Military

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

This photo provided by Trisha Bushey shows the evening sky and points of light near in Lebanon Township, N.J., on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Trisha Bushey via AP)

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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...

A crew from Sinclair operates a PIVOTAL Blackfly UAV as it takes off at Springfield Beckley Airport Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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Sinclair turns drones into bachelor’s degrees and a multimillion-dollar business

$A replica of a Wright B Flyer flies over Hawthorn Hill Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

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Update: Museum investigating Wright B Flyer replica plane’s fire, hard landing

Long lines formed at the Air Force Research Lab hiring event held Tuesday October 8, 2024 at the Fairborn Holiday Inn. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Job fair for Air Force Research Lab draws large crowd; continues on Wednesday

Redevelopment of the downtown Dayton Arcade has benefitted from the annual PDAC process. In this photo, up-lighting for Arcade Rotunda is visible. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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Process for prioritizing local projects for federal, state funding opens

An artist's rendering of the local facility where Joby Aviation intends to build its electric aircraft. CONTRIBUTED

Joby Aviation says Dayton production will launch early next year

$The Tecumseh High School AFJROTC did the presentation of colors Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 for the Capt. Paul Leron Hoke's marker ceremony at the school. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Tecumseh hero: School honors graduate Hoke, who died in U.S. Air Force crash

Emmett Cuccia, 4, could be seen climbing aboard a Humvee in a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hangar at Operation K.U.D.O.S Friday morning. The event was meant to give children insights into life in military deployment for their active-duty parents. THOMAS GNAU/STAFF

K.U.D.O.S gives military kids a glimpse of life during deployment

Lt. Dan Corson, who was killed 82 years ago when his plane was shot down during World War II. was buried Wednesday at Woodside Cemetery in his hometown of Middletowmn. RICK McCRABB/CONTRIBUTOR

Hundreds attend funeral for WWII pilot buried in his hometown 82 years after his death