445th FSS Military Personnel Flight undergoes restructuring

Effective Sept 1, the 445th Force Support Squadron will be completing its final stages of restructuring its military personnel flight to become a military personnel section, an effort mandated by the Air Force.Maj. Leland Shea, 445th Force Support Squadron commander, said the change has been in the

445 AW September Spotlight Performer

Rank/Name: Senior Airman Donald J Bell Unit: 445th Maintenance SquadronDuty Title: Personnel apprentice Hometown: Akron, OhioCivilian Job: Small business banker, Columbus, OhioHobbies: Being a dad, personal training, art, indoor rock climbing, sportsEducation: Associate degree in radio/television

445th Airlift Wing holds Patriot Day ceremony

Senior officers to retire, relocate

The chief of Air Force Reserve announced the retirement of seven senior leaders and the reassignment of seven others Sept. 5.Scheduled for retirement are:Maj. Gen. Roger A. Binder, mobilization assistant to the commander of Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.Maj. Gen. Wallace W.

September issue of the Buckeye Flyer now available

The September 2013 issue of the Buckeye Flyer is now available. The official publication of the 445th Airlift Wing includes eight pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to the 445th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command and the U.S. Air Force.Top stories this month include:- 445th FSS

445th Airlift Wing participates in Global Medic exercise

The 445th Airlift Wing supported the July 18 to Aug. 2 Global Medic 2013 by sending three reservists from the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to Fort McCoy, Wis., to help with training other AES players participating in the exercise. Global Medic is an annual joint-reserve field-training

National Commission reviews 'life-cycle' manpower costs

Members of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force interviewed current and former senior defense leaders Aug. 27 about one of the service's major expenses.The commission sought information about the "fully-burdened life-cycle manpower costs" of active duty, Air National Guard and

AF tuition assistance application window delayed for FY14

Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates.This program is

National commission reviews AF 'life-cycle' manpower costs

With a shrinking defense budget, increasingly consumed by manpower-associated costs, the Air Force of the future may be determined by how much we can afford, according to the Air Force Reserve's top officer. He stressed that finding how much an Airman's career costs through their "life-cycle" of

Sequestration impacts felt throughout Air Force Reserve Command

The impact of sequestration on readiness and morale has been felt widely throughout Air Force Reserve Command units.Under the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, across-the-board budget reductions, referred to as "sequestration," were initiated on March 1, 2013,