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  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- The 10th and final C-5 Galaxy arrives here Jan. 5, at the 445th Airlift Wing. The Air Force Reserve wing has been in conversion from the C-141 to the C-5 since October 2005. The inventory is now complete but the conversion status will continue as all personnel train and qualify on the C-5. (U.S. Air Force photo/1Lt Erica Donahoe)

    Final C-5 Galaxy arrives

  • Building a new squadron from scratch

    In an earth tone medal building surrounded by shrubs, located on Rimkus Drive is the new home of the 775th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (775 EAES). The building was vacant for some time and now is the home to aeromedical personnel who travel to Scott from around the country to work as a team. The new squadron that stood-up in
  • DAYTON, Ohio -- Veteran Walter Shelhorn talks to Master Sgt. Jim Foy (center) and Senior Master Sgt. Mike Brimmer (Left) during a visit at the Dayton Veterans Administration Nursing Home during their annual holiday party. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Jose Cardenas).

    The Veteran Connection

    The main dining facility at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home on Gettysburg Drive, Dayton came a live December 9, 2006. The young and the old, the uniformed and formerly uniformed along with two talented military musicians, all got together for a delightful holiday lunchtime party. This is an event I always volunteer to cover for the Buckeye
  • Nigeria -- Air Force Reserve Dentist Maj. (Dr.) Joe Alvarez, right, from the 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio provides dental assistance to a Nigerian civilian with the help from Physicians’ Assistant Capt. Matthew Matocha, left, from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo).

    Pulling teeth all over the world

    Extracting teeth is never a pain-free procedure; neither for the patient nor the dentist. But for Maj. Joe Alvarez, Assistant OIC of the 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, his expertise in dentistry has given him the opportunity to travel the world and help those who need it most. On a recent trip to Nigeria, Major Alvarez was essential to MEDFLAG
  • Cincinnati, Ohio – A C-5 Galaxy aircraft from the Air Force Reserve's 445th Airlift Wing located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio fly’s over Dorl Field in Norwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, to start the ceremony for “The Wall That Heals” on November 9th. The traveling Vietnam Wall will be there over Veteran's Day weekend. The travel wall started in 1984 travels to 22 to 28 cities a year and is visited by several thousand people at each spot. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Ted Theopolos).

    Paying tribute

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Air Force reservists from the 445th Airlift Wing get exposed to gases inside the mask confidence training facility. Chemical warfare training is required for most reservists assigned to the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charlie Miller).

    Getting gassed

    Despite burning throats, watering eyes, and runny noses; members of the 445th Airlift Wing emerged from the mask confidence training facility or gas chamber with a new appreciation for their chemical warfare equipment. October's Chemical Warfare training class was the first to implement a return to the gas chamber, and the November class was the
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Firefighter SrA Glen Beddies Jr., from the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron's Fire Protection Flight dons his mask before entering a dense smoke filled building. The airman was one of seven firefighters who had to work as a team to ascertain the situation upon arriving at the scene then safely and quickly save those inside and then put out the fire. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Charlie Miller).

    Firefighter training

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Fifteen new Air Force Reserve recruits pose with 445th Airlift Wing recruiters in the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The new recruits just took their oath into the Air Force Reserve from Brig. Gen. Bruce E. Davis, commander of the 445th AW who thanked them for joining and stated they are all potential Chief Master Sergeants. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Doug Moore).

    New Recruits

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Eighty-six pairs of boots surround the semi-circle flag pole area at the Air Force Reserve's 445th Airlift Wing headquarters building. Each pair of boots represents 86 Ohioans still unaccounted for from the Vietnam era. The 87th pair of desert boots in the middle of the circle represents Pfc. Matt Maupin who is still missing from Operation Iraqi Freedom. On the right boot is his rank and name and on the left is his hometown in Ohio. Each pair of boots is tied together and is adorned with a small American flag and POW/MIA flag crossed and tied with a small yellow ribbon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Ted Theopolos).

    Silent Tribute

  • 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron

    Logistics reservists augment Ramstein Air Base, Germany

    With the escalating chaos throughout the world and recent deployments of more active-duty Airmen, reservists from Wright-Patterson are stepping up to the challenge and using their skills to accomplish the mission. Servicemembers from the 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 7-21 to boost a short-handed
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