AFMC Command News

  • Wing’s 2020 Airman of the Year brings maturity to work

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Having joined the Air Force at age 22, Staff Sgt. Valerie Graw brought more life experience than a typical recruit and a considerable work ethic to her career. Her achievements and positive mindset won her the 88th Air Base Wing’s 2020 Airman of the Year

  • Air Force Marathon prices increase March 8

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Participants of the Air Force Marathon can save a little money on registration this year if registered by March 8, when the second price increase will occur.As this year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Air Force Marathon, race director Brandon Hough is ready

  • After 42 years, longtime barber has no plans to quit

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- At 83 and in the same job for more than four decades, Richard Roe says he wouldn’t have it any other way.Roe has been working at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Barber Shop since Dec. 19, 1978, and does not plan to leave any time soon.“I’ll work here for

  • Air Force transitions to OCP uniform

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force is transitioning to the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform beginning April 1.Air Force leaders began a gradual phased uniform change in October 2018.Airmen will no longer be allowed to wear the Airman Battle Uniform after March 31.Chief

  • 88th Air Base Wing transfers its first members to U.S. Space Force

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Airmen from the 88th Communications Squadron became the first set of 88th Air Base Wing members to join the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony Feb. 11 in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Gallery. Most fittingly, the event took place in front

  • Wright-Patt’s Official Mail Center maintains vital mission

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - When it comes to sending mail, most people immediately think of the U.S. Postal Service. That’s who we see every day when those little trucks place bills and personal mail in your home’s mailbox.However, when it comes to mail on base, who takes care of

  • Base fire department breaks the ice on rescue operations

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The problem with ice is it can break. If it does, and a person falls through, even a good swimmer could be in a lot of trouble.It doesn’t take long for hypothermia to show up if submerged in freezing water. Symptoms can include confusion, fumbling hands,

  • Air Force adds to DOD mask guidance

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth issued a memorandum Feb. 16 that supplements the Defense Department’s new mask policy on military installations while performing official duties.The initial DOD memorandum was issued Feb. 4 and follows a Jan. 20

  • Threat of ‘imminent death’ changed Wright-Patt Purple Heart recipient

    Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin had some serious advice to bestow on friends and family after receiving the Purple Heart.“The threat of imminent death was the way many of us felt in Bagram that day. It brings a new perspective and new prioritization in life,” he said at a presentation ceremony Feb.

  • Cultural resources manager combines love of history, architecture

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force has a long, colorful and storied history – and Steve Byington has the good fortune to help carry it safely into the future.He gets to do that as the 88th Civil Engineer Group’s cultural resources manager, a job he’s held since August at

  • AFSAC chief to highlight Black history for Dayton STEM students

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A conversation with Winston Ferguson’s eighth-grade daughter led to an entire school’s observance of Black History Month being upgraded. Ferguson, section chief of systems and integration at the Air Force Security Assistance Center on Wright-Patterson Air

  • DOD outlines new mask guidance

    The memorandum states that all individuals on military installations and those performing official duties on behalf of DOD from any location other than home, including outdoor shared spaces, will wear masks. Masks must be in accordance with current CDC guidelines.

  • Space exhibit touches down at Air Force museum

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — The newest temporary exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the stuff of dreams – for children and adults.The “Space: A Journey to Our Future” exhibit, which opened Jan. 28 and closes Sept. 6, is spread over

  • Deadline extended for charities to apply for 2021 Combined Federal Campaign

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Charities not currently part of the 2021 Combined Federal Campaign now have until Feb. 26 to apply, pay the application fee and submit their application so they may reach 9 million potential donors across the country and around the world.The Office of