Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is one of America's largest and most important military installations. Its work force of more than 25,700 military, civilian and contract people supports about 68 tenant organizations, many of them headquarters units. Hundreds of local defense companies support the activities on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Wright-Patterson's assets include 847 facilities with more than 16.4 million square feet under roof. Contracting activities support a large and diverse population of aerospace and defense companies.
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Major Units
88th Air Base Wing
WEBSITE: www.wpafb.af.mil
As the host unit at Wright-Patterson, the 88th Air Base Wing 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 wing is comprised of more than 5,000 officers, enlisted, Air Force civilian and contractor employees. Their three primary missions are to operate the installation, prepare and deploy airmen in support of the Global War on Terrorism, and provide base security. The wing reports to the Aeronautical Systems Center, a major unit of the Air Force Materiel Command.
Air Force Materiel Command
WEBSITE: www.afmc.af.mil
The Air Force Materiel Command is one of 10 major Air Force commands and the largest of all in personnel and funding. AFMC manages 57 percent of the total Air Force budget and has a worldwide workforce of approximately 78,000 military and civilian personnel. Led by a four-star general, it has its headquarters and several major divisions at Wright-Patterson. More than 16,000 base personnel work for AFMC. The command traces its heritage to old McCook Field in Dayton, where the Army established its aeronautical engineering center in 1917.
Aeronautical Systems Center
WEBSITE: www.wpafb.af.mil/asc
The Aeronautical Systems Center is the largest of three AFMC product centers and its largest tenant unit at Wright-Patterson. It’s responsible for the management of more than 556 Air Force, joint and international programs, executes an annual budget of $23 billion, and employs a work force of approximately 10,000 people located at Wright-Patterson and 38 other locations worldwide. ASC manages major aeronautical acquisition programs for fighter, bomber, mobility/transport, reconnaissance, special operations and trainer weapon systems. Examples: the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance plane, and the KC-X tanker jet program. It provides resource support for the F-22A Raptor, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the YAL-1 Airborne Laser.
Air Force Research Laboratory
WEBSITE: www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl
The Air Force Research Laboratory is the science and technology arm of AFMC. Its mission is to lead the discovery, development and integration of affordable military technologies for air and space forces. AFRL employs about 9,500 people, many at Wright-Patterson, where AFRL has its headquarters and five of its nine technology directorates. The directorates include Air Vehicles, Human Effectiveness, Materials and Manufacturing, Propulsion, and Sensors. AFRL’s work at Wright-Patterson is poised for significant growth as the Air Force implements the 2005 base realignment and closure (BRAC) process.
Air Force Security Assistance Center
WEBSITE: www.wpafb.af.mil/units/afsac
The Air Force Security Assistance Center is the AFMC unit responsible for sales and support of U.S. weapon systems to foreign customers. Its services cover more than 6,000 aircraft of more than 170 models, some of World War II vintage. It orchestrates AFMC’s product and logistical support for 90 foreign countries and nine NATO organizations. It manages more than 2,300 total foreign military sales cases valued at nearly $80 billion. AFSAC’s workforce of 450 includes military, civilian and contractor personnel and foreign liaison officers.
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
WEBSITE: www.nationalmuseum.af.mil
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is the world’s largest and oldest military air museum, with more than 300 aircraft, missiles and aerospace vehicles, and an IMAX theater. It has more than 17 acres of indoor exhibit space and plans for future expansion. The museum claims more than 1 million visitors annually, including 97,000 who attend its educational programs. The Air Force Museum Foundation supports the museum with major fundraising campaigns for its buildings. The museum is open 9 a.m. 5 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Parking and admission are free (there is a charge for the theater.)
Air Force Institute of Technology
WEBSITE: www.afit.edu
A component of the Air Force’s Air University, the Air Force Institute of Technology is the service’s graduate school of engineering and management as well as its institution for technical professional continuing education. It has three resident schools: the Graduate School of Engineering and Management, the School of Systems and Logistics, and the Civil Engineer and Services School. In the 2005-2006 academic year, AFIT awarded 563 masters’ degrees and 21 PhDs. Through its Civilian Institution Programs, AFIT also manages the educational programs of officers enrolled in civilian universities, research centers, hospitals, and industrial organizations. AFIT is a partner in a consortium that shares and leverages the resources of engineering schools in the region. The Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute includes AFIT; the University of Dayton, a private institution, and Wright State University.
National Air and Space Intelligence Center
WEBSITE: www.afisr.af.mil/units/nasic/index.asp
The National Air and Space Intelligence Center provides air and space intelligence for the Department of Defense. Its products and services draw from a wide range of sources — from foreign hardware to signals data — and have wide-ranging impact on the security of the United States and its military forces. It’s the Defense Department’s agent for the analysis of “measurement and signature intelligence” — data gathered from radar, electro-optical and infrared sensors. Because of its highly classified work, NASIC keeps a low profile at Wright-Patterson. It has an onsite workforce of approximately 2,300 personnel, including contractors and reservists, and it has been expanding its facilities on the base.
445th Airlift Wing
WEBSITE: www.445aw.afrc.af.mil
The 445th Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve unit that provides worldwide strategic airlift of personnel and equipment. Its 89th Airlift Squadron flies a fleet of 10 C-5A Galaxy transport jets. It recently converted to the Galaxy — the Air Force’s biggest plane — as its older C-141 Starlifter fleet was retired from service. Wright-Patterson is converting ground facilities to support the bigger jets. The airlift wing has retained an aeromedical evacuation mission; its medics deploy with other airlift units that fly airplanes outfitted for medical transport. The 445th is one of Ohio’s biggest Reserve units, with 300 officers and 1,850 enlisted troops. About 350 members are employed fulltime as air reserve technicians in the unit.
554th Electronic Systems Group
WEBSITE: www.hanscom.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5568
The 554th Electronic Systems Wing is a Boston-based AFMC unit that has a major presence at Wright-Patterson in the 554th Electronic Systems Group. The group buys and maintains electronic business systems for the Air Force. It administers contracts valued at $1.5 billion.
711th Human Performance Wing
WEBSITE: www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/711hpw
The 711th is the first human-centric warfare wing to consolidate research, consultation and education under one roof. Its primary mission areas are aerospace medicine, science and technology, and human systems integration. In conjunction with the Navy Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, which is being realigned to Wright-Pat, and surrounding universities and medical institutions, the 711th will create a national center of excellence for aerospace medicine.
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