Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Aviation General Supply Depot. Patterson Field is approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) northeast of Dayton; Wright Field is approximately 8.0 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Dayton.
A Boeing C-17A Globemaster III of the 445th Airlift Wing based at Wright-Patterson AFB
Wilbur Wright Field and Fairfield Air Depot, c. 1920
A National Park Service marker showing the historical growth of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
The WPAFB northern section in 2000
Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. As of the 2020 census, the city proper had a population of 137,644, making it the sixth-most populous city in Ohio. It anchors the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area, the Dayton metropolitan area, which had 814,049 residents. Dayton is located within Ohio's Miami Valley region, 50 miles (80 km) north of Cincinnati and 60 miles (97 km) west of Columbus.
Image: Dayton Skyline
Image: Immaculate Conception Chapel, University of Dayton
Image: Dayton art institute exterior evening 2005
Image: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force