Wright-Patterson's Services Division is the largest in the Air Force. You can reach them at 937-257-7736. Its facilities offer many instructional, physical fitness and leisure time activities to all active duty and retired military, their family members and DoD civilians. Such activities include golf, bowling, arts & crafts, civilian recreation, swimming, clubs, restaurants, and a community center. Membership clubs on base offer tennis, target shooting, flying and horse boarding.
The Air Force Museum (937-255-3284) and the I-Max Theater (937-253-4629) are popular attractions that welcome thousands of visitors every year.
The Youth Activities Center offers a variety of social, recreational, instructional, and athletic programs for youth, ages 5 - 18. The center houses a Rainbow Room for youths ages 5-12, a teen room for ages 13-18, gym/stage, kitchen, TV area, weight room, martial arts, dance and music room. Outside facilities include tennis courts, 11 soccer fields, 4 baseball fields, and a well equipped playground.
A large sports program includes soccer, T-ball, coach-pitch, baseball, basketball, wrestling, cheerleading and softball. Instructional programs offered include tap, ballet, jazz, piano, computers, Red Cross baby-sitting, gymnastics, karate, aerobics, Camp Wright, Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts and special occasion arts & crafts. Social activities include lock-ins, field trips, pre-teen and teen dances, pool tournaments, cook-outs, holiday parties, and skating trips. A Before and After School Program gives the youth of the base a safe and healthy atmosphere in which to wait for working parents. The center offers a holiday camp during winter and spring school vacation periods with specially planned programs and activities. The summer program offers eleven weeks of educational and recreational activities.
Wright-Patterson has an excellent hunting and fishing program available to all military and civilian employees, retirees, and guests. The base has more than 60 acres of man-made lakes and approximately 1,000 acres of prime hunting area for avid sportsmen and their families. The base regularly stocks on-base lakes with catfish and trout.
Hunting License (Base) can be purchased at the Rod & Gun Club (937-257-3935).
Fishing License (Base) can be purchased at Outdoor Recreation (937-257-9889).
Hunters under 16 years old may hunt only when accompanied by an adult and must have successfully completed the hunter safety course, offered by the Rod and Gun Club, or comparable course conducted by any state's Department of Wildlife or Natural Resources.