Staff Sgts. Robert Gibson and Joshua Sweetman, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, put out an aircraft structural fire during live-fire training, Sept. 9, 2022 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Eight members of the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services teamed up with the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department for a live-fire training exercise, Sept. 9, 2022.

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  • Pilot Training Next graduates 14 in learning experiment's second iteration

    PTN is an experimental program under the “Learning Next” umbrella with a focus on understanding how Airmen learn, as well as exploring and potentially prototyping a flying training environment that integrates various technologies to produce pilots in an accelerated-and learning-focused manner.

  • Lieutenant colonel promotions announced

    Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced results for the Calendar Year 2019 Air Force Reserve Line and Non Line Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Boards August 19, 2019. The boards selected more than 700 Citizen Airmen for promotion. Ten members from the 445th Airlift Wing

  • 50th IS Airmen spend time with Shriners patients

    (left to right) Senior Airman Carter, Master Sgt. Kelly, Tech. Sgt. Nicoletti, Senior Airman Faur, Senior Airman Greene, Tech. Sgt. Schnetz and Senior Airman Mitchell, Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, 50th Intelligence Squadron, hold a sign

  • Former POW addresses deployers

    Flying an F-4C Phantom, the Georgia native was shot down in November 1967 over North Vietnam and held captive through March 1973. He spoke about the challenges of having been captured, returning home, how to survive and what he did to do so. His Texas audience consisted of participants in Yellow

  • DoD agency keeps file swaps safe

    Now in the wheelhouse of DISA, the file transfer capability has been rebranded DoD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DoD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense Collaboration Services suite of applications.

  • President honors Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

    WASHINGTON – President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation declaring Aug. 18 – 24 as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week.The week recognizes the essential contributions employers continue to make supporting the military service of their National Guard and Reserve employees.The

  • Aviation Day: A time to celebrate the evolution of flight

    The development of aviation has changed the way of life for many around the globe and has played a critical role in the military and the U.S.'s success in wars and conflicts throughout the decades; aviation has had such as significant impact that President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed Aug. 19,

  • For healthy older adults, new shingles vaccine is worth the wait

    Availability of the new shingles vaccine is improving across the Military Health System, according to Defense Health Agency Immunization Healthcare. The vaccine, Shingrix, is recommended for healthy adults 50 and older to prevent the painful skin rash that can have debilitating long-term effects for