Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH

Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is a facility of the United States Air Force. It is located at 39.798708, -84.083988 in Greene and Montgomery Counties in Ohio. It is 8 Miles northeast of the central business district of Dayton, Ohio. It is named in honor of local aviation pioneers, the Wright Brothers and Lt. Frank Patterson who was killed at Wright Field in 1918 during a flight test.

BASE UNITS

• 88th Security Forces Squadron
• 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing
• 88th Air Base Wing
• Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency#National Air and Space Intelligence Center|National Air and Space Intelligence Center
• 303rd Aeronautical Systems Wing
• 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing
• 326th Aeronautical Systems Wing
• 445th Airlift Wing
• 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing
• 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing
• Aeronautical Systems Center
• Air Force Institute of Technology
• Air Force Research Laboratory

445th Airlift Wing

The 455th Airlift Wing is the only flying wing stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB. It is manned by the United States Air Force Reserves.

The 445th Airlift Wing is composed of

• 445th Operations Group ("Wright-Patterson" Tail Stripe)
  • 89th Airlift Squadron ("Rhinos", 10 C-5A Galaxy aircraft)
  • 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
  • 445th Airlift Control Flight
  • 445th Operations Support Squadron
• 445th Maintenance Group
• 445th Mission Support Group

Along with separate support units that report directly to the Wing Commander. The present unit strength is approximately 300 officers and 1,850 enlisted troops. Most 445th Airlift Wing members are traditional reservists who serve in the military on a part-time basis, taking time out from their families and civilian jobs to participate a minimum of one weekend a month as well as two-weeks of annual training each year. Augmenting the traditional reserve force is a team of approximately 350 members employed full-time as air reserve technicians in the unit.

Frequencies

Trunked Radio System

Wright-Patterson AFB utilizes a Motorola Type II Smartnet UHF Trunked Radio System using digital voice (APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive) for most of their support operations. A digital scanner is needed to monitor the system.

WRIGHT-PATTERSON TRS

Air Traffic Control

118.85000    Dayton Approach
121.80000    Ground VHF
122.85000    Pilot to Dispatcher VHF
124.47500    ATIS VHF
126.50000    Dayton Departure
126.90000    Tower VHF
269.90000    ATIS UHF
281.45000    Tower UHF
291.00000    Dayton Departure
327.10000    Dayton Approach
335.80000    Ground UHF
344.60000    Metro (Weather)
349.40000    445th AW Command Post
372.20000    Pilot to Dispatcher UHF "BUCKEYE CONTROL"
389.80000    Radar Approach