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  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - The 445th Airlift Wing Honor Guard's mission is to represent our nation, the U.S. Air Force, and the 445th Airlift Wing by rendering well executed military honors at funerals of active duty, retired, and veteran members who have served this great nation honorably. Additionally, the Honor Guard is dedicated to supporting the ceremonial needs of the 445th Airlift Wing and the greater Miami Valley communities by proudly performing as professional representatives of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Graphic Design/Senior Airman Ken LaRock)

    A reservist who leads the way

    Congratulations to Master Sgt. Mark C. Lyle, 445th Honor Guard Superintendent, for his recognition as Air Reserve Component Honor Guard Manager for 2007 for the second year in a row. Sergeant Lyle was chosen over eleven other ARC managers. In the past year, Sergeant Lyle has also been awarded Air Force Materiel Command Services Senior
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - The 445th Maintenance Group Commander Col. Anna Schulte hosted the Logistics Officer Association meeting inside the new C-5 Fuel System Maintenance Hangar March, 14, 2008. The open C-5 provided a crowd pleasing backdrop for the meeting. The meeting's slideshow was projected inside the aircraft. Aircrew was available to answer questions before the meeting began. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mary Allen)

    Maintenance Group hosts meeting inside new hangar

  • Chaplain Maj. William Dickens, 445th Airlift Wing Chaplain, gives the invocation at the Capital Building for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington D.C., Feb. 12, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Wing Chaplain prays in Washington D.C.

    The speaker for the House of Representatives announces, "The house will be in order; the prayer will be led by the guest chaplain, Chaplain Maj. William Dickens, 445th Airlift Wing Chaplain." After being selected as the Reserve Officer Association (ROA) Chaplain of the Year, Chaplain Dickens obtains another high honor, to lead the invocation at the
  • The new commander for the 445th Airlift Wing is announced, Colonel Stephen D. Goeman, 459th Air Refueling Wing vice commander at Andrew Air Force Base, Md.

    New wing commander is announced

    The Air Force Reserve Command recently announced the new commander for the 445th Airlift Wing, Col. Stephen D. Goeman. Colonel Goeman is the vice commander of the 459th Air Refueling Wing at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.  He serves as the senior air reserve technician responsible for 1,300 assigned wing personnel in 20 units employing eight KC-135R
  • 4th Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Robert Duignan presents 445th Maintenance Group Commander Col. Anna Schulte the Chief Master Sgt. James K. Clouse Maintenance Excellence Trophy at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Feb. 26, 2008.

    Maintenance Group recipient of trophy

    The 445th Maintenance Group, part of the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Chief Master Sergeant James K. Clouse Maintenance Excellence Trophy. This annual award recognizes the Fourth Air Force subordinate maintenance organization that has achieved the highest standards in safety, mission
  • A 445th Airlift Wing C-5 sits on the flightline at Kuwait International Airport. The 445th Airlift Wing began flying regular missions to Kuwait in January, 2008, in support of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The flights leave Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, load cargo at an East Coast base, then fly into Ramstein AB, Germany. The plane then heads to Kuwait and makes its way back to Wright-Patt. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Ted Theopolos)

    C-5 flys regular missions to Kuwait

  • Lt. Col. Brad Goldman, 445th Aeromedical Stagin Squadron, checks each reservists name against a checklist as they board the C-5 on the 445th flight line for the Operational Readiness Inspection at Gulfport Air National Guard Base, Miss., Feb 5, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mary Allen)

    Let the war games begin

    The 445th Airlift Wing teamed up with the 940th Air Refueling Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., along with the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., for an Operational Readiness Inspection at Gulfport Air National Guard Base, Miss., Feb. 3-10. The inspection tests the units' readiness for a deployment and operation during a
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - A C-5 is towed into the shiny new 445th Airlift Wing's Multi-Purpose Hangar for the first time Jan. 29, 2008. The new hangar is designed for unscheduled C-5 maintenance including full wash, spot paint capability, non-destructive inspection of components on the aircraft (x-ray), and aircraft jacking. The new hangar is part of a $65 million construction project to accomodate the C-5 Galaxy aircraft, the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Laura Darden)

    C-5 has new accomodations

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Lt. Col. John Schulte, 910th Mission Support Group Deputy Commander, gives the Oath of Enlistment to his son Bray Schulte Jan. 18, 2008. Bray will be assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing, working in the Security Forces Squadron. Bray's mother, Col. Anna Schulte, is the 445th Maintenance Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Laura Darden)

    Son follows in his parents footsteps

    Future Airman Bray Schulte joined a long family history of military service Friday, January 18, 2008, by enlisting in the Air Force Reserve. He will be assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing, working in the Security Forces Squadron. Bray's father, Lt. Col. John Schulte, 910th Mission Support Group Deputy Commander, gave him the Oath of Enlistment at
  • 87th Aerial Port Squadron

    87th Aerial Port earns award

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- The 87th Aerial Port Squadron, a squadron within the 445th Airlift Wing, has been chosen recently for the 4th Air Forces' Air Reserve Component Transportation Activity of the Year for 2007. Fourth Air Force will forward the 87 APS package to Air Force Reserve Command where the squadron will compete for the command
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