Wright-
Patterson AFB, Ohio
- is one of the largest and most important bases
in the United States Air Force.
- is the birthplace, home, and future of aerospace.
- is managed and maintained by Aeronautical Systems
Center, the Air Force organization responsible for developing, acquiring,
modernizing and sustaining the world's best aerospace systems.
- is in many measures the largest, most diverse and
organizationally complex base in the Air Force. Missions range from
acquisition and logistics management, to research and development, education,
flight operations, and many other defense related activities.
- is home to the foremost aeronautical and aerospace
research organization in the Air Force, the Air Force Research Laboratory.
- has a workforce numbering approximately 22,000
people, making it the fifth largest employer in the state of Ohio and
the largest employer at a single location. Nearly 10,000 of these people
are civilians.
- includes the Air Force Institute of Technology
which trains thousands of students each year and the Air Force Museum
which receives more than 1.2 million visitors a year.
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