Military

A worker welds support beams on a large building under construction on South Gettysburg Avenue. The Buckeye State netted 61,400 new jobs in 2024, up from 58,800 in 2023.

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Ohio added 61,000 jobs last year. Employment at record highs in the Buckeye State

$Cat-Works Metalworks employee Trenton Chambers, does set up on a machine Thursday, January 23, 2025. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF$

2025 dawns with economic momentum — and worries for the region

Julie Hagan and Jason Sipe from the Headquarters of the Air Force Materiel Command shake hands with Luciana Moore during an Air Force Research Lab hiring event held at the Fairborn Holiday Inn Tuesday October 8, 2024. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Sweeping hiring freeze could have impact on federal departments located here

Kristina Molinaro, with husband Nick, who owns Twenty Five and Pine. Contributed

Pending TikTok ban has national security roots, but also local business impact

An artist's rendering of the Anduril facility planned near Rickenbacker International Airport. Contributed.

Defense firm to bring 4,000 manufacturing jobs to Ohio

Oakwood High School student Lily Epley, 17, takes her turn on a flight simulator at the Lewis Jackson Airport in Greene County on Nov. 5. THOMAS GNAU/STAFF

Air Camp introduces former Northwestern superintendent as new executive director

A plow operator from the 88th Civil Engineer Squadron clears the roads of snow Feb. 4 2022 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/SENIOR AIRMAN JACK GARDNER

Weather closes Wright-Patt to non-essential missions, delays opening Tuesday

"Six Triple Eight." Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams in "Six Triple Eight." Cr. Bob Mahoney / Perry Well Films 2 / Courtesy of Netflix

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‘The Six Triple Eight’ on Netflix has area connection, makes shortlist for Academy Awards

The Charles Taylor home on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in an undated file photo. The renovation of the house for VIP quarters went almost $400,000 over budget and cost $1.24 million, plus $77,000 in furnishings, a Dayton Daily News investigation found in 2012.

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Air Force tears down historic WPAFB house after $1.2M renovation

$Small “unmanned aerial systems” were spotted above and near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Area A and Area B late Monday and early Tuesday, the base said Tuesday morning. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Drones spotted flying near Wright-Patterson again

Unidentified drones shut Wright-Patt airspace down for several hours

From left: Erick Burke, a Centerville resident and a U.S. army veteran; Taleisa Jones, a counselor for the Dayton VA vocational rehabilitation program; and Kevin Fields, vocational rehabilitation program manager at the Dayton VA campus. THOMAS GNAU/STAFF

The ‘right job’ for the right veteran: Local, state job services aid shift to civilian...

Headstones adorned with wreaths are seen at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

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National Wreaths Across America Day to honor local deceased veterans Saturday

Col. Christopher Meeker returns his first salute as 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander during a change of command ceremony July 7, 2022 inside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/R.J. ORIEZ

Former Wright-Patt commander to stand trial for sex, fraternization charges

Cynthia Brubaker views her collection of aviation souvenir pins that is on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force Centennial Exhibit. She was recently honored for 50 years of volunteer service to the museum.

‘I have loved history all of my life’: Woman honored for 50 years of volunteering at Air...

Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott Bray speaks in front of a video display of a UAP during a hearing of the House Intelligence, Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee hearing on "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena," on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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‘UAP are real’: Congress pushes quest for transparency on UFOs

The Airmen with the 178th Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard and their families participated in a Call to Duty Ceremony Sunday at the Springfield National Guard Base. The airmen are deploying in support of the Air Force Central Command to provide tactical command and control capabilities. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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Ohio Air National Guard general nominated for second star

Buffalo Wild Wings to offer free wings to veterans and active duty military on Veterans Day. CONTRIBUTED

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Veterans Day 2024: Where to get free meals

In honor of Veterans Day, the Supreme Court of Ohio unveiled a new exhibit dedicated to the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen. The exhibit, housed in the Visitor Education Center, features five original oil portraits of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American pilots in the U.S. military during World War II. CONTRIBUTED

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Vandalia company creates Supreme Court’s new art exhibits honoring military justices...

Veterans salute as the American flag is raised Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 during a 9/11 Memorial Service at Freedom Grove in Urbana. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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Area veterans inducted into Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame

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Local Veterans Affairs serves record number of veterans in 2024

The 4-3 decision released Friday fond the Ohioans for Concealed Carry and Buckeye Firearms Foundation had suffered no harm in a case the justices heard despite that the Columbus City Council had repealed its ordinance a year ago, telling the court that made the case moot. DORAL CHENOWETH III / THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Former Air Force JAG lawyer suspended after alcohol-fueled violent assaults

$Crewmembers of a C-17 Globemaster III load dummies onto the aircraft during a mock medical evacuation drill at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Wednesday, October 16, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF$

Reporter, photographer fly along with WPAFB’s 445th Airlift Wing

$Maj. Trevor Tomlin, left, gestures inside the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III flying 27,000 feet in altitude Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. To Tomlin's right is Lt. Col. Keith Buddelmeyer. Both men are pilots with the 445th Airlift Wing based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The wing flew 1,240 sorties in fiscal year 2024. MARSHALL GORBY \STAFF$

‘What we signed up for’: Wright-Patt’s sole flying mission ready to defend in peacetime...