445th AW spring training

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III practices touch and gos during a routine training mission on a sunny day in April at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Touch and gos involve landing on a runway and taking off again without coming to a full stop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mikhail Berlin)

445th AW spring training

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III practices touch and gos during a routine training mission on a sunny day in April at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Touch and gos involve landing on a runway and taking off again without coming to a full stop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mikhail Berlin)

445th AW Annual Awards Banquet

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Senior Airman Kelly Perry, vocalist for the Air Force Band of Flight’s “Systems Go,” performs during the dinner portion of the 445th Airlift Wing Annual Awards Banquet held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force March 9, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mikhail Berlin)

445th AW Annual Awards Banquet

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Chief Master Sgt. Jose Barraza, 3rd Wing command chief, enlightens the audience as the keynote speaker for the 445th Airlift Wing Annual Awards Banquet held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force March 9, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mikhail Berlin)

445th AW Annual Awards Banquet

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 89th Airlift Squadron was recognized as the 445th Airlift Wing 2012 Squadron of the Year. Accepting the award from Col. Stephen Goeman, 445th AW commander, are Lt. Col. Mitch Richardson, 89th AS commander, and Master Sgt. Steve Rhodes, 89th AS first sergeant. Chief Master Sgts. Peri Rogowski, 445th AW command chief, and Jose Barraza, 3rd Wing command chief, look on. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mikhail Berlin)

445th AES saving lives

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Staff Sgt. Jaymes Cardwell instructs Airman 1st Class Stacey Scharf how to open and close the emergency exit door on a Cal Evacuation Squadron technician, sets up stanchions onboard a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III during a routine training mission March 14. Both are AES technicians assigned to the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Shen-Chia McHone)