Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: The First Century

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Abstract:

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the most organizationally complex base in the U.S. Air Force. This 8,145-acre military reservation located near Dayton, Ohio, has over 600 office, laboratory, and support buildings in addition to 127 family housing buildings. It employs over 27,000 people and generates an annual payroll of 2.2 billion. The base is the largest employer in the state of Ohio at a single location and the largest employer among Air Force bases worldwide. Its occupants include over 60 on-base tenant units. With over 600 structures, many dating from the pre-1946 period, Wright-Patterson may also be the Air Forces most historically significant base. Major military units assigned to the installation are HQ Air Force Materiel Command, HQ Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, HQ Air Force Research Laboratory, the Air Force Institute of Technology, the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, 445th Airlift Wing AFRC, a National Park, a regional Department of Defense medical center, and numerous other Air Force, Department of Defense, and government agencies. Since 1944, the 88th Air Base Wing has been responsible for operating the base.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
Air Force Materiel Command -Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Wright-Patterson AFB United States
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Pagination:
0076

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

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Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_4.2.1_Manage Supplies and Equipment; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4.3.1_Depot Maintenance; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_1.1_Force Management
Modernization Areas:
Hypersonics; Microelectronics; Biotechnology; 5G; Cyber; Space
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
AIR FORCE FACILITIES, military history, second world war, KOREAN WAR, Vietnam war, BASE CLOSURES, research facilities, test facilities, military aircraft, flight training, military acquisition
Field(s)/Group(s):
Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies, Humanities and History
Keyword(s):
WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, PATTERSON FIELD, CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, acquisition enterprise, afmc (Air Force Material Command), aflcmc (Air Force Life Cycle Management Center)
Report Date:
2015 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2017 Jul 21