• 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

  • Volunteers help make Fisher House a home

          WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Aviation Chapter for the American Society of Military Comptrollers helped put finishing touches on Fisher House I at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Jan. 27

  • Spotlight: Lejla Zejnilovic

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Name and rank: Lejla Zejnilovic, GS-13Duty title: Program managerUnit of assignment: Engineering Division, 88th Civil Engineer Group, 88th Air Base WingWhat do you do at Wright-Patt?I am a program manager in the Customer Planning section of the Engineering

  • Wright-Patterson Exchange and H&R Block offer military community 10% off tax

      WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Wright-Patterson Exchange is offering the military community a stress-free tax season by teaming with H&R Block to provide tax preparation services to military members and their families at a 10% discount.In addition to the discount, H&R Block at the