Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Col. Christopher B. Meeker, the now-former commander of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, was relieved of his command on Dec. 29, 2023.

Air Force Research Lab commander Maj. Gen. Scott A. Cain relinquished his duty, welcoming Brig. Gen. Jason E. Bartolomei as commander. AFRL is based at Wright-Patt Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley was found guilty of abusive sexual contact for forcibly kissing his sister-in-law after a 2018 event. He faces dismissal from the military and up to seven years in prison.

Closing arguments are scheduled for Friday, April 21 in the trial of Maj. Gen. William Cooley, the first Air Force general to make it this far in court-martial proceedings.

"Leonardo da Vinci Machines in Motion" is on tour from Florence, Italy. It lets visitors explore 40 full-size working machines designed by scientists and artisans using methods from da Vinci's time.

Ohio’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security officials investigated reports of a shooter on the campus.

The city of Dayton has sued the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the U.S. Department of Defense for failing to stop water contaminants from entering a source of the city’s drinking water.

The city of Dayton is threatening to sue Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Department of Defense over forever chemicals in the city's drinking water.