exercise will begin about noon.Those people traveling near the hospital on Thursday may experience emergency vehicles, alert

  • Annual Energy Action Month to focus on innovation, smart use

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – October is Energy Action Month, and the 88th Civil Engineer Group will mark it by hosting two guest speaker events on base.“Energy Action Month teaches base personnel that through individual or group efforts taken to promote energy awareness and conserve