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March 3, 2021
445th Airlift Wing March Spotlight Performer

Tech. Sgt. Joshua A. Slusser, 445th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, is the 445th Airlift Wing March 2021 Spotlight Performer.
March 2, 2021
ADLS training transitions to “myLearning” in first step for new force development learning management system

As part of Air Education and Training Command’s efforts to aggressively and cost-effectively modernize education and training, Airmen and Guardians can access the “myLearning” digital platform on the Air Force Portal beginning March 18, with the first phase consisting of a modernized and interactive
March 2, 2021
Air Force finalizes PT uniform design; will begin production process

This is the first update to the PT uniform in more than 16 years, and more than 150 Airmen participated in testing the uniform.
March 1, 2021
March Buckeye Flyer now available

The March 2021 issue of the Buckeye Flyer is now available. The official publication of the 445th Airlift Wing includes eight pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to the 445th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command and the U.S. Air Force.
March 1, 2021
Air Force announces officer stratification guidance

“As we execute Action Order A (Airman), we must remain focused on a culture of transparency,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. “By strengthening our officer stratification policy, we are meeting that intent. This step is necessary to give officers a full understanding of
March 1, 2021
445th Airlift Wing administers first COVID-19 vaccine

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing received their first COVID-19 vaccine Feb. 26, 2021. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine was administered by members of the 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron.
March 1, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines: Changing the course of the pandemic

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A coronavirus is a type of common virus that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome, or SARS and MERS respectively. In early 2020, after a December 2019 outbreak in China, the World
Feb. 25, 2021
Reduction initiative axes 506 publications, aims to empower leaders

In a letter dated Aug. 29, 2018, the Secretary of the Air Force, CSAF and the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force explained their desire to empower commanders at all levels to use their best judgement when making decisions to accomplish the mission.
Feb. 24, 2021
Keeping the C-17 mission ready

Tech. Sgt. Douglas Lippert, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, installs a floor panel on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The readiness of the aircraft's interior involves removing and inspecting up to several hundred floor panels on the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ethan
Feb. 23, 2021
30 years later, Desert Storm remains a powerful influence on Air, Space Forces

Today, 30 years after combat ended on Feb. 28, 1991, Desert Storm’s influence on the United States military, and especially the Air Force and Space Force, remain substantial and entrenched.