http://wyso.org en http://wyso.org/post/wright-patt-unit-take-meals-haiti <p>A unit from Wright-Patterson Air Force base plans to deliver more than 500 meals from a nonprofit group for residents of Haiti.</p><p>Officials at Wright-Patt &nbsp;say a 445th Airlift Wing unit will leave this morning to deliver about 541,000 meals consisting of dried and sealed food packets to the impoverished country.</p> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:04:00 +0000 Associated Press 34746 at http://wyso.org http://wyso.org/post/colonel-wright-patterson-plead-not-guilty-sex-charges <p>A colonel based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is facing charges of sexual imposition. WYSO’s Emily McCord reports. Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:14:33 +0000 Emily McCord 34250 at http://wyso.org http://wyso.org/post/local-paratroops-d-day-story <p><em>Tomorrow is the 6^th of June. Sixty-nine years ago, the allied forces at war with Hitler’s Germany invaded northern France in what will always be known as D-Day. On that morning in 1944, when Ohioans woke up, the battle in Europe had already been going on for hours. The airborne troops were the first ones to enter the conflict. One local paratroop veteran of that battled died recently, but told his story to our aviation commentator Dan Patterson.</em></p> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:30:00 +0000 Dan Patterson 34211 at http://wyso.org A Local Paratroop's D-Day Story http://wyso.org/post/union-urges-furloughed-wright-patt-workers-appeal <p>A labor union representing thousands of civilian employees at Ohio's largest military base wants them to appeal furlough notices resulting from federal budget cuts.</p><p>More than 10,000 civilian employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton began receiving the 11-day furlough notices Friday. The U.S. Department of Defense said 680,000 civilian employees will get the furloughs one day a week for 11 weeks, starting July 8.</p> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:04:00 +0000 Associated Press and Dayton Daily News 34140 at http://wyso.org http://wyso.org/post/workers-wright-patt-get-furlough-notices-week <p>Wright-Patterson Air Force base says more than 10,000 civilian employees will get furlough notices beginning Friday.</p><p>Civilians working at the base already knew that federal budget cuts would likely force them to take some mandatory unpaid time off this summer.</p><p>The U.S. Department of Defense said 680,000 civilian employees will get 11-day furloughs starting July 8 - one day a week for 11 weeks.</p> Thu, 30 May 2013 12:04:00 +0000 Associated Press and Dayton Daily News 33963 at http://wyso.org