Note: Due to weather conditions, our tour season will resume again the first week of April. The 445th Public Affairs office offers public tours for ROTC, JROTC, recruiting and educational groups of 10 or more individuals planning to visit the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Our tour season runs the first week of April thru the first week of November and depends on weather conditions. Tours are designated for those 8 years and older. If your group is interested in visiting the 445th and/or C-17 Globemaster III only and not the base, we can assist with your request. If your group would like to visit the 445th and other facilities on the base as well, please request your tour through 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs office at 937-522-3252. Tours are only conducted on Fridays during the business day. We can start as early as 9 a.m. The last tour would end by 2 p.m. Due to the cold climate, aircraft tours are not conducted during the winter months. Mission requirements may cause last minute cancellations. A minimum of 30 days notice is required for all tours and requests are taken on a first come, first served basis. A list of names must be provided to us no later than 7 days before your scheduled tour. You can contact the 445th Public Affairs office at 937-257-5784 to check the availability of a specific date or for any questions about the tour program. Click here for a downloadable tour request form that must be filled out and sent back to PA.
All requests for a flyover needs Air Force Public Affairs at the Pentagon approval before we can support it. The approval doesn't automatically guarantee support. After it is approved, contact the unit and request a flyover for your event. The 445th Airlift Wing is home to the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. For more information and to submit a flyover, click to go to the U.S. Air Force Aerial Events website.
Our unit cannot accept any packages to be airlifted without government approval. The government does offer free transportation of humanitarian goods through a program called the Denton Program. To apply for this program, click to go to the USAID Denton Program website.
For more information about the Space Available Travel Program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, click to visit the Space-A website.
The 445th Airlift Wing has a very active speakers bureau which provides speakers and special programs to civic and community organizations. Individuals interested in having a member of the wing provide a special program for their civic group or school should contact the 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office at (937) 257-5784 or send an e-mail to 445aw.pa2@us.af.mil.
For up-to-date weather information, call (937) 656-7669 (snow). During inclement weather, you can also check the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website or the 88th Air Base Wing Facebook page.
The 445th Airlift Wing is not able to provide patches, uniform items, and other forms of military memorabilia. However, Air Force Museums and several private companies exist to meet your needs.
The Air Force Worldwide Locator handles official and unofficial requests to locate Air Force personnel. The Air Force Worldwide Locator only has location information on individuals who are currently receiving compensation from the U.S. Air Force (active duty, Guard, Reserve, retired and Civil Service personnel). If the individual has separated from the Air Force, no information is available. Official requests are defined as requests received from any government agency and the Department of Defense. All other requests are considered unofficial in nature. Location/mailing address HQ AFPC/DPDXIDL 550 C St West Ste 50 JBSA-Randolph, TX 78150-4752 Customer service hours Monday-Friday (except federal holidays) 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CDT 210-565-2660 DSN: 665-2660 Required information The following information is required to make a positive identification: Full name to include a middle initial, rank (officer/enlisted/GS) Social Security number or Air Force serial number Date of birth or an Air Force duty history including the place, month and year of assignments after June 1970 No assignment information is available prior to June 1970. Official request DOD official requests may be handled over the phone, providing the requester gives their full name, rank, Social Security number, organization and purpose of the request. Failure to provide requested information will result in non-disclosure of requested information. Federal or state government agency requests for information must be in pursuant to the Privacy Act as stated in the United States Code 552(a)(7). The request must be in writing on official letterhead and signed by a section chief or higher. Law enforcement agency requests must be in writing on the appropriate letterhead. Unofficial requests All unofficial requests must be in writing and fees may not be applicable. Your request should state who you are looking for, your name, address and telephone number. Put this information in an unsealed envelope with a return address, proper postage affixed and the individual's name in the addressee portion of the envelope. Place this envelope in a larger envelope with your check or money order for $3.50 made payable to DAO-DE JBSA-Randolph and mail to the Locator address given above. Your request constitutes consent to release of this information to the member. Fees A fee of $3.50, per individual request, is required from all personnel or businesses requesting addresses on military personnel. Requests must be in writing. The Worldwide Locator also provides a "Statement or Verification of Service." This applies to active duty Air Force personnel only. A fee of $5.20, per individual written request, is required. Checks or money orders must be made payable to DAO-DE JBSA-Randolph. There is no fee for requesters that are either on active duty, serving in the Guard or Reserve, or retired individuals.
Air Force Link, the official internet web site of the United States Air Force, contains a listing of bases. For this info, please visit: http://www.af.mil/publicwebsites/index.asp
While the 445th Airlift Wing Honor Guard augments the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard, they do not support military funeral honors directly. Those looking for military funeral honors should visit the Base Honor Guard website at https://wrightpattfss.com/honor-guard/ to make the request.
The 445th Honor Guard can be requested for colors presentations and posting events. For more information or to request the 445th HG, visit https://www.445aw.afrc.af.mil/Units/Honor-Guard/.