• Reveille and Retreat: Tradition or Just a Routine?

    One of our oldest and most solemn military traditions is to honor our flag.  At specific times in the morning and evening on U.S. military bases worldwide you can hear the signaling of the start of the day or the end of the duty day: Reveille and Retreat. But have you ever wondered why that is?  Have

  • NEWS RELEASE: Wright-Patterson AFB Suspends Trusted Traveler Program

    WRIGHT- PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Effective immediately, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has suspended the Trusted Traveler Program to ensure the safety and security of personnel, visitors, and facilities. This decision comes as a precautionary measure following recent events in New Orleans

  • Base announces special holiday operating hours for Christmas and New Year's

    The following base gates and facilities will have adjusted hours in observance of Air Force Materiel Command Family Days and the Christmas and New Year’s holidays Dec. 24-26 and Jan. 1-2 (if not listed, consider it closed):GATES1A (Commissary Gate)Dec 24: Open 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.Dec 25: ClosedDec 26:

  • Air Force medics need to be ready at a moment’s notice

    Readiness and the ability to respond effectively and rapidly to mass casualty events are critical components of being an Air Force medic. When the 88th Medical Group participated in a Ready Eagle II event in fall 2024, those skills were put to the test.Ready Eagle II was a three-day event building

  • Wright-Patt airspace experiences additional drone incursions

    Small unmanned aerial systems were spotted in the vicinity of and over Wright-Patterson AFB’s Area A and Area B during the late evening and early morning of Dec. 16 and Dec. 17th.   Installation leaders have determined that none of the incursions impacted base residents, facilities or assets. The

  • Wright-Patterson honors 121st anniversary of first powered flight

    A ceremony honoring the 121st anniversary of the first powered flight is scheduled at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Wright Brothers Memorial, located on Wright Memorial Hill near Area B. The event is free and open to the public. 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, Col. Dustin Richards,

  • Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 25-A

    The Chief Master Sgt. Grace A. Peterson Airman Leadership School honored 31 graduating Airmen at a ceremony Dec. 4, 2024, in the Wright-Patt Club.  The guest speaker and class mentor, Chief Master Sgt. Michael Sierra of Air Force Materiel Command, told the class, which included Airmen from the 88th