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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  • 445th Airlift Wing aircrew flies AE mission downrange

    Reservists from the 89th Airlift Squadron and 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flew aeromedical evacuation missions downrange to Southwest Asia August 24-28, 2016. The crew transported wounded warriors back from the area of operation to the United States.

  • Help children avoid injury as they go back to school

    As summer comes to an end and classes start up again, some of the more serious risks for injuries happen as children are going to and from school. Maj. Ryan Gottfredson, a pediatrician and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Preventive Medicine resident, said there are three things

  • 445th Airlift Wing commander helps KISS honor veterans

    During the band, KISS's "Freedom To Rock” tour performance in Fairborn, Ohio Aug. 22, 2016, Col. Adam Willis, 445th Airlift Wing commander, thanked the band for their continuous support of the troops, the veterans and the Hiring Our Heroes organization for their support in helping veterans in need.

  • President proclaims Aug. 21-27 National ESGR Week

    A PROCLAMATIONFor more than two centuries, brave patriots have given of themselves to secure our fundamental rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- and in times of both war and peace, members of the National Guard and Reserve have stood ready to don our uniform, answer our Nation's

  • AF to reduce additional duties

    WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Airmen need more time to focus on their core missionsIn a memorandum to Airmen released Aug. 19, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein announced the service has established a task force titled “Airmen’s Time,” charged with

  • Windows 10 to deploy across AF

    The Air Force is slated to upgrade to Windows 10 durning the next couple years to improve the Air Force’s cybersecurity posture, lower the cost of information technology and streamline the IT operating environment.

  • Gone, but not forgotten

    One of the biggest sacrifices service members face while performing their duty to our country is missing out on important events in their family member’s lives. Service commitments can lead to missing out on birthdays, anniversaries and graduations. As Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Force

  • Reserve component blended retirement system options

    Reserve Component Service members who have accrued fewer than 4,320 retirement points prior to January 1, 2018, will have the option to opt into the Blended Retirement System or remaining in the legacy retirement system. The opt-in/election period for the Blended Retirement System begins January 1,