88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

The flag that flew on the USS St. Louis during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force Dec. 7, 2016. The one-time display co More

Electronic Image depicting history of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (US Air Force Electronic Image by Wm. Barry Caldwell)

Ira Segalewitz speaks during a ‘Voices of the Holocaust’ forum at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 29, 2017. Segalewitz told the audience of ap More

The 88th Air Base Wing and predecessors has provided strength through support to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the United States Air Force for 75 years. This logo was created by 88th ABW Public Affairs a More

A member of Team Fastrax jumps with the American Flag at the start of the McCook Field Centennial ceremony in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 6, 2017. McCook Field was established in 1917 under the U.S. Army Signal Corps Ai More

B-25 Mitchell bombers thunder overhead, performing a flyover during a ceremony honoring the WW-II-era Doolittle Raiders, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, near Wright-Patterson AFB, Oh., April 18, 2 More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Misty Hobbs, medical technician, Air Force Research Laboratory, 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate (RH), and Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jimenez, medical technici More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kristin Spencer, 711th Human Performance Wing behavioral scientist, watches a video for suspicious behavior during a demonstration of a new Enhanced Reporting, Narrative Event Streaming T More

Eight power lifters competed in the 88th Force Support Squadrons Powerlifting event, Nov. 15, 2014, at Wright Field Fitness Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event featured three different powe More

Alex Mcguffey, National Air and Space Intelligence Center radar analyst, examines his simulated wound during moulage application of an active shooter exercise Feb. 5, 2015, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, O More

Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, is joined by AFMC Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Warner as she enters her Order of the Sword induction ceremony through a formation of sabers ra More

Researcher Dr. Gavi Begtrup and University of Cincinnati doctoral student Daniel Rose read Air Force Research Laboratory researcher Dr. Joshua Hagen's sweat sensor using a smartphone app. The sensor, which is w More

Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate research scientist, Steve Kim, displays a 3D model of graphene, a type of carbon that can be used in developing nanoelectronic sensors for h More

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James is greeted by U.S. Air Force Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, upon her arrival to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 26, 2015 More

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, is briefed by Matt Meininger, Air Force Research Lab Turbine Engine Division adaptive engine program manager, about some of the latest advancements in turbine engin More

Kathleen Thorpe and her son Evan eat lunch together during Wright Field South's Parent Luncheon April 17 in celebration of Month of the Military Child.

Leadership from the Wright-Patterson Medical Center and the Veterans Integrated Support Network Region 10, signed the Buckeye Federal Healthcare Consortium at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, May 1, 2015. More

Airmen assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, receive their gear prior to processing the mobility line as part of a base exercise, May 5, 2015. The base holds exercises regularly to ensure Airmen ar More

A gunshot sensor hangs from the ceiling inside the Campbell Township Elementary School at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Butlerville, Ind., June 15-19, 2015, for the Air Force Research Laboratory Commanders More

The Air Force's premier entertainment showcase Tops In Blue performs a free night of family entertainment at the Ervin J. Nutter Center at Wright States University, Aug. 11, 2015. The theme for this years tour More

Dr. David Jacques, associate professor of Systems and Electrical Engineering with Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Autonomy and Navigation Technology Center, prep More

Dwight Wells, a sustainable beekeeper with the Propolis Project, LLC inspects a young bee colony at the Huffman Prairies Queen Yard at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, August 26, 2015. For the last couple More

Local Wright Bee Flyers pollinate the Huffman Prairies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 26, 2015. President Barack Obama’s mandate to save the pollinators initiated the Propolis Project LLC partne More

Participants in the Air Force Research Laboratory 2015 Tech Warrior exercise learn some of the basics of running an entry control point, Sept. 10, 2015, at the National Center for Medical Readiness, Fairborn, O More

Veterans Day poster. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Robert Memering)

Early morning arrivals gather in preparation for the Air Force Marathon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew R. Hester)

Jason Combs and George Gagan, engineer technicians, 88th Civil Engineer Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, use geo-mapping during a base exercise Nov. 2, 2015, to mark the locations of various fake body pa More

Tech. Sgt. Clifford Hatch, 711th Human Performance Wing aircrew flight equipment specialist and 2nd Lt. Amiryah Toves, 711th HPW research psychologist, verify the drop height of the subject as they hoist the ca More

Maj. Steven Rau, research physician assistant, Applied Neuroscience Branch, Human Effectiveness Directorate, chooses a mannequin to be used for impact acceleration tests, Nov. 3, 2015, at Wright-Patterson Air F More

Tech. Sgt. Clifford Hatch, 711th Human Performance Wing aircrew flight equipment specialist, and Brian Grattan, a contractor for 711th Human Performance Wing, ensure that the safety pin installed on the Vertica More

Senior Airman Brennan Sokowoski (right), 88th Security Force member, stands guard while Police Officer James Lawrence, 88th Security Forces, takes down the active shooter, played by Senior Master Sgt. Robert We More

The Field Treatment Team straps a patient to a litter for transport during an active shooter scenario Nov. 5 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Team members are (from left): Airman 1st Class Katherine Gomez, S More

A team member at the Rapid Development Integration Facility use a drill press to make a part of an antenna housing for a project they are working on, Dec. 2, 2015, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The More

ARMY RESERVE BATTALION LOGO DESIGN (US Air Force Electronic Image by Wm. Barry Caldwell)

Airmen at First Light Meeting (US Air Force Electronic Image by Mark McComb)

Airmen from around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base prepare in the tunnel to take the floor and unfurl the American Flag during the presentation of the colors at the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Fi More

Col. Shaun Hick, Defense Enterprise Application and Management System program manager poses with a group of 38 Vietnam veterans after a Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony held inside the Air Fo More

U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Phil Spence, 412th Civil Affairs Battalion civil military operations center chief, fastens his helmet strap prior to a static line jump over Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March More

Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, and Lt. Col. Steven Watts, 21st Intelligence Squadron commander pose after attaching the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Streamer to More

Graduates stand in formation during the Air Force Institute of Technology Commencement Ceremony March 24, 2016 at the National Museum of United States Air Force. AFIT is focused on providing exceptional defense More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Beatriz Cox, 88th Security Forces Squadron Installation Entry Controller checks the ID card of incoming passenger April 20, 2016, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Secur More

Andrew Ohls and Steve McKee, Firefighters with the 88th Civil Engineer Fire Department , carry a dummy which is simulating a patient to safety during a simulated chemical spill inject as part of a base wide exe More

Col. Trisha M. Sexton, National Air and Space Intelligence Center vice commander, welcomes more than 120 motorcycle riders to Wright-Patterson Motorcycle Safety Day held at the National Museum of the United Sta More

Staff Sgt. Cameron Mansfield, 88th Security Forces Squadron Installation Combat Arms Instructor, shows a static weapons display to James Mann, who visited the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force during Nation More

Electronic image depicting various missions affected by Air Force Life Cycle Management Center operations. (US Air Force Electronic Image by Wm. Barry Caldwell)

U.S. Air Force General Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander of Air Force Materiel Command speaks to military and government civilian defense acquisition workforce members at Kenny Hall, Air Force Institute of Technolog More

Cameron Chaney (left), Bookmobile clerk and Stacy Westfall (right), Bookmobile manager for the Greene County Public Library Bookmobile place books on the shelfs inside the bookmobile, June 16, 2016, at Wright-P More

Navy Captain Rees L. Lee, Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton commanding officer, speaks at the ceremony marking completion of the disorientation research device at the new Captain Ashton Graybiel Acceleration R More

Col. Gregory Sweitzer, 88th Medical Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Davis, 88th MDG command chief, stand at parade rest in front of Airmen in formation at the start of the 88th Air Base Wing’s chang More

Airman 1st Class Tyler Bennett, 88th Diagnostic Therapeutic Squadrons Blood Donor Center technician, prepares a recently donated unit of blood during a blood drive on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July More

Capt. James R. Spindler, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate’s Pacific/Southeast Asia/Americas Branch director of operations, turns his head as Joyce Velasco, 88th Diagnostic Therapeutic S More

Lt. Col. Brian Snyder, 88th Communications Squadron commander, briefs Geoff Daniels, Southwest Ohio Regional Representative for U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, on some of his unit’s capabilities, accomplishments and r More

Evelyn Griffin, United Services Organization volunteer, places a United States Air Force dress blues shirt on a clothing rack at the USO’s Airman’s Attic, July 27, 2016, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. A More

Senior Airman Tyler Squibb, 788th Civil Engineer Squadron, explosive ordinance disposal technician, puts on his Kevlar vest after arriving at the scene of an unexploded ordinance scenario during an exercise, at More

Regan Abbott, 10, races over hurdles during the Stop Bullying, Give Peace a Chance, an anti-bullying event, Aug. 2, 2016, in the Religious Education Facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The event More

Electronic Image of AF Materiel Command Law Office sign. (US Air Force Electronic Image by Wm. Barry Caldwell)

Capt. Chadd Degrush, 88th Medical Group critical care nurse, lays slumped up against a wall with a fake pistol in his hands during an active shooter exercise on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, August 4, More

A contractor for the 88th Civil Engineering Group customizes bird wire to deter large pest birds from landing on the F-16 Fighting Falcon jet that flanks the landmark gate, 12A at Wright-Patterson Air Force Bas More

Staff Sgt. Niko Valdez, 88th Security Forces Squadron, talks with Col. Bradley McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Arnold, 88th ABW command chief, prior to the Dayton Dragon’s bas More

Senior Airman Sheena Mogan (center), Military Personnel Flight, customer service apprentice, completes out-processing paperwork for her permanent change of station with Airman 1st Class Atomu Gordon and Senior More

Airman 1st Class Juan Vargas-Garcia, public health apprentice, scans his finger print for a Common Access Card at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 15, 2016. The Defense Manpower Data Center requires More

Jon Yeary, 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels specialist, prepares to top-off a fuel truck after it returns from fueling a plane at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 24, 2016. Each of the squadro More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Michael Bailey, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard ceremonial guardsman, and David Gunkelman, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center contract negotiator, sign a resili More

Greg Galvin, 88th Civil Engineer Group civil engineer technician, looks at the barcode level rod through the Trimble DiNi level at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 8, 2016. The Trimble DiNi works by More

U.S Air Force Staff Sergeant Donte Scott, 88th Security Forces Squadron electronic security systems operator, safety checks his M-9 pistol prior to his shift while being observed by Airman First Class Ryan Cars More

U.S. Air Force Col. Elena Oberg, 88th Air Base Wing vice commander, welcomes visitors during the opening ceremony of the Great Wright Brothers Aero Carnival on Huffman Prairie Flying Field at Wright-Patterson A More

Senior Airman David Sanford, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine medical laboratory technician, holds the torch as it’s lit prior to the start of the POW/MIA run at Wright-Patterson Air Force B More

More than two thousand participants in the U.S. Air Force Marathon Five-Kilometer Race gather at the starting line on Wright State University campus, Dayton, Ohio, the evening of Sept. 16, 2016. The race, tradi More

Medals for the 2016 Air Force Marathon hang on a rack waiting to be handed out to runners after they cross the finish line, at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2016. This year’s marathon brought runners, w More

First Lt. Zebulon Hanley of San Antonio crosses the finish line to become the winner of the 20th U.S. Air Force Marathon men’s full marathon division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, with a time of 2:4 More

Fire crews from the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron respond to a training aircraft fire, at their training burn pit, Sept. 19, 2016 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Aircraft fire training is conducted ro More

David Vaughn, 88th Air Base Wing industrial controls shop civil engineer foreman, secures a loose screw on a training test and tune bench at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2016. The purpose of More

A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, circles the runway at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio in preparation for landing and safe haven, Oct. 5, 2016. The C-17 was one of severa More

Aron Chaney, 788th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, closes the roll-up door of the Rescue-15 fire truck during a standard inspection at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2016. Every morning th More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Matthew Cormier, 88th Security Forces Squadron installation patrolman, and wife Jaclynn along with their daughters Autumn, Amelia and son Wyatt take time to enjoy the Fall season b More

Anthony Weeks, 88th Force Support Squadron veteran affairs benefits advisor, briefs students about the Transition Assistance Program Oct. 21, 2016 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Transition Assistance More

(from left) Buck Roberts, Thomas Trost, and Kirk Buggert, 788th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, stabilize the upside down vehicle before starting a training extrication, Oct. 26, 2016 at Wright-Patterson More

Service members participate in the 2nd annual wheelchair basketball game held as part of the National Disability Awareness Month activities, Oct. 26, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In addition to military More

The second annual Air Force Research Laboratory Inspire event was held Oct. 26, 2016 at the Dayton Art Institute and was attended by nearly 500 research scientists and engineers. Nearly 500 research scientists More

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, departs his plane after his arrival at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2016. During his visit, Carter toured the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Force Life More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Carol Bryant, Air Force Institute of Technology student, removes a test article from the wind tunnel test section at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2016. Bryant is working More

A firefighter from the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron hoses down the perimeter of a vegetation prior to the start of a controlled burn at Huffman Prairie, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov 16, 2016. Con More

Children from the Prairies Youth Center sing Christmas carols during the annual lighting of the Christmas tree event at the Wright-Patterson AFB club, Nov. 29. The annual event included the arrival of Santa and More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. David Feibus, from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, talks with 1st Lt. Tyler Wallis, from Robins Air Force Base, Ga., prior to the team's initial safety briefing at the Nevada Natio More

Megan Marshall, a member of team DDT from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., sets up a tripod outside her team trailer during the setup phase of the 2016 Air Force Research Laboratory Commanders Challenge at the Nev More

Team members from Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., briefs judges and range personnel on safety requirements for their counter unmanned aerial system during the 2016 Air Force Research Laboratory Commanders Challe More

Snow blankets a sculpture of the Wright Flyer and the Wright Brothers Dec. 13, 2016, near a gate to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The first significant snowfall of the season dumped four inches on the More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Nicholas Martin and Capt. Melvin White, members of team Flying Gatorz from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, make final checks of their system before the start of their scenarios dur More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. David Feibus and 1st Lt. David Beargie members of team Flying Gatorz from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, brief Maj. Gen. Robert D. McMurry, Air Force Research Laboratory commander More

Silas “Rick” Stanton, 88th Force Support Squadron recreational specialist, trains Padmasiri “Vipul” Ranatunga, Air Force Research Laboratory mechanical engineer, inside Wright Field Fitness Center, at Wright-Pa More

Airman 1st Class Kevin Kieser, 88th Communications Squadron Telephone Repair Shop voice network system technician, searches the main distribution frame looking for a specific phone line that is having issues, J More

Master Sgt. Bonnie Steinmetz, 88th Security Forces Squadron non-commissioned officer in charge of standardizations and evaluations, briefs Staff Sgt. Zachary Herick, 88th Air Base Wing Safety office, on his rol More

2nd Lt. Raza Alyas, 88th Aerospace Medicine bioenvironmental engineer, views the results of a test tube sample using a Chlorine DPD octet comparator, as part of a base exercise scenario revolving around a threa More

Allen Cline, Air Force Life Cycle logistics manager, leads a teleconference for the Support Equipment Integrated Product Team, Feb. 7, 2017, from the logistics home office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Oh More

Hannah Wegner and Bill Cox, 88th Civil Engineering Group recycling center laborers, sort cardboard, Feb. 13, 2017, in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, recycling center. The center collects recyclable More

Juan Johnson, 88th Logistics Readiness Squadron warehouse specialist, fastens a M50 service mask to perform a leakage test in a LRS warehouse at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 16, 2017. During the More

Col. Adam Reiman, Air Force Institute of Technology dean of students, speaks to visiting students from local schools for National Engineers Week in Bane Hall at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 23, 2 More

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright walks with Chief Master Sergeant Jay France, Command Chief for Air Force Materiel Command after arriving at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 24 More

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U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Camm Garrett, 412th Civil Affairs Battalion civil military operations cell chief, helps Sgt. Adam Swinehart, 412th CA sergeant, adjust his parachute in preparation for a jump at Wright-P More