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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  • AFJROTC launches Flight Academy program to address aircrew shortage

    Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC has launched a program aimed at potentially putting more pilots in the cockpits of military aircraft to help address the Air Force’s ongoing aircrew shortage.Beginning in the summer of 2018, select AFJROTC cadets who applied for a new Fight Academy scholarship will

  • 445 SFS weapons familiarization training

    Staff Sgt. Jalen McMahan, right, looks on as Staff Sgt. Drew Brenner, middle, grades Staff Sgt. Kyle Altman disassembling his M-240B heavy machine gun during the 445th Security Forces Squadron heavy weapons familiarization training Dec. 17, 2017. Conducting weapons familiarization training ensures

  • Air Force saves Airmen time, no longer requires first year evaluations

    Air Force officials announced Jan. 4, 2018, Enlisted Performance Reports are no longer required for regular Air Force Airmen in the grade of airman first class and below with less than 36 months’ Time-In-Service or Air Reserve Component Airmen below the grade of senior airman. This policy change

  • ARPC announces CY 17 colonel promotions

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced results for the Calendar Year 2017 Air Force Reserve Line and Non Line Colonel Promotion Selection Boards December 22, 2017. The boards selected more than 160 Citizen Airmen for promotion.

  • 445 AW January Spotlight Performer

    Staff Sgt. Aubrey L. Booher, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron health services management craftsman, is the 445th Airlift Wing January 2018 Spotlight Performer.

  • January issue of the Buckeye Flyer now available

    The January 2018 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.

  • Employee Assistance Program available to all civilians

    For civilian employees of Air Force Reserve Command who need a little helping hand in dealing with any of life’s myriad challenges, assistance is just a phone call or a mouse click away.As of Oct. 1, the Air Force started offering Federal Occupational Health's Employee Assistance Program and

  • Electronic cigarettes and vape pens: the unknown dangers

    Using e-cigarettes and/or vape pens has become increasingly popular in the past 7-10 years. In the U.S. alone, there is an estimated 3,500 stores selling e-cigarette and vape pen devices. Many are moving towards vaping because they believe it to be healthier and safer than traditional cigarettes.

  • MTI duty: The Air Force Reserve’s best kept secret

    Perhaps one of the most indelible memories of military service is the time spent at Basic Military Training, or BMT. For the eager young men and women aspiring to one day don the fabric of our nation, making it through BMT, under the watchful eye of the Military Training Instructor, is the price of