VOL. 3, NO. 20 | FRIDAY, October 11, 2024

Military men and woman standing around in an empty field.

A Lookback...The Early Beginnings of Wright Field

Construction workers on top of a building with wooden and steel beams surrounding them below and in the background.

A Lookback...The Early Beginnings of Wright Field

Aerial View of land, buildings, railroad, and roadways.

A Lookback...The Early Beginnings of Wright Field

Black and White photo of a ceremony held in an auditorium with a group of men and women standing. Someone is on a stage standing behind a podium with people sitting behind them.

A Lookback...The Early Beginnings of Wright Field

(Photos courtesy of AFMC/HO Digital Image Collection)

2024 88th ABW Combined Federal Campaign

88th Air Base Wing

Oct. 7, 2024 | By Austin Smith, Jeffery Harris, Dylan Kaericher, Cliffton Thoroughman

Col. Dustin Richards, 88th Air Base Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt.Tessa Fontaine, 88th Air Base Wing Command Chief, address the start of the Combined Federal Campaign, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, OCt. 7, 2024. The CFC celebrates its 63rd season this year. (U.S. Air Force video by Dylan Kaericher, Jeff Harris, Austin Smith and Cliff Thoroughman)

A man in a camouflaged uniform speaks at a lectern.

Wright-Patt hosts entrepreneurial how-to

A woman in civilian clothes talks to a man and a woman in camouflage uniforms in the foreground.

Wright-Patt hosts entrepreneurial how-to

A woman sits at the end of a row turned to two other women as one speaks into a microphone.

Wright-Patt hosts entrepreneurial how-to

Two women in civilian clothes smile for an iPhone photo.

Wright-Patt hosts entrepreneurial how-to

A group of five people sit on chairs in a line on a platform.

Wright-Patt hosts entrepreneurial how-to

A woman in the foreground speaks and gestures as two women in the background look at her and listen.

Wright-Patt hosts entrepreneurial how-to

Col. Dustin Richards, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, makes opening remarks at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Workshop Oct. 3, 2024, at the Hope Hotel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Airmen, veterans and spouses gathered to hear entrepreneurs tell their stories and to learn about resources available to help with starting their own business. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

Group of men and women in blue standing in a line.

Recruiting Airmen in a small world

A group of new recruits are sworn in at the Cincinnati Reds game on September 5, 2024 by Col. Dustin C. Richards and CMSgt Tessa M. Fontaine.(U.S. Air Force photo by Jack Gardner)

WPAFB Snow Parade

88th Air Base Wing

Oct. 3, 2024 | By Austin Smith, Cliffton Thoroughman

The 88th Civil Engineer Group paraded snow removal equipment across the flight line to show off the equipment needed to keep the base operational in winter conditions,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 3, 2024. The vehicles included 12-ton salt trucks and enormous snow blowers to small skid-loader style snow plows. (U.S. Air Force video by Austin Smith and Cliff Thoroughman)

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VOL. 3, NO. 20 | FRIDAY, October 11, 2024

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A Lookback...The Early Beginnings of Wright Field

2024 Combined Federal Campaign

2024 88th ABW Combined Federal Campaign

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Workshop

Recruiting Airmen in a Small World

WPAFB Snow Parade

WPAFB Snow Parade

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