WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jack Gardner Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosted the Air Force's 19th senior enlisted adviser for a three-day visit June 2-4. Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass is the first woman to serve as a senior enlisted adviser in the military. She assumed the role last August. During the visit, she received briefings detailing the Air Force Materiel Command   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Alexandria Fulton Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass has a duty day unlike most who put on the uniform. She often gets things started by 4:30 a.m. before embarking on workdays jam-packed full of office tours, command briefs and meeting with Airmen across various installations, which she calls the "best part of my job ... hands down." After beginning th  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, issued the following statement on June 11, 2021: * * * "First, let me thank every single person who works at Wright-Patterson. The work you do is critical it makes the world safer, it makes America stronger. "Today the world is much more challenging. "Think about what has transpired just [during] this new administration, a cyber attack on the delivery of fuel, and now a cyber attack on the delivery of food within Amer  more

DAYTON, Ohio, June 12 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 11, 2021: Joined by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) and Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), senior House Armed Services Committee member and House Intelligence Committee member, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) slammed President Biden's recently proposed defense budget as inadequate to combat against growing threats from China and our adversaries. While Congressman Turner recognized the  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jack Gardner The 88th Air Base Wing and its command team have rolled out a new strategic plan that defines the mission and vision statements, values, characteristics and traits. "Maximize mission effectiveness," the second of four revised lines of effort, was implemented to strengthen the 88 ABW's operational and strategic principles. Leaders said there is no bigger c  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force (88th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Darrius Parker A few years ago, a Jewish officer helped a Muslim judge advocate general applicant get religious-accommodation rules changed, which paved a new path for more Muslims to serve in the Air Force. On the first day she joined up, Capt. Maysaa Ouza, 88th Air Base Wing chief of adverse actions, saw how hard she would have to fight to represent her Muslim religion and be able to  more