Editing Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (section)

==Role and operations==
[[File:Global Medic 130726-F-AF679-968.jpg|alt=Equipment is unloaded from a C-17A Globemaster III of the 89th Airlift Squadron based at Wright-Patterson AFB.|thumb|Equipment is unloaded from a [[Boeing C-17 Globemaster III|C-17A Globemaster III]] of the [[89th Airlift Squadron]] based at Wright-Patterson AFB.]]
Wright-Patterson AFB is "one of the largest, most diverse, and organizationally complex bases in the Air Force"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/B409000000.pdf|title=WPAFB Introduction Information|access-date=6 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803171240/http://www.development.ohio.gov/research/files/B409000000.pdf|archive-date=3 August 2010}}</ref> with a long history of flight tests spanning from the Wright Brothers into the [[Space Age]].

It is the headquarters of the [[Air Force Materiel Command]], one of the [[List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force|major commands]] of the Air Force. "Wright-Patt" (as the base is colloquially called) is also the location of a major USAF Medical Center (hospital), the [[Air Force Institute of Technology]], and the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]], formerly known as the U.S. Air Force Museum.

The [[88th Air Base Wing]] consists of more than 5,000 officers, enlisted Air Force, civilian and contractor employees responsible for three primary mission areas: operating the installation; deploying expeditionary Airmen in support of the Global War on Terrorism; and defending the base and its people.

It is also the home base of the [[445th Airlift Wing]] of the [[Air Force Reserve Command]], an [[Air Mobility Command]]-gained unit which flies the [[C-17 Globemaster]] heavy [[Airlift (military)|airlifter]]. Wright-Patterson is also the headquarters of the [[Air Force Life Cycle Management Center]] and the [[Air Force Research Laboratory]].

Wright-Patterson is the host of the annual [[United States Air Force Marathon]] which occurs the weekend closest to the Air Force's anniversary.

The base conducts [[neurotechnology]] research.<ref>{{YouTube|id=tgnq9jPIHJ8|title=How To Hack A Human Brain}} published 17 Jan 2020 [[Vice News]] at 10:30 of 14:09</ref>