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VOL. 4, NO. 9 | FRIDAY, May 2, 2025

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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) will recognize Police Week 2025 from May 12 through May 16 with a series of events hosted by the 88th Security Forces Squadron. These events are intended to commemorate fallen defenders, celebrate those currently serving, and provide opportunities for community connection.

A group of service members in uniform and civilians in business casual take notes

Col. Richards, in military uniform, holds a microphone while speaking in front of a Hiring Our Heroes banner and U.S. flag

A wide view of a conference room filled with a variety of people, service members in uniform and business casual attire

A uniformed service member stands in front of a Hiring Our Heroes schedule board

Uniformed service members stand in a line in front of an information table

A woman in a bluish grey blazer holds a microphone as she speaks behind a podium with Hiring Our Heroes banners and U.S. flag behind her

The Hiring Our Heroes program hosted a career fair at the Hope Hotel for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses, providing valuable information, resources and networking opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photos by Daniel Peterson)

A group photo of volunteers posing with a Tree City USA white flag

A group of high school students with shovels and potted plants are scattered though the image

A young high school student bends down to plant a new tree in the dirt, other students can be seen in the background

Two high school students kneel in the grass and dirt holding a potted plant

A group of people stand in a semi-circle outdoors among trees as a man in a blue polo and sunglasses speaks in the middle

An arm reaches and grabs a bright orange shovel handle from a row of other bright orange handles

Wright-Patt's Natural Resource Program partnered with students from the Fairborn High School Environmental Club to plant native trees and shrubs at Huffman Prairie for Arbor Day. (U.S. Air Force photos by Daniel Peterson)

Two teenage girls sit at computers withe two men in military uniform stand behind them. All are looking intently at screens.

AFIT hosts local students for Engineering Day

An African-American boy sits in the foreground with pencil and paper. Two others sit in the background.

AFIT hosts local students for Engineering Day

Two boys are looking at a computer screen.

AFIT hosts local students for Engineering Day

Each year, AFIT invites Dayton area students to the school’s campus to learn about STEM and how it relates to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

A boy, in a green tee shirt, slides over the obstacles of a bounce house laying on his stomach.

A small girl, holding a balloon animal, poses as a man, whose back is to the camera, sketches her.

An African American girl stands with her mouth agape looking at a cloud of vaper.

A man holds a glass beaker with vapor coming out of it as a number of people look on with their mouths open in surprise.

A man and his young daughter pose for a man, whose back is to the camera, as he sketches them. The drawing is visible on the right.

The 88th Force Support Squadron's Child & Youth Program office sponsored Kidfest April 25, 2025, in celebration of the Month of the Military Child. (U.S. Air Force photos by R.J. Oriez)

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Col. Dustin Richards	88 ABW Commander
Bob Purtiman	Chief, WPAFB Installation Public Affairs
Stacey Geiger	Command Information Chief
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VOL. 4, NO. 9 | FRIDAY, May 2, 2025

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