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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  • Social media can affect security clearances

    In today’s world, almost everyone has some form of social media platform. In the military we’re briefed on different occasions to put our social media profiles on private and to keep the amount of information we put out to a minimum. But why?

  • AF announces Enlisted Professional Military Education redesign

    Air Force officials announced major changes to the enlisted professional military education program today via an initiative called Enlisted Professional Military Education for the 21st Century, or “EPME 21.”A major initiative of EPME 21 is that time in service will no longer dictate an Airman’s EPME

  • Have you checked your location?

    Snapchat recently introduced a new feature called Snap Map that allows users to share their location with their friends, and worry about safety and security surfaced immediately.

  • AF rolls out phased retirement program for eligible civilians

    Eligible Air Force civilian employees now have the option of working part time in a “semi-retired” status, according to new Air Force Instruction 36-817, Civilian Phased Retirement Program. The civilian phased-retirement program allows eligible full-time employees to request to work on a part-time

  • DOD launches retirement system comparison calculator

    ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The Department of Defense officially launched the Blended Retirement System comparison calculator Tuesday, providing BRS opt-in eligible service members their first opportunity for an individualized comparison of retirement systems. The comprehensive tool, in

  • AFMC commander flies with 445 AW Airmen

    Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, flew onboard a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III used for an aeromedical evacuation training flight June 20, 2017.

  • 445 AMXS conducts fall protection training

    Crew chiefs assigned to the 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in fall protection training here June 3, 2017. The training ensures that maintainers take proper and timely steps to rescue an Airmen if they were to fall from an aircraft. The aircraft used for the training was a 445th

  • Mentoring is for the total force

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright was a self-proclaimed undisciplined Airman during his first enlistment in the early 1990s…that is, until his mentor stepped in and provided the leadership he needed to set him on the right path.

  • 445th AES Airmen train to save lives

    A soldier gets injured in Iraq and needs to be transported. A Department of Defense civilian is suffering from a heart condition in Africa. Wounded servicemembers and DOD civilians need emergency medical attention and equipment for their care. What do all these people have in common? An Aeromedical

  • AY18/19 RDEDB Invitation to Apply Release

    AY18/19 Air Force Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB) will convene Oct 23, 2017 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Both the Invitation to Apply and RDEDB Application can be accessed via the myPers scrolling banner or on the Force Development