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  • Dr. Adedeji Badiru, dean of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management, will receive the Career Achievement in Government Award at the 36th BEYA STEM Conference in Feb. 2022. (U.S. Air Force Official Photo)

    AFIT Dean Receives Career Achievement in Government Award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Dr. Adedeji Badiru, dean of the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management, was selected to receive the Career Achievement in Government Award from Career Communications Group, publisher of U.S. Black Engineer and Information Technology magazine.The peer-reviewed award
  • WPAFB COVID-19 Current Situation

    Wright-Patt shifts to HPCON Bravo+ operations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, addressed the implications of moving to Health Protection Condition Bravo+ at the latest COVID-19 situation update Aug. 18 on a Facebook Live town hall.Miller was joined by Col. (Dr.) Michael Crowder, 88th Medical Group’s public health
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, installation commander, delivers remarks as the keynote speaker during a Memorial Day ceremony in Fairborn, Ohio, May 31, 2021. Established in 1971, Memorial Day is an official federal holiday meant to allow people to honor the men and women who have died while on duty with the U.S. Military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

    Wright-Patt Participates in Community Memorial Day Ceremonies

    U.S. Air Force Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, installation commander, delivers remarks as the keynote speaker during a Memorial Day ceremony in Fairborn, Ohio, May 31, 2021. Established in 1971, Memorial Day is an official federal holiday meant to allow people to honor the men and women who have
  • Wendi Van Buren, a regional urban forester with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, studies the growth of a little leaf Linden tree near the Turtle Pond at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio on May 18, 2021. The 88th Civil Engineer Group has partnered with the ODNR Division of Forestry to design a tree planting strategy for Wright-Patt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees)

    Wright-Patt, ODNR team up on reforestation efforts

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The 88th Civil Engineer Group has partnered with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry to develop and enhance operations across Wright-Patterson AFB.Environmental Branch managers have collaborated with ODNR over the last few years to plan, lay out and plant hundreds of trees on Areas
  • Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer, 88th Air Base Wing command chief, and his family have tackled significant adversity in recent years. Their daughter, Teagan, was born with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia and then contracted a life-threatening respiratory virus. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

    A child’s resilient battle for life

    As 88th Air Base Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Jason Shaffer doesn’t just talk about resilience. He and his family have battled through it.Their story starts in 2014 when his wife, Tawny, gave birth to daughter Teagan in Clovis, New Mexico, while Jason was deployed to Afghanistan. As Teagan is welcomed to the world and Jason watches through
  • Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the DoD population schema for the COVID-19 vaccine

    Med Group opens up COVID-19 vaccine offerings

    The 88th Medical Group is set to expand its offering of the COVID-19 vaccine after working through the initial phases of first responders and medical personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
  • Courtesy illustration of X-60A launch.

    X-60A hypersonic flight research vehicle program completes critical design review

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division, in partnership with Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc., is developing the X-60A vehicle. It is an air-dropped liquid rocket specifically designed for hypersonic flight research.   X-60A program completed its
  • A student fine tunes a robot in preparation for the next match. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Education Outreach Office works with the FIRST Robotics Competition where high school students strategize, prototype, manufacture, assemble and program a 125-pound robot in only six weeks. This program not only supports education in science, technology, engineering and math, but improves aware of opportunities to pursue STEM fields. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kwame Acheampong)

    Wright-Patterson AFB to support FIRST® Robotics Competition Miami Valley Regional

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Educational Outreach Office will support the FIRST® Robotics Competition’s Miami Valley Regional at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University March 7-9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The event is free and open to the public.Teams will register and
  • Hannah Kohne, a contractor at the 711th Human Performance Wing, takes Staff Sgt. Alan Gagnon through an exercise routine as a part of the Function Bridge Fitness Study at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Feb. 14, 2019.

    15-week study uses physical trainers to spur fitness improvements

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Fitness is an essential part of any military career. The 711th Human Performance Wing made Master Sgt. Joshua Amoroso’s fitness goals a reality with their 15-week fitness study. Amoroso found out about the study from a coworker who was also involved. He joined the study expecting an intense 15-week workout
  • Col. Thomas Sherman, 88th ABW commander, speaks with a veteran at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 14, 2019.

    Wright-Patt volunteers bring Valentines to Veterans

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Volunteers from Wright-Patterson visited the Dayton Veteran Affairs Medical Center to pass out valentines made by local elementary students to veterans during the annual ‘Valentines for Vets’ event.The volunteers distributed valentines to various clinics across the VA to veterans from all branches of
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