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    Local Air Force reserve squadron earns award

    Medical personnel from the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron can pin on another ribbon. The squadron was one of seventeen in the Air Force Reserve Command to earn the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 2007. AFRC located at Robbins AFB, Ga., recently announced the award. The 445 AES trains to provide inflight medical care aboard the C-130
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Ghost Hunters Grant Wilson and Jason Dawes along with Ghost Hunters crew members prepare to film some footage on a 445th Airlift Wing C-5. The popular Sci Fi Channel T.V. show Ghost Hunters is filming their show in several buildings at Wright-Patterson AFB and filmed some footage of the 445th Airlift Wing's C-5 Galaxy Jan. 15, 2008 to help enhance the Air Force base setting for the show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Laura Darden)

    Ghost Hunters on a 445th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Master Sgt. Larry Unger, a loadmaster with the 89th Airlift Squadron, receives the tuberculosis skin test during his annual physical from Staff Sgt. Belinda Tennyson, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, at the base clinic January 12, 2008. Physicals are conducted by AMDS once a month to keep 445th members worldwide qualified. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charlie Miller)

    445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron conducts physicals to keep reservists worldwide qualified

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - A C-5 Galaxy on the 445th Airlift Wing flightline welcomes a beautiful sunrise on Jan. 8, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Larry Stulz)

    C-5 and the sunrise

  • The 445th Airlift Wing's C-5 aircraft transports the Advance SEAL Delivery System (ASDS), a type of Navy submarine, from McChord AFB, Wash., to its final destination, Pearl Harbor, Dec. 12, 2007. The weight of the cargo tips the scales for the wing's heaviest move. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mary Allen)

    Tipping the scales for the 445th Airlift Wing's heaviest move

    The 445th Airlift Wing aircrew took off on a C-5 aircraft for a first time heavy duty cargo mission to transport the Advance SEAL Delivery System (ASDS), a type of Navy submarine, Dec. 11. "This will be the most interesting thing I have ever hauled, it's usually pallets," Capt. Adam Fink, 89th Airlift Squadron pilot said. The mission is to fly into
  • DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del -- Flight Engineer Master Sgt. Jon Winters goes through his checklist at the flight engineer’s panel aboard a C-5 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Ted Theopolos)

    C-5 support for Operation Enduring Freedom continues

    Air Force reservists continue their support for Operation Enduring Freedom. On a recent flight to Germany on December 8, the aircrew from the 445th Airlift Wing transported equipment and supplies. This was the 33rd mission to Germany in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Since the beginning of the year the wing has transported over 107 million
  • DAYTON, Ohio - Senior Airman Paul Humphries from the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron, talks with VA resident Wesley Schaffer at their annual Christmas Party. The Air Force Sergeants Association has been hosting parties such as this one at the VA center for almost 20 years. This was the 11th year the 445th Airlift Wing has helped with the party. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charlie Miller)

    The most wonderful time of the year with veterans

    Singer Andy Williams recorded "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" back in the 60's and it remains one of the most popular Christmas songs today. That famous song and many others were heard at the 13th annual holiday party for the residents and patients of the Veterans Administration Nursing Home on Gettysburg Drive in Dayton on December 8th.
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - The 445th Maintenance Squadron's Metal Technology crew is working on a display for the Airman Leadership School. Machining coolant, a fluid which looks like milk, is designed to to keep the drill bit sharp and free of debris and keep the metal being worked on cool. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Charlie Miller)

    445th Maintenance Squadron Manufactures Intricate Display

    One day they're building a huge C-5 Galaxy tire cart holding seven 180 pound tires from scratch, and the next day they're creating a one-of-a-kind display that requires intricate engraving techniques and attention to minute detail. The shift from huge to tiny almost seems like a contradiction but it's all in a day's work for Technical Sergeant
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Reservists from the 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron de-ice a C-5 Galaxy after the first snowfall of the season for the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Ted Theopolos)

    Maintenance crews take aim at Old Man Winter

  • A 5th grader from Alton Darby Elementary School in Hilliard, Ohio, examines a helmet belonging to Staff Sgt. Terry Reisinger, chaplain assistant with the 445th Airlift Wing. Sergeant Reisinger spoke to the 4th and 5th graders at the school on Veteran's Day, Nov. 12, 2007.

    Reservist goes to school with a military message

    There was a small military invasion that affected about 200 children at Alton Darby Elementary School, Hilliard, Ohio, on Nov. 12. Okay, so it was just Staff Sgt. Terry Reisinger, chaplain's assistant with the 445th Airlift Wing, giving a Veterans Day presentation to 4th and 5th graders, but it was still an invasion of sorts. Seriously though,
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