Feb. 26, 2021 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
Feb. 26, 2021 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
Feb. 19, 2021 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
Feb. 19, 2021 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
Feb. 19, 2021 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,
Feb. 18, 2021 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
Feb. 11, 2021 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.
Feb. 11, 2021 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
Feb. 11, 2021 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
Feb. 11, 2021 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.