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  • February is American Heart Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The heart has always been a source of mystery. The Greeks thought it housed the spirit.  To the Chinese, it was the center of happiness, and the Egyptians saw it as the source of intellect and emotion.  Whatever your beliefs about the heart are, one thing is

  • Specialists lead wood-working, other craft classes at center

    The Consolidated Hobby Complex provides a variety of classes including the basic wood turning class which is their most popular class. This class is offered every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and is taught by wood turning specialist Chris Barrett. Chris teaches students how to use all

  • VITA provides vital tax services for free

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will once again offer free tax preparation for active-duty, military retirees and their families beginning in February at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Center in Building 70, Door 6, Area A.The first week of February is

  • Special events scheduled to celebrate Black History Month

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To celebrate and recognize the significant achievements made by African Americans, February is designated as Black History Month.   In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in 1915, initiated

  • Learn how to get promoted at lunch and learn event

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Presented by the Wright-Patterson Black History Month Special Observance Committee, a lunch and learn event “So you want to get promoted,” will be held on Feb. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the base theater.  As part of the special events scheduled to

  • Wright-Patterson Named Groundwater Guardian

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – 2018 marked the 20th year that the Groundwater Project named Wright-Patterson Air Force Base a Groundwater Guardian.The Groundwater Project is a charity organization that works with communities, promoting habits for clean and sustainable groundwater. “The

  • Civilian Health Promotion Services Offering Stress Management Workshop

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio—Whether you had a new year’s resolution to be healthier or you are trying to get back on track after the Holiday season, making the changes in your routine can be difficult at first. Stress is one of the factors that can negatively affect your health, making it

  • Put STEM toys on the shopping list to entertain, inspire

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – From programmable drones and growing crystals to coding robots kids build themselves, toys based on science, technology, engineering and math are expected to grow globally close to 10 percent in the next few years, according to a report by Technavio. Besides

  • Hanscom lays groundwork for comms at Tyndall

    Program managers in the Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate here are exercising every one of the words in their five-word title by reconstituting a communications network almost totally wiped out by winds, flooding and infrastructure damage. First responders have

  • United Services Organization open for the holidays

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base United Services Organization is making sure Airmen have a place to go during the holidays by keeping their doors open for those who can’t make it home. The USO, located in Area A, Building 1222, will be open on both