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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  • 445 OSS Airman returns from deployment

    Master Sgt. Scott D. Shields, 445th Operations Support Squadron combat communications, is greeted by Lt. Col. Steve Shrader, 445th OSS commander, at the Dayton International Airport Oct. 1, 2016. Airmen from the 445th OSS, family and friends welcomed Shields back after he returned from an

  • Painting unveiling helps commemorate AF Reserve history

    Celebrating 100 years of Reserve Airpower, Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, an Air Force artist from the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, unveiled a painting at the 2016 World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous event October 1, 2016, at the National Museum of the United

  • 445 AW supports WOW conference

    More than 90 students from six local high schools: Thurgood Marshall, Wayne, Springboro, Lebanon, Dayton Early College Academy, and the Dayton Regional STEM School joined members of the 445th Airlift Wing as part of the 2016 Wings of Women Conference Sept. 30, 2016.

  • 445 AW volunteers support homeless vets stand down event

    Volunteers from the 445th Airlift Wing bag and hand out donated items at the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Homeless Vets Stand down event Sept. 30, 2016. The annual event provides a meal, clothing, health screenings, VA and Social Security benefits counseling, and referrals to a variety of

  • CSAF letter to Airmen

    This paper is the second in a series to share my thinking behind three key CSAF focus areas over the next four years. As stated in the first paper, "Revitalizing Squadrons – the Heartbeat of the Air Force", these ideas are neither revolutionary nor a significant vector change. Each align with our

  • 14th Intelligence Squadron finds its roots

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A commander’s dogged persistence has acquainted her unit with both its lineage and two World War II veterans and resulted in a donation of historically significant photos and artifacts to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The 14th Intelligence

  • Education key to addressing flat-rate per diem concerns

    Since the Department of Defense implemented a change to Joint Travel Regulations in 2014, thus establishing a flat-rate per diem allowance for long-term temporary duty assignments, Air Force Reserve Command units have continued to execute operations amid questions and concerns from Citizen Airmen

  • Air Force Health Themes: Women’s Health; Depression Awareness

    October marks Women’s Health Month, an opportunity to increase awareness about health issues important to women such as heart disease, breast and ovarian cancer, stroke, diabetes, chronic lower respiratory diseases, obesity and heart disease. This month the Mental Health Service will focus on the

  • October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

    Entering into October, the annual campaign to raise awareness about cybersecurity begins.National Cyber Security Awareness Month is designed to engage and educate public and private sector partners through events and initiatives. The observation is also designed to raise awareness about