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  • The U.S. Air Force’s 445th Airlift Wing conducted joint exercise Relentless Valor June 6-7 at three geographically separated locations in Ohio to train various medical capabilities through different scenarios and stages. Hosted by the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, in coordination with the U.S. Air Force’s 944th ASTS from Luke AFB, Arizona, the large-scale exercise simulated medical operations post invasion in a contested space in the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Springfield, Ohio; and Wright State University’s Calamityville in Fairborn, Ohio, provided the backdrop for medical and security forces units to practice their capabilities. (U.S. Air Force video by Amanda Dick) Video footage from 445th AW, 178th Wing, and 88th Air Base Wing. 445th AW hosts joint exercise Relentless Valor in Ohio
Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Earl Morse and Jeff Miller, co-founders of Honor Flight, speak with veterans during a visit to Washington, D.C., to attend an awards ceremony. Honor Flight brings veterans to the nation’s capital to visit memorials built in their honor. (Courtesy photo from Morse) A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight
Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Earl Morse, one of the founders of Honor Flight, stands with World War II veterans and volunteer pilots at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 21, 2005. The photo captures the very first Honor Flight, composed solely of veterans, the pilots and those who served as guardians, marking the beginning of a nationwide movement to honor America’s aging heroes. (Courtesy photo from Morse) A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight
Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Earl Morse, one of the founders of Honor Flight, stands with his uncle Ted, and father in Washington D.C. Ted, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, completed two tours in Vietnam, surviving two shoot-downs due to mechanical failure and earning a Purple Heart and eight Air Medals. Earl’s father, a retired Air Force member, served at Da Nang Air Base during the Tet Offensive from 1967 to 1968. The flight marked a rare moment of shared recognition for three generations of military service. (Courtesy photo from Morse) A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight
Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Earl Morse, a physician assistant, provides medical care to Haitian orphans while deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Courtesy photo from Morse) A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight
Members of the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing pose outside the Threat Training Facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 9, 2025. The wing gathered for its Annual Leadership Event, bringing all 14 geographically separated squadrons together to discuss and plan for the ISR enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Wilson Wise) 655 ISRW Leaders gather at Nellis AFB for Annual Leadership Event
U.S. Air Force reservists with the 445th Airlift Wing depart from a deployment briefing and proceed to their deployed work areas during the wing’s deployment exercise at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Aug. 6, 2011. (Photo by Senior Airman Matthew Cook) 110806-F-TB512-1027
Front page of the November 1994 Buckeye Flyer when the 445th Airlift Wing stood up at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs) 250821-F-F3683-1001
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Amber Cole, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental assistant craftsman, is the 445th Airlift Wing September 2025 Spotlight Performer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Jackson) September 2025 Spotlight Performer
The Air Force Reserve’s 445th Airlift Wing will be hosting a series of commemorative events Sept. 19–21 in honor of War veterans and the 20th anniversary of Honor Flight Dayton. These events, part of Operation Honor, will spotlight the unveiling of a newly renamed aircraft, a historic Honor Flight mission, and a community-wide welcome home celebration. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Amanda Dick) Operation Honor graphic - JPEG
U.S. Air Force Col. Karen M. Gharst, 445th Maintenance Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick OReilly) 250902-F-BT522-1001

 

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