445th AW supports hurricane relief effort

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - 445th Airlift Wing reservists Master Sgts. Brian Dawes (foreground) and Jerry Cremmens, loadmasters from the 89th Airlift Squadron, guide a Southern California Edison utility company vehicle into the cargo area of a 445 AW C-17 Globemaster III at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Nov. 1. The wing moved five utility trucks and 26 personnel from March ARB to Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y., in support of the humanitarian relief efforts to restore power to the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Anthony Springer)

Annual 445th chili cook-off raises money for CFC

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Col. Michael Major, 445th Airlift Wing vice commander, samples one of 22 pots of chili as he and three other judges decide the winner of this year’s 445th Airlift Wing Chili Cook-off that raised $380 for the Combined Federal Campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

Annual 445th chili cook-off raises money for CFC

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Staff Sgt. Tame Marshall, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, communication and navigation systems craftsman, took first place in the 445th Airlift Wing Chili Cook-off with her “Get some chili.” The wing raised $380 for the Combined Federal Campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

Annual 445th chili cook-off raises money for CFC

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - More than 60 people from the 445th Airlift Wing attended the wing’s annual chili cook-off Oct. 31. The event, featuring 22 pots of various types of chili, raised $380 for the Combined Federal Campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

Home sweet home for 87th APS reservist

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Friends and co-workers greet Senior Airman Garrick Payne, 87th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation craftsman, at the Dayton International Airport Oct. 25. Payne was deployed for six months with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

445th AMX Airman home from deployment

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Senior Airman Nick Harvey, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron information knowledge management journeyman, is greeted by friends and co-workers at the Dayton International Airport Oct. 25 after returning from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia where he was assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)