Major Units
- 88th Air Base Wing
- The 88 ABW 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. The Wing reports to the Aeronautical Systems Center, a major development and acquisition product center of Air Force Materiel Command. It consists of the following organizations:
- 88th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 88th Communications Group
- 88th Medical Group - Wright-Patterson Medical Center
- 88th Mission Support Group
- 88th Comptroller Squadron
- 88th Security Forces Squadron
- 88th Air Base Wing Staff Agencies
- Associate Units
- Air Force Materiel Command
- Aeronautical Systems Center
- 77th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 303d Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 312th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 326th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- 516th Aeronautical Systems Wing
- Air Force Research Laboratory, formerly known as Wright Labs
- Air Force Security Assistance Center
- Air Force Institute of Technology
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center
- National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
- 445th Airlift Wing
- 554th Electronic Systems Group
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