445th Airlift Wing 2013 Year in Review

The year 2013 was filled with a variety of activities to include; Operational Readiness Inspection, hosting various visitors, humanitarian missions, C-17 "Spirit of the City of Fairborn" ceremony, 445th Airlift Wing Change of Command, Annual Awards Banquet and deployments. Click here to view the

Air Force leaders commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. birthday

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody issued the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force: As America commemorates the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we

AF Reserve shows increase in activated reservists

The Army National Guard, Army Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve and Air National Guard announced this week a decrease in activated National Guard members and reservists, while the Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve and Coast Guard Reserve announced an increase of activated reservists. The net collective

Military OneSource offers free tax services

If it hasn't arrived yet, your 2013 W-2 wage and tax statement likely is on its way, and with it the countdown toward the April 15 tax filing deadline.As preparations begin for the upcoming tax season, military families are being offered a free service to ensure they can meet that deadline from

New secretary testifies to commission on total force

The Air Force will rely more on its Air National Guard and Reserve components in the future with the aim to preserve more capabilities as the service seeks to reduce its personnel , the service's top leader said Jan.9.In her first testimony as secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James addressed

ARPC announces new customer service telephone hours Jan. 20

Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced here today the Total Force Service Center-Denver phone operation hours will change effective Jan. 20. Agents will be available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the first three Saturdays of each month from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Unit

445th AW C-17 braves the cold

445th Airlift Wing January Spotlight Performer

Rank/NameStaff Sgt. Dawn GettysUnit445 Security Forces Squadron Duty TitleSecurity Forces combat armsCareer Goal Get my commission and become an officer in the Air Force ReservesWhat do you like about working at the 445th? Getting to meet new people each drill weekend and having such a great

Pentagon announces upcoming changes to imminent danger pay

The Defense Department announced Jan. 3, changes in imminent danger pay, or IDP, that will go into effect June 1, DOD spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren told reporters here."This is a process that began (in 2011)," he said, and "included in-depth threat assessment from the combatant commands. It was

Enlisted quality force review board to be held in May

A quality force review board will convene here May 5-16 to consider eligible Airmen for retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced recently.The board is one of several fiscal 2014 force management programs that have been or will be implemented to help achieve manpower and force