Air Force puts spotlight on fall protection

Air Force Ground Safety sponsored Fall Protection Focus weeks from May 4-15 to raise awareness of fall hazards as well as how to mitigate fall-related accidents.Safety officials here organized a fall protection demonstration to educate base personnel on proper preclimb procedures."This demonstration

Enroll newborns in TRICARE within 60 days of birth

 Service members are reminded to enroll their newborns into TRICARE within 60 days of birth or 120 days in overseas areas.When newborns are not enrolled within the first 60 days of birth, this can cause claims processing issues and parents incur costly out-of-pocket expenses.Members who want their

AFRC Chaplain visits 445th Airlift Wing

The Air Force Reserve Command Chaplain, Col. Gary Califf and AFRC Chaplain Plans, Programs and Training Manager, Master Sgt. Adam Swift visited the 445th Airlift Wing April 11-12, 2015 for a unit engagement visit. The chaplain leadership team provides oversight and management to more than 65,000

Motorcycle Safety Month: The Invisible Motorcycle

May is Motorcycle Safety Month, a time to focus accident prevention efforts on motorcycles at the national, state and local level.Motorcycle safety seems to be a never-ending topic. Approximately 10 percent of Airmen ride, so you may ask, "Why do we spend so much time focusing on it?Perhaps it is

Top military officials discuss FY16 budget

The top leaders from the military service's reserve components were on Capitol Hill here April 29 to provide statements and answer questions regarding their fiscal year 2016 budget proposals.Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., the chairman of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations and Sen.

Obama nominates new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

President Barack Obama nominated May 5, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. to serve as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva to serve as the 10th vice chairman.During an announcement in the White House Rose Garden, the president said that among

445 MXS fabrication flight makes parts to keep C-17s flying

ASTS Airmen complete readiness skills training

445th SFS completes Patriot Defender training

Thirty-seven Airmen from the 445th Security Forces Squadron tackled Patriot Defender, a two-week combat readiness training course, here Apr 6-18, 2015.Patriot Defender takes SFS troops through skills training for core security forces tasks including entry control point operations, urban operations,

445th Airlift Wing May Spotlight Performer

Rank/NameTech. Sgt. Precious SimsUnit445th Airlift Wing Chaplain CorpsDuty TitleNCO in charge, resource managementHometownCincinnati, OhioCivilian JobCorrections OfficerEducationAssociate degree, Miami University of Ohio; Nationally Certified EchocardiographTechnician, Butler Tech; Nationally