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  • Home station checks keep C-17s mission ready

    For every flight hour a C-17 Globemaster III is operational, it takes roughly 20 hours of maintenance to keep the aircraft in peak operational condition. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Maintenance and Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons perform periodical inspections of the wing’s nine C-17s

  • 14 IS welcomes new commander

    The 14th Intelligence Squadron, 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, held a change of command ceremony honoring the outgoing squadron commander, Lt. Col. Scott Hunnemeyer, and welcoming the incoming commander, Lt. Col. Nicholas Herald, on February 13, 2022.

  • 445th enlisted Airman commissions into Chaplain Corps

    After 16 years of service, a 445th Airlift Wing Airman commissioned into the Air Force Chaplain Corps Feb. 16, 2022. Newly commissioned 1st Lt. Darrell Hornback has opened a new door in his Air Force Reserve career.

  • Full-time first shirt available for all Airmen

    The 445th Airlift Wing has a full-time Active Guard/Reserve resiliency first sergeant to take care of the needs of all wing Airmen who have issues outside of the scheduled unit training assembly weekends. Master Sgt. Rebeccah Stammen assumed the position in January 2021 but was dual-hatted as the

  • Reservist’s mountain biking passion fuels competitive edge

    A 445th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airman’s passion for biking began as a hobby but has grown into more than that. Master Sgt. Zachary Thorsky, 445th Airlift Wing safety office flight safety NCO and wing staff unit fitness program manager, has been riding dirt bikes since he was a young child and

  • Brig. Gen. Flowers visits with 445th AW medical Airmen

    Brig. Gen. Alfred K. Flowers, Jr., Director of Manpower, Personnel and Resources, and Chief of the Medical Service Corps, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General and Chief Master Sgt. Kenya E. Williams, Chief, Manpower, Personnel, and Resources and Chief, Medical Enlisted Force Development, Office

  • March Buckeye Flyer now available

    The March 2022 issue of the Buckeye Flyer is now available. The official publication of the 445th Airlift Wing includes eight pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to the 445th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command and the U.S. Air Force.

  • 445th MXS holds mass re-enlistment ceremony

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Maintenance Squadron are sworn in by Maj. Bjorn F. Langefeld, 445th MXS commander, during a mass re-enlistment ceremony performed next to a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 13, 2022. The participants’ age and time in varied and all wanted to continue their military