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  • History & Heritage Race showcases MB-2 Bomber during third race of 2023

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The MB-2 (NBS-1) Bomber will be the third retired aircraft to headline the 2023 History & Heritage Race Series, powered by the Air Force Marathon, beginning May 1.The event marks the third of six virtual races during the series’s third season. Each event

  • Wright-Patterson remembers Holocaust

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Over 80 years has passed since the persecution and murder of European Jews by the Nazi Germans during the Holocaust. Time has moved forward, but Wright-Patterson observes Holocaust Remembrance Day every year to honor those who were either directly affected or

  • 20-year-old carpenter lives best life in 88th Civil Engineering

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – What were you doing at 20 years old? Going to college? Trying to make ends meet? Still living with your parents? Most people at that age would probably answer “yes” to one of those questions, but not Jake Fletcher.“This job has me set for the rest of my life,”

  • 88 ABW/IP Hosts Annual Classified Clean-Out Day

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 88th Air Base Wing Information Protection office will be hosting a classified clean-out day on Friday, March 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Central Destruction Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The CDF is located at 2445 Monohan Way, Building

  • Military working dog retires after over eight years of service

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A retirement ceremony for Morgen, a military working dog with more than eight years of service, was held Feb. 24 at the 88th Security Forces facility on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The retirement was followed by his adoption by former handler Staff

  • Vendor registration now open for Air Force Marathon Health and Fitness Expo

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Vendor registration for the Air Force Marathon Health and Fitness Expo is now open.Expo vendors will have the opportunity to promote and sell their products and services to thousands of health and fitness enthusiasts. The expo offers merchandise sales

  • AFSA Kittyhawk Chapter 751 announces annual awards

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio--- Air Force Sergeants Association Kittyhawk Chapter 751 presented its 2022 annual awards at a dinner event on February 23. The awards highlighted the honorees’ duty accomplishments at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and their exceptional volunteer service to

  • Tricare fee increases for 2023 revealed

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio--- Some military families will see a rise in their health care costs come January, even as they’re stretching their dollars to cover higher prices for food, fuel and other necessities.Generally, if you’ve been paying out-of-pocket for Tricare in 2022, you’ll pay

  • The core values aren’t enough

     WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Several years ago, while completing another round of professional military education, I encountered a quote that still lives in my head. In the Spring 1997 edition of the Airpower Journal, Col. Charles Myers described the core values as a guide for Airmen