<P> It is the headquarters of the Air Force Materiel Command, one of the 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 . </P> <P> 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 airlifter . Wright - Patterson is also the headquarters of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and the Air Force Research Laboratory . </P> <P> Wright - Patterson is the host of the annual United States Air Force Marathon which occurs the weekend closest to the Air Force's anniversary . </P> <Ul> <Li> 88th Air Base Wing </Li> </Ul>

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