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  • September is Suicide Prevention Month. Now, more than ever, be a Wingman & support those around you. Together, we can make a difference! Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988 Military OneSource Resources & Counseling: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/ Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall 2024 Suicide Prevention Month Message
Col. Douglas A. Perry Jr., 445th Airlift Wing commander, hands 445th Development and Training Flight trainee Taylor Susil her lunch at the Pitsenbarger Dining Facility, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Nov. 3, 2024. Commanders, first sergeants and chiefs served Airmen at the dining facility to show their appreciation for their service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly) 445th AW leadership serve lunch to wing members
Staff Sgt. Hannah Elam, 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, demonstrates the use of a tourniquet to a Junior ROTC cadet from Dayton Public Schools during a visit with the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2024. During the visit cadets toured a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and participated in demonstrations with the 445th ASTS, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron and 445th Security Forces Squadron. Dayton Public Schools students visit the 445th Airlift Wing
Master Sgt. Frederick Geck, 445 Airlift Wing recruiter, briefs students from Meadowdale Career Technology Center about the Air Force and answers questions about potential career paths, enlistment requirements, physical fitness standards, specific Air Force roles and educational opportunities Oct. 18, 2024. During their visit to the wing, the students toured a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and participated in demonstrations with the 445th ASTS, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron and 445th Security Forces Squadron. Dayton Public Schools students visit the 445th Airlift Wing
Master Sgt. Michelle Caswell, 445th Force Support Squadron Military & Family Readiness Center readiness NCO in charge, briefs new members of the 445th Airlift Wing about M&FRC’s office and services provided during a newcomer’s meeting at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2024. The newcomers’ briefing is a mandatory program for incoming members, providing a comprehensive overview of services and operations at the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Angela Jackson) Wing newcomers’ briefing first stop to integrating into units
Col. Douglas A. Perry, 445th Airlift Wing commander, passes the guidon to Lt. Col. Karen Gharst, incoming 445th Maintenance Group commander, during the 445th MXG assumption of command ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Nov. 3, 2024. Prior to her new role in the wing, Gharst served as the 445th MXG deputy commander. 445th MXG welcomes new commander
Members of the Base Maintenance team (AFLCMC/GBM), Maxwell AFB- Gunter Annex AL and 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group, Hurlburt Field FL in front of an AC-130. (Photo by AFLCMC/GBM) Developers Meet Maintainers for Operations Immersion
Base honor guard graduates pose for a group photo during a graduation ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2024. The WPAFB Honor Guard provides military funeral honors for fallen veterans, retirees and active-duty service members and presents the colors for eligible retirement, promotion ceremonies and special events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jack Gardner) WPAFB celebrates base honor guard graduates, Class 2024-2
Base honor guard graduates demonstrate a six-man flag fold during a graduation ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2024. The WPAFB Honor Guard provides military funeral honors for fallen veterans, retirees and active-duty service members and presents the colors for eligible retirement, promotion ceremonies and special events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jack Gardner) WPAFB celebrates base honor guard graduates, Class 2024-2
Base honor guard graduates stand in formation to receive their graduation certificates during a ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 30, 2024. The WPAFB Honor Guard provides military funeral honors for fallen veterans, retirees and active-duty service members and presents the colors for eligible retirement, promotion ceremonies and special events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jack Gardner) WPAFB celebrates base honor guard graduates, Class 2024-2
More than 40 employers of 445th Airlift Wing reservists took to the skies during a C-17 Globemaster III flight as part of the wing's Employer Appreciation Day Nov. 2, 2024. Employers were treated to breakfast and lunch and had the opportunity to participate in demonstrations by 445th Operations Support Squadron’s Aircrew Flight Equipment, 445th Security Forces Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and the flight with 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Airmen on board providing demonstrations of what they do and allowing the employers to participate as patients. 445th AW Employer Appreciation Day 2024

 

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