PHOTOS: See what happens at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the state of Ohio’s largest single site employer, as well as the Dayton region’s largest employer.

About 35,000 military and civilian employees work there.

Michael Gessel, the Dayton Development Coalition’s vice president for federal government programs, advocates for the base and other Dayton region federal installations and priorities with members of Congress and federal agencies.

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Lynn Hulsey

Lynn Hulsey is an investigative reporter focusing on business, the economy, government and politics.