FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio ~ 08 SEPT 2026

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot. Patterson Field is approximately 10 miles northeast of Dayton; Wright Field is approximately 5 miles northeast of Dayton.

The host unit at Wright-Patterson AFB is the 88th Air Base Wing (88 ABW), assigned to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Air Force Materiel Command. The 88 ABW operates the airfield, maintains all infrastructure and provides security, communications, medical, legal, personnel, contracting, finance, transportation, air traffic control, weather forecasting, public affairs, recreation and chaplain services for more than 60 associate units.

The 88th Air Base Wing is comprised of more than 5,000 officers, enlisted, Air Force civilian and contractor employees. The Wing reports to Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, a major development and acquisition product center of the Air Force Materiel Command.

The Air Force's National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) and the Space Force's National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) are also garrisoned there and are the Intelligence Community's primary organizations for strategic air and space threat analysis.

The 445th Airlift Wing flies the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. the C-17 is capable of delivering troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.

The mission of the 445th Airlift Wing is to provide strategic transport of personnel and equipment worldwide and to provide aeromedical evacuation. The wing accomplishes this task by recruiting and training personnel to attain and maintain operational readiness. The wing is composed of nearly 2000 airmen, approximately separated into 250 officers and 1700 enlisted personnel. To facilitate day-to-day operations the wing employs approximately 350 Air Reserve Technicians who work full-time for the unit.

The 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Wing is an Independent wing under the 10th Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The organization officially became a wing Sept. 20, 2018, consisting of two Groups and 14 Classic Associate Unit intelligence squadrons across seven different states conducting 10 distinct missions.

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio ~

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~ Road Trip: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio ~

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Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage

To every service man or woman reading this thread:

Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and every one of you.

To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open.

The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running
daily thread specifically designed to provide
entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.

[luvie]

*hic*

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you radu!

*HUGS*

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *Hugz*

Upcoming events still keeping you hoppin’? I seem to recall things picking up this time of year because it’s SUPPOSED to be cooling off a little by now.

[laurenmarlowe]

Hehehe

Howdy and thank you luvie!

*HUGS*

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time, thanks Lauren!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you PROCON!

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Have a good day being lazy like I did? LOL

[KC Burke]

I company that I was connected to fabricated the original parabolic arch truss hangers about 1970. They were quite proud of its unique design.

[radu]

Oopsie! LOL

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Have a good weekend? Still enjoying that deliciously cool weather? We’re still waiting for y’all to let go of some of it. :-)

[laurenmarlowe]

Yep, an outdoor event this Sunday from 8:00 am until 11:00 pm. We are going to roast at 100 degrees outside all week through Sunday.

Working on a couple of big ones in October and November. Lets hope by then it’s back to normal.

I also have a big wedding at the end of October and I would like to wear a Fall dress and not a sundress, LOL!

Hope you have a terrific week!

[Fish Speaker]

I did two tours there — in the 80’s and the 90’s — loved it and retired from there.

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you Fish Speaker, thank you for your service to our Country!

Wright-Patterson looks like an amazing place.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[radu]

Ouch! That’s going to be a loooooong day! And a long week getting there. I feel for ya!

Things BETTER be close to back-to-normal by October. Everyone’s ready!

[PROCON]

Hiya radu, wow, the last 5 days have been cooler & wet which the farmers are happy about but today and the rest of the week are going to be summer-like again.

Son was over Friday to eat & hang and we did talk about going to the gun range soon, it's up to his work schedule.