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Staff Sgt. Tyler Acevedo, 445th Security Forces Squadron fire team leader, engages targets during virtual marksmanship training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ethan Spickler)

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445th Aircrew Flight Equipment ensures safety in the skies

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Bennett, center, 445th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, trains Airmen from other Air Force agencies on assembling and inspecting HGU-55/p helmets and MBU-12/P oxygen masks for defects or other damages at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 23, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick O'Reilly)
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445th Aircrew Flight Equipment ensures safety in the skies

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Saidak, 445th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, inspects HGU-55/p helmets for defects or other damages at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 23, 2025. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick O'Reilly)
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Joint training in Key West sharpens survival skills for 445th AW Airmen

Reservists from the 445th Operation Group’s 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 445th Operations Support Squadron make their way to a 46-man life raft during water survival training alongside the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue, Sector Key West Coast Guard and Key West Police Department in Key West, Florida Nov. 22, 2024. Over 80 reservists from Ops, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Mission Support Group and 445th Airlift Wing medical squadrons participated in or provided support for the joint training event Nov. 21-22, 2024. Training included water survival and urban survival, evasion, resistance and escape. AES Airmen also conducted training flights to fulfill their training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)
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Joint training in Key West sharpens survival skills for 445th AW Airmen

Master Sgt. Dustin Dobbs, 445th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist, briefs reservists from the 445th Operation Group’s 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 445th Operations Support Squadron about water survival while participating with the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue, Sector Key West Coast Guard and Key West Police Department in Key West, Florida Nov. 22, 2024. Over 80 reservists from Ops, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Mission Support Group and 445th Airlift Wing medical squadrons participated in or provided support for the joint training event Nov. 21-22, 2024. Training included water survival and urban survival, evasion, resistance and escape. AES Airmen also conducted training flights to fulfill their training requirements.
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Joint training in Key West sharpens survival skills for 445th AW Airmen

Reservists from the 445th Operation Group’s 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 445th Operations Support Squadron float in a 46-man life raft as they participate in water survival training with the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue, Sector Key West Coast Guard and Key West Police Department in Key West, Florida Nov. 21, 2024. Over 80 reservists from Ops, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Mission Support Group and 445th Airlift Wing medical squadrons participated in or provided support for the joint training event Nov. 21-22, 2024. Training included water survival and urban survival, evasion, resistance and escape. AES Airmen also conducted training flights to fulfill their training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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Joint training in Key West sharpens survival skills for 445th AW Airmen

Reservists from the 445th Operation Group’s 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 445th Operations Support Squadron along the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue, Sector Key West Coast Guard and Key West Police Department participated in water survival training in Key West, Fla. Nov. 21, 2024. Over 80 reservists from Ops, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Mission Support Group and 445th Airlift Wing medical squadrons participated in or provided support for the joint training event Nov. 21-22, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)
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445th Airlift Wing July Spotlight Performer

Master Sgt. Holly Knox, 445th Operations Support Squadron aviation resource management craftsman, is the 445th Airlift Wing July Spotlight Performer.
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CREW 3: (left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander, presents Air Medals with combat device to 2nd Lt. Noah Benefiel and Tech. Sgt. Zachary Allen, 89th Airlift Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Isaac Graham Jr., 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1, 2024. Also part of the crew honored were Maj. Jeremiah Brown, 445th Operations Support Squadron, and Capt. Cecilia Photinos, 89th AS (both not pictured). The Airmen were awarded medals for their efforts during Operation Allies Refuge where Photino, Brown, Benefiel (a technical sergeant at the time), Allen and Graham were a pilot/aircraft commander, pilot, loadmaster, loadmaster and crew chief, respectively, for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Aug. 21-31, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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CREW 4: (left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander, presents Air Medals with combat device to Lt. Col. Jonathan Askins, 445th Airlift Wing Safety Office; Lt. Col. Eric Florschuetz, 445th Operations Support Squadron; Tech. Sgts. Justin Bateman and Steven Flick II, both 89th Airlift Squadron; and Tech. Sgt. Michael Kessinger, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1, 2024. The Airmen were awarded the medals for their efforts during Operation Allies Refuge where Askins, Florschuetz, Bateman, Flick and Kessinger were a pilot/aircraft commander, pilot, loadmaster, loadmaster and crew chief, respectively, for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Aug. 19-26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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4th Air Force Command Chief visits the 445th Airlift Wing

Chief Master Sgt. Travon W. Dennis, Fourth Air Force Command Chief, March Air Reserve Base, California, visits with members of the 445th Airlift Wing Development and Training Flight during his visit to the 445th Airlift Wing Jan. 7, 2024. During his visit to the wing, Chief Dennis met with Airmen from various squadrons, toured the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron simulation lab, participated in an aircrew flight equipment demonstration and was briefed on the security forces weapons simulator training. He also met with the 445th's Chief’s Group, Rising Six and First Sergeant Council. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)
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4th Air Force Command Chief visits the 445th Airlift Wing

Chief Master Sgt. Travon W. Dennis, Fourth Air Force Command Chief, March Air Reserve Base, California, visits with Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Security Forces Squadron during his visit to the 445th Airlift Wing Jan. 7, 2024. While visiting security forces, he was briefed on the security forces weapons simulator trainer and other training events conducted. Chief Dennis visited the 445th Airlift Wing Jan. 6-7, 2024, and met Airmen from various squadrons and members assigned to the 445th Development and Training Flight. He toured the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron simulation lab and participated in an aircrew flight equipment demonstration. He also met with the 445th's Chief’s Group, Rising Six and First Sergeant Council. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)
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4th Air Force Command Chief visits the 445th Airlift Wing

Chief Master Sgt. Travon W. Dennis, Fourth Air Force Command Chief, coins Master Sgt. Felicia Johnson, 445th Force Support Squadron NCO in charge of installation personnel readiness, for being her squadron's outstanding performer during his visit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 7, 2024. During his 2-day visit to the wing, Chief Dennis also coined the following outstanding performers; Master Sgt. Christopher Wise, 445th Operations Support Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Snavely, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron; Senior Airman Valerie Phan, 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron; and Senior Airman Stephanie Gillispie, 445th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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4th Air Force Command Chief visits the 445th Airlift Wing

Tech. Sgt. Nathan Pritchard, 445th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) instructor, helps Chief Master Sgt. Travon W. Dennis, Fourth Air Force Command Chief, March Air Reserve Base, California, try on a parachute during his visit with 445th OSS Airmen Jan. 7, 2024. Chief Dennis visited the 445th Airlift Wing Jan. 6-7, 2024 and met with Airmen from various squadrons and the 445th Development and Training Flight, he toured the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron simulation lab, participated in an aircrew flight equipment demonstration and was briefed on the security forces weapons simulator training. Chief Dennis also met with the 445th's Chief’s Group, Rising Six and First Sergeant Council. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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4th Air Force Command Chief visits the 445th Airlift Wing

Chief Master Sergeant Travon Dennis, Fourth Air Force command chief, March Air Reserve Base, California, sits with 445th Airlift Wing members in a 46-man life raft as they discuss life saving devices and methods. The members discussed signaling and recovering techniques for downed aircraft in a water scenario, Jan. 6, 2024. The chief master sergeant also met with the 445th's Chief's Group, Rising Six, First Sergeant Council and wing units during his visit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 6-8. 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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4th Air Force Command Chief visits the 445th Airlift Wing

Maj. Daniel Shields (right), 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron flight surgeon, demonstrates the heartbeat functionality of a medical mannequin to Chief Master Sergeant Travon W. Dennis (left), Fourth Air Force Command Chief, March Air Reserve Base, California, during his visit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2024. Chief Dennis visited the 445th Airlift Wing Jan. 6-7, 2024 and met with Airmen from various squadrons and the 445th Development and Training Flight, he toured the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron simulation lab, participated in an aircrew flight equipment demonstration and was briefed on the security forces weapons simulator training. Chief Dennis also met with the 445th's Chief’s Group, Rising Six and First Sergeant Council. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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445th OSS tests new protective mask suited for wing C-17 aircrew

Tech. Sgt. Brett Schindler, 445th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment lead trainer, demonstrates how to don the new M69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask Strategic Aircraft (JSAM SA) with guidance from Bryan McCoy, a U.S. Air Force Aircrew Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (ACBRN) fielding coordinator, during a briefing and demonstration given to 89th Airlift Squadron aircrew members, June 7, 2023.
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445th OSS tests new protective mask suited for wing C-17 aircrew

Master Sgt. Diego Cancino, 445th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment flight chief, inspects a new M69 mask for any tears, defects or other damage, June 7, 2023. Airmen from the 445th OSS aircrew flight equipment (AFE) shop and 89th Airlift Squadron participated in a field testing and training event for the M69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask for Strategic Aircraft (JSAM SA) assembly, the new aircrew flying chem gear June 5-9.
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Airman graduates Army riggers course with honors

Staff Sgt. Sarah Maher, 445th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician shows off her Army parachute riggers patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)
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Wing announces 3rd quarter CY 22 award winners

Senior Airman Morgan Reese, 445th Operations Support Squadron analyst, is the 445th Airlift Wing Airman of the Quarter
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Wing announces 3rd quarter CY 22 award winners

Master Sgt. Nicole Sturm, 445th Maintenance Group NCO in charge, commander support staff, is the 445th Airlift Wing Senior NCO of the Quarter.
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