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.

Trunked System

Site	Name	Freqs
001 (1)	Fairborn	406.162500	406.362500	406.562500	406.762500	406.962500	408.562500	408.762500c	408.962500c
		409.162500c	409.362500c	409.562500	409.962500	410.162500	410.362500	410.562500	410.762500

DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description
176	00b	D	CFR 1	Crash/Fire/Rescue Command
208	00d	D	HAZMAT	Hazmat ops
272	011	D	STRUCTURE 1	Fireground
304	013	D	STRUCTURE 2	Fireground
336	015	D	STRUCTURE	Fireground
368	017	D	STRUCTURE 3	Mutual Aid (Patch to 154.2800)
592	025	D	FD MEDIC 1	Fire/EMS dispatch
624	027	D	FD PREVENT	Fire Prevention
656	029	D	FD FG 1	Fireground
688	02b	D	FD FG 2	Fireground
10960	2ad	D	FIRE CHAT	Fire Chatter
14704	397	D	MEDIC 1	EMS Dispatch

Air Traffic Control

Frequency	Type	Tone	Alpha Tag	Description	Mode	Tag
121.80000	BM	CSQ	KFFO GRND	Ground VHF	AM	Aircraft
126.90000	BM	CSQ	KFFO TOWER	Tower VHF	AM	Aircraft
124.47500	B	CSQ	KFFO ATIS	ATIS VHF	AM	Aircraft
118.85000	BM	CSQ	DAY APP	Dayton Approach	AM	Aircraft
269.90000	B		KFFO ATIS	ATIS UHF	AM	Aircraft
281.45000	BM		KFFO TOWER	Tower UHF	AM	Aircraft
335.80000	BM		KFFO GRND	Ground UHF	AM	Aircraft
349.40000	BM		BUCKEYE CNTL	445th AW Command Post "BUCKEYE CONTROL"	AM	Military
348.40000	BM		KFFO WX	Metro (Weather)	AM	Aircraft
372.20000	BM		KFFO PTD	Pilot to Dispatcher UHF	AM	Aircraft
126.20000	BM	CSQ	KFFO PTD	Pilot to Dispatcher VHF	AM	Aircraft
123.22500	BM	CSQ	88TH ABW SU	88TH Air Base Wing - Special Use	AM	Aircraft
289.40000	BM		88th ABW SU	88TH Air Base Wing - Special Use	AM	Aircraft
269.27500	BM		CMH A/D	Columbus Approach/Departure	AM	Aircraft
253.50000	BM		KFFO TWR BU	Tower (Backup)	AM	Aircraft