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VOL. 2, NO. 8 | FRIDAY, April 28, 2023
Airman Patrick Corde, 88th Comptroller Squadron command support staff journeyman, speaks with a customer Jan. 19 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 230418-F-YM631-1002.jpg
Col. Charles Barkhurst, 88th Air Base Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, 88th Air Base Wing command chief, serve volunteers during the annual USO volunteer appreciation dinner at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 20. 230420-F-YM631-1041.JPG
Airmen builds the spire of a popsicle-stick structure Wright-Patt Airmen and Civilian Volunteers Break World Record
A volunteer picks up trash at Fairborn Central Park. Wright-Patt partners with local community for Earth Day cleanup
Longtime Air Force Marathon volunteer David Pfister prepares for the annual event at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 11, 2023. Pfister has volunteered for each marathon since its start in 1997. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Amato) 230411-F-BN973-0009
Master Sgt. Tiffany Porterfield, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response volunteer victim advocate, speaks with an Airman at the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month booth during the USO’s blood drive event April 25 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 230425-F-YM631-1011.JPG
Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, left, 88th Air Base Wing command chief, awards Dr. Renate Frydman, Holocaust survivor and curator and docent for the Holocaust exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Air Force as well as the director of the Dayton Holocaust Resource Center, with an 88th Air Base Wing coin at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Wright-Patterson observes Holocaust Remembrance Day every year to honor those six million Jews who were persecuted and murdered by the Nazi Germans during the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Darrius Parker) Wright-Patt hears from Holocaust survivor
A man on one knee slides across ice holding a stone with a red handle on it. Curl club connects Airmen
Chaplain Corps volunteers hand out hot to-go meals to military members during the Little Heroes ceremony April 21 at the Wright-Patt Club on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 230421-F-YM631-1274.JPG
A Be Fit fitness class participates in a Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month fitness event April 12 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 230412-F-YM631-1069.JPG
A cyclist races along the perimeter of the flightline April 11 during the Blue Streak Time Trial at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 230411-F-YM631-1226.JPG
Maj. Arild Stangenes, Air Force Security Assistance Center Norwegian liaison officer, speaks to Airmen on April 7 who completed and met the standards in the Norwegian Foot March at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 230407-F-YM631-1082.JPG

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Celebrating our Little Heroes

Nearly 30 families with 53 kids participated in the largest Little Heroes event to date, recognizing their support and service as children of Air Force and Space Force service members. The ceremony took place on April 21 at the Wright-Patt Club on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photos by Hannah Carranza)

SAAPM Events

SAAPM fitness event
SAAPM fitness event
SAAPM fitness event
SAAPM fitness event
SAAPM fitness event
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office hosted a Be Fit fitness class during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, April 12 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This year’s theme is “STEP FORWARD. Prevent. Report. Advocate.” The slogan is a call to action for individuals at all levels within the Department of Defense to use their personal strength in a way that bolsters prevention, increases reporting and promotes advocacy for a safer military community. (U.S. Air Force photos by Hannah Carranza)
SAAPM Blood Drive
SAAPM Blood Drive
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office partnered with the Wright-Patterson Medical Center Blood Donor Center to host a blood drive during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, April 25 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This year’s theme is “STEP FORWARD. Prevent. Report. Advocate.” The slogan is a call to action for individuals at all levels within the Department of Defense to use their personal strength in a way that bolsters prevention, increases reporting and promotes advocacy for a safer military community. (U.S. Air Force photos by Hannah Carranza)

Airmen receive Norwegian foot march qualification pin

Maj. Arild Stangenes, Air Force Security Assistance Center Norwegian liaison officer, speaks to Airmen on April 7 who completed and met the standards in the Norwegian Foot March at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The march consisted of an 18.6-mile march with rucksacks weighing 24 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photos by Hannah Carranza)

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Earth Day Clean Up

Wright-Patt partners with local community for Earth Day cleanup
Wright-Patt partners with local community for Earth Day cleanup
Wright-Patt partners with local community for Earth Day cleanup
Wright-Patt partnered with the city of Fairborn and Beaver Creek Wetlands Association to host a community cleanup at Fairborn Central Park in celebration of Earth Day April 21, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photos by Brian Dietrick)
Cyclist race along the perimeter of the flightline April 11 during the Blue Streak Time Trial at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 10-mile loop race, hosted by Air Force Marathon, will be held the second Tuesday of every month, the last one being Oct. 10. (U.S. Air Force photos by Hannah Carranza)

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