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  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Capt. Mike Bennett, 89th Airlift Squadron speaks to Junior ROTC students during a recent tour of a 445th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy. Approximately 130 JROTC students were participating in a leadership camp in the Dayton area and included a tour of Wright-Patterson AFB and the C-5 as part of their camp week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Laura Darden)

    JROTC students tour C-5

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - A C-5 Galaxy sits on the 445th Airlift Wing's West Ramp as the sun rises in the background. (U.S. Air Force photo(color enhanced) / TSgt Charlie Miller)

    C-5 to perform flyover at Freedom's Call Tattoo

    The 445th Airlift Wing's C-5 is one of the many aircraft scheduled to perform a flyover during the Freedom's Call Tattoo Friday, June 27.   The Air Force Materiel Command Tattoo is an adaptation of a time-honored military tradition, featuring ceremonial musical performances by the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight, military aircraft flyovers, airpower
  • Lt. Col Herb Loyd, now a member of the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, is pictured stepping onto an F-4 at the start of his Vietnam tour in 1969. He was assigned as an F-4 weapons systems operator. (Courtesy photo)

    Past experience contributes to the future

    Lt Col (Dr.) Herb Loyd, a member of the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron was focused on helping fight the War on Terror in a different way than most flight surgeons when he re-joined the Air Force Reserve in 2003. Since then, he has been working with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on developing new ways to transport patients on board
  • From left to right, Lieutenant General Jimmy Sherrard (ret), Major General Bob Duignan, Commander, Fourth Air Force, Colonel Stephen Goeman, and Command Chief Master Sergeant Aaron Mouser with the 445th Airlift Wing from Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, along with Fourth Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant Patricia Thornton, with the 2007 Raincross Trophy Award presented at the 10th Annual Raincross Trophy Dinner held at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California, on June 11, 2008.(USAF photo by Senior Master Sergeant Kim Allain)(released)

    445th Airlift Wing is in first place in 4th Air Force eyes

    Members of the 445th Airlift Wing can carry bragging rights as the best wing in 4th Air Force after the wing was awarded the Raincross Trophy, June 11. The announcement was made at a dinner, the culmination of the Fourth Air Force Commander's Conference held at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The Raincross Trophy honors the work of the Airman under
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Lt. Col. Mike Bending addresses the audience after he assumes command of the 89th Airlift Squadron, a squadron within the 445th Airlift Wing. Col. Roger Gallet (left), 445th Operations Group commander, and Lt. Col. Timothy Baldwin (right), outgoing 89th Airlift Squadron commander, clap as Col. Bending makes his first speech as commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Martin Moleski)

    89th Airlift Squadron welcomes new commander

    Reservists from the 445th Airlift Wing, both former and current, gathered June 7 for the change of command ceremony as Lt. Col. Mike Bending assumed command of the 89th Airlift Squadron from Lt. Col. Tim Baldwin. The ceremony was presided by Col. Roger Gallet, 445th Operations Group commander, and narrated by Capt. John Pica. Colonels Bending and
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Staff Sergeant Tame Marshall, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, talks with a VA resident during the annual Air Force Sergeant's Association picnic June, 7, 2008, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Reservists from the 445th Airlift wing support the event every year and enjoy hearing and sharing stories with the VA residents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charlie Miller)

    Reservists attend annual VA Medical Center picnic

    The pleasure is ours. Every June, members of the 445th have the distinct honor of working with the Air Force Sergeants Association Kittyhawk Chapter 751 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio at the annual picnic for the residents there. I love going there and I'm not alone; there are many repeat volunteers. "It's always been
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Maj. Rich Hartson, a pilot assigned to the 445th Operations Group, concentrates as the C-5 Galaxy he is flying refuels in flight while on their way to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 17, 2008. The KC-135 providing the fuel is visible through the windshield of the C-5. This was the first mission to Afghanistan for the 445th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jonathan Winters)

    C-5 refuels on the way to Afghanistan

  • ROSEVILLE Ohio - Master Sgt. Anthony Johns, 445th Maintenance Squadron, speaks to the Roseville, Ohio community during the local Memorial Day Ceremony May 26, 2008. Sergeant Johns' speech honored the memories of every Soldier, Sailor, Marine, Coast Guardsmen, and Airmen as well as Roseville veterans. (Courtesy photo)

    Reservists speaks at Memorial Day Ceremony

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Senior Airman Kira Zyski, 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron was recently awarded the Airlift/Tanker Association Young Leadership Award. The Airlift/Tanks Association recognizes the inportance of identifying and ecouraging young leaders to participate in various association activities. (Courtesy photo)

    Reservist's strong leadership recognized

    Senior Airman Kira Zyski, 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was recently awarded the Airlift/Tanker Association Young Leadership Award. The Airlift/Tanker Association recognizes the importance of identifying and encouraging future leaders to participate in various association activities. This award identifies and recognizes 12 outstanding
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Master Sgt. Larry Stulz, 445th Airlift Wing Safety Office, enjoys a peaceful day of kayaking around the Cincinnati Red's Great American Ball Park. Sergeant Stulz encourages members of the wing to remember safety as they engage in their summer activities as part of the Air Force's "101 Critical Days of Summer" Campaign. (Courtesy photo)

    Air Forces Launches 101 Critical Days of Summer with Video

    Master Sgt. Larry Stulz, 445th Airlift Wing Ground Safety Office, practices what he preaches when it comes to recreational safety. He has enjoyed the sport of kayaking close to 20 years but still attends refresher training and water safety courses annually. "It is good to know your limits and revisit the basics of whatever activity you participate
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