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  • Airmen from the 88th Air Base Wing’s Medical Group deployed to Detroit March 19 in support of a Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccination support operation.

    Wright-Patt Airmen deploy for COVID-19 effort

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE - Airmen from the 88th Air Base Wing deployed to Detroit the morning of March 19 for a COVID-19 vaccination-support operation.A team of approximately 120 Airmen arrived at Ford Field to support the community vaccination center. The Wright-Patterson AFB group is part of a Type 1 team within the Department of Defense’s
  • Air Force Technical Sgt. Richard Thomas, the 88 Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of Combat Arms, is captured firing the M18 pistol with a remote camera on the indoor range at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Feb. 17, 2021. Thomas and his team of combat arms trainers work to keep personnel in the 88th Air Base Wing weapons qualified for readiness and deployment requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

    Readiness, qualifications drive combat-arms trainers

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO -- Readiness is a key component in the 88th Air Base Wing mission, and 88th Security Forces Squadron combat-arms trainers are there to make certain Wright-Patterson AFB personnel are weapons-qualified.Before deployment, many will need to visit Tech. Sgt. Richard Thomas and his team.“Everybody that needs to
  • Air Force Senior Airman Clayton Nyp, an 88th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, fires an M203 grenade launcher at Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Indiana, on Feb. 25, 2021. The combat arms instructors, from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, travel to Camp Atterbury multiple times each year for readiness and qualification training with deployers on machine guns and grenade launchers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

    Security Forces bring out big guns at Army base

    CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – For heavier weapons such as the M240B, M249, M2 machine gun and M203 grenade launcher, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base combat-arms instructors travel one state over to qualify personnel at an outdoor range.“The 7.62 mm bullets for the M240Bs are too large for our indoor range,” says Tech. Sgt. Richard Thomas, the 88th
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gaudley Peji, right, 88th Dental Squadron dental assistant, works with Capt. Daniel Nguyen, 88 DS dental resident, during a procedure in the dental clinic at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 22, 2021. The Wright-Patt clinic observed Dental Assistants Recognition Week the first week of March. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

    Four hands are better than two

  • Master Sgt. Monique Tyler official photo

    88 CPTS flight chief named 2020 Senior NCO of the Year

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Master Sgt. Monique Tyler was in disbelief to learn she had been picked as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.“My initial reaction to learning I had won was a wave of shock and disbelief,” she said. “I was also amazed, thankful and humbled by the fact I had been
  • 88th Air Base Wing "Strength Through Support" Logo. (U.S. Air Force graphic by David Clingerman)

    Commander updates Wing's strategic plan

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, has launched a new strategic plan for the Wing.Under this new plan, Miller initiated an effort to update the Wing’s mission, vision and lines of effort, as well as developed organizational values and characteristics/traits.88 ABW
  • The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will host a presentation March 5 called “Women in the Air Force: From Yesterday into Tomorrow.” The museum’s new exhibit highlights civilian and military women and their achievements in aviation. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO

    Wright-Patt to mark Women’s History Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is celebrating Women’s History Month with a series of virtual activities aimed at building bonds and inspiring “those we may not even know,” organizers said.March 1 kicks off a monthlong “Write to Women” event, in which people can share inspiring messages or quotes with other
  • ‘Mighty 88th’ continues to lead the way – despite pandemic

    Commander praises WPAFB for excellence

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - In the first commander’s call of 2021, Col. Patrick Miller praised the 88th Air Base Wing for continuing to deliver excellence and accomplish missions.The 88 ABW and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander conducted a live virtual commander’s call Feb. 11, addressing COVID-19 vaccines and response, the
  • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, gate. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    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 of more than 46 acres on Wright-Patterson. The
  • 88th Air Base Wing Airmen move a simulated casualty during Base Expeditionary Skills Training at the War Fighters Training Area here Aug. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wesley Farnsworth)

    88th ABW Airmen sharpen expeditionary skills

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Airmen from the 88th Air Base Wing tested their expeditionary skills Aug. 28-29 at the War Fighters Training Area here.Following two days of equipment issue and briefings, 129 Airmen from across the 88th ABW spent two days in the field for Base Expeditionary Skills Training, led by the 788th Civil Engineer
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