• Watch for warning signs during tornado season

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH -- It’s that time of year again. As warmer weather slowly approaches, it’s important to brush up on your severe weather and tornado knowledge.Tornadoes are classified using the Enhanced Fujita scale from EF0 to EF5. An EF0 can produce light damage with winds of

  • Spotlight: Herman “Dutch” Mellema Jr.

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- Name and rank: Herman “Dutch” Mellema Jr., Air Force civilianDuty title: Industrial security specialistUnit of assignment: Information Protection Directorate, 88th Air Base WingWhat do you do at Wright-Patt? I am an industrial security specialist with the 88th

  • Effective communication key to understanding others

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- During a recent staff meeting, the topic of different communication styles and methods seemed to be a recurring theme.As a result, it got me thinking about how we communicate and how dependent we have become on various modalities of correspondence. Texting,

  • AFIT to award more than 220 diplomas March 24

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management will present more than 220 master’s and doctorate degrees at a graduation ceremony March 24.The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

  • Dayton, Wright-Patt team up for Big Hoopla

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Dayton community displayed their mutual support and pride for each other on and off the court the week of March 13 amidst the Big Hoopla festivities, culminating in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament First Four. 2022

  • Airmen get taste of First Four atmosphere

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Scattered throughout rows of college team colors at the First Four games March 15 and 16, some fans stood up just a little straighter during the national anthem and wore a different uniform.Airmen at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were offered free tickets

  • Poison Prevention Week aimed at avoiding exposure

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- National Poison Prevention Week, the third full week in March each year, is designated to highlight the dangers of poisonings and how to prevent them.Every 15 seconds, someone calls a Poison Control Center in the United States, according to recent data. In

  • Spotlight:Master Sgt. Andrew Davis

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --Name and rank: Master Sgt. Andrew DavisUnit of assignment: 88th Communications GroupWhat’s your job like every day? My job varies day to day, which is one of the aspects that makes this one of the best jobs in the Air Force. Some days, I am in my office

  • Lead by example with financial donations, volunteerism

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- 2021 was the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic that, thankfully, we appear to be coming out of, albeit with some bruises and scars.Personally, I led an adult Sunday school class online with a team of teachers for most of 2020, all of 2021 and into this