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VOL. 2, NO. 7 | FRIDAY, April 14, 2023
A WPAFB dispatcher looks at a computer monitor. Headset Heroes: Wright-Patt dispatchers answer the call 24/7
A woman wearing a plastic apron and a hairnet hands a plate of food to a woman in a working uniform. Wright-Patt SAPR serves lunch
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Air Force Materiel Command Annual Excellence Award winners pose with AFMC senior leadership during the award banquet April 5 in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 230405-F-YM631-2929.JPG
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A group of civilians stand in front of a large, military plane. Leadership Dayton tours Wright-Patt
788th Civil Engineer Squadron dispatchers pose for a group photo. Headset Heroes: Wright-Patt dispatchers answer the call 24/7
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Students from the Fairborn High School Environmental Club pose for a group photo Wright-Patt partners with high school to plant seeds for sustainable future
Col. Sirena Morris, 88th Mission Support Group commander, places a pin on Eddie Clark, a Vietnam and Army veteran, during the National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony March 29, 2023, in the Main Exchange at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service hosted the 50th anniversary commemoration, presenting free lapel pins in honor of all Vietnam-era veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Figueroa) National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony
A man in camouflaged uniform looks at a display of clothing and pages of text on a black partition. Wright-Patt SARC sponsors "What were you wearing".

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Leadership Dayton

A group of civilians stand in front of a large, military plane.
Leadership Dayton tours Wright-Patt
The 2023 Leadership Dayton class poses in front of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft belonging to the 445th Airlift Wing April 12, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Leadership Dayton is designed to identify, educate and motivate a network of local leaders and increase their capacity to serve the Dayton region. The class also toured facilities of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, 711th Human Performance Wing and 88th Air Base Wing to learn about the Wright-Patterson mission and how it relates to the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

SAAPM Events

A woman wearing a plastic apron and a hairnet hands a plate of food to a woman in a working uniform.
A smiling woman wearing a plastic apron and gloves hands someone bowl of onionrings.
Jamie Rowe, 88th Air Base Wing Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office, hands Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Shelly Gent, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, her lunch April 3, 2023, in the Pitsenbarger Dining Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The base SAPR office staff served lunch in the dining facility to interact with dormitory residents and others as part of the base’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Awareness Month observation. (U.S. Air Force photos by R.J. Oriez)
A man in camouflaged uniform looks at a display of clothing and pages of text on a black partition.
A group of women stand looking at a display of clothing and accounts of sexual assaults.
A sweater on a hanger with a page of type above it that says "I can't believe that question was asked of me. I could not understand how that was relevant to what just happened to me. Why did it matter? I couldn't have been more non-sexually dressed if I had tried, but nonetheless it didn't sop me from being raped." "The questioning I was subjected to from women and men detectives left me feeling like I was the problem. I knew my rapist; he flagged me down to catch a ride home, so I did. I had no idea that being a nice person, someone who was going out of their way to take someone home would lead me to the most horrific time of my life. Then to be questioned relentlessly by those who are supposed to serve and protect me. I am the outstanding, loving, grateful, understanding, kind, generous person i am today because of my experiences. I did not let that person strip me from who I was meant to be!"
Airman 1st Class Austin Zambuto, 88th Security Forces Squadron, reads the words of a sexual assault victim included in the “What Were You Wearing” display sponsored by the Sexual Assault Response coordinator in the USO April 4, 2023, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The display, designed to visually dispel myths about correlations between sexual assault and the clothing victims were wearing, was part of the base’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month observance. (U.S. Air Force photos by R.J. Oriez)

88 ABW DEFENDERS ENGAGE AT MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD EXPO

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Smallwood, an 88th Security Forces Squadron Defender at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, demonstrates how to use a two-way police radio to Union Elementary School students during a Month of the Military Child expo April 5, 2023. U.S. Air Force Airmen and Marines taught the students about serving in the military. (U.S. Air Force photos by Jaima Fogg)

AFMC Annual Excellence Awards

Air Force Materiel Command Annual Excellence Award winners pose with AFMC senior leadership during the award banquet April 5 in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Airmen, military and civilian, from AFMC centers around the Air Force, as well as those assigned to Space Force, competed in nine categories and winners advanced to the Air Force level. (U.S. Air Force photos by Hannah Carranza)
National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony
National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony
National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony
National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony
Louis Vance, 88th Mission Support Group deputy director, receives a pin from Vietnam War and Air Force veteran Charles Wyman during the National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony March 29, 2023, in the Main Exchange on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service hosted the 50th anniversary commemoration, presenting free lapel pins in honor of all Vietnam-era veterans. (U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Figueroa)
Cleanup Day with 88 CEG
Cleanup Day with 88 CEG
Cleanup Day with 88 CEG
Brian Robinson, 88th Civil Engineer Group Solid Waste Program manager, briefs volunteers April 11, 2023, prior to the start of a roadside cleanup along State Route 444 between Areas A and B of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. About 12 volunteers collected 520 pounds of trash from the two-mile stretch of road. (U.S. Air Force photos by R.J. Oriez)

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