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  • DAYTON, Ohio -- Chief Master Sergeant Bill Arehart, 445th Security Force Squadron, listens to Army veteran Staff Sergeant George Allen as he talks about storming of the beaches of Normandy on D-Day during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sergeant Doug Moore)

    Airmen say thank you for veterans' sacrifice

    They slowly emerged from the comfort of their rooms into the early summer heat. Some walked, others came by wheelchair. Their scars were visible; their pride never-ending. The veterans, our heroes, were surrounded by family, friends and caretakers. But on this day, Airmen, both active duty and reserve, from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base gathered

  • Airman joins Air Force Reserve after long break in service

    Here's a follow up to the November, 2006 Buckeye Flyer story in which we profiled two wing members returning to military life after 16 plus years as civilians. We found another wing member who had a long break in service and wanted to share his story with you. Senior Airman Gary Wilson, a maintenance systems analyst with the 445th Maintenance
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Leslie Adams takes aim on a M-2 50 caliber machine gun mounted on a humvee. She was one of approximately 40 employers who visited the Air Force Reserve’s 445th Airlift Wing on Employers Day. The day is to inform employers of some of the duties and equipment used by Air Force reservists on training drill weekends and when deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Ted Theopolos)

    Reserve employers get a treat on Armed Forces Day

    About 40 employers of 445th Airlift Wing airmen celebrated Armed Forces Day with a visit to the base and flight in a C-5 Galaxy aircraft on Employer Appreciation Day, May 19, 2007. The employers came from West Virginia, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield and other areas to see exactly where their Air Force reservist employees work and what
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Leslie Adams takes aim on a M-2 50 caliber machine gun mounted on a humvee. She was one of approximately 40 employers who visited the Air Force Reserve’s 445th Airlift Wing on Employers Day. The day is to inform employers of some of the duties and equipment used by Air Force reservists on training drill weekends and when deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Ted Theopolos)

    Reserve employers get a treat on Armed Forces Day

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB -- Aeromedical technician Staff Sgt. Rachel Reed checks on a simulated patient, Tech. Sgt. Joseph Drake, in flight on a C-17 Globemaster III while the medical crew is put to the test with a variety of scenarios by medical flight instructors. Five squadrons and about 80 medical personnel from California, Florida, Maryland and Georgia participated in the Air Force Reserve Aeromedical Evacuation Jamboree held April 28 and 29 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Both sergeants are from the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charlie Miller)

    Air Force air evac crews adapt, train onboard mix of planes

    Taking care of patients on an aircraft is not an easy task. What if there are patient emergencies or problems with the aircraft itself? What if it's a plane the aeromedical crew is not familiar with? These questions, and more, were answered during an Air Force Reserve Aeromedical Evacuation Jamboree held here April 28 to 29. Five squadrons and
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- Mail Call host Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey, former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor and later Golden Globe-nominated actor visits the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, April 24, 2007. Master Sgt. Henry Harlow, a reservist from the 445th Maintenance Operations Flight, presents a POW/MIA Remembrance Day coin and a NAMPOW signature flag from the C-141 "Hanoi Taxi" retirement weekend in thanks for the Mail Call episode on the Hanoi Taxi. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Mary Allen)

    Mail Call host R. Lee Ermey visits the 445th Airlift Wing

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Construction progresses as the 445th Airlift Wing continues their conversion to the C-5 Galaxy March 23, 2007. The wing’s new C-5 Squadron Operations Facility (shown left) will support squadron operations. This includes aircrew, life support (maintains aircrew survival equipment), training and office space. The facility is schedule for completion July 2007. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Laura Darden)

    445th Airlift WIng construction progresses

  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Air Force reservist Master Sgt. Mark Lyle,Superintendent of the 445th Airlift Wing Honor Guard, is surrounded by trophies. Sergeant Lyle was a judge at the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JrROTC) "All Air Force Regional Drill Meet" that was held at Tecumseh High School, New Carlisle, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charlie Miller)

    Reservist judges JROTC Drill Meet

    All I could see was a huge wave of blue. Blue fabric, that is. And it was adorning some 650 Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadets. They had come to Tecumseh High School, New Carlisle, Ohio, for the 18th Annual "All Air Force" Regional Drill Meet on March 10. From as far away as Missouri and Maryland, seven states in all, 21 high
  • ORLANDO, Fla.--Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Tinsley, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, talks to members of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (W.A.S.P.) of WWII at their exhibit during the 2007 Women in Aviation Conference. This year the conference drew the largest crowd in their 18 year history.

    Women, Wings and Warmth

    Maybe the impressive line-up of exhibitors drew the largest crowd in the 18 year history of the 2007 Women in Aviation Conference, but perhaps the lure of sunny Orlando in the middle of February helped. Either way, the 445th Airlift Wing was well represented at the record-breaking conference by attendees Master Sgt. Kathy Barnes, Capt. Shelly
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio -- (left to right): In a simulated truck wreck Senior Airmen Bryan Johnson and Keith Beckerich from the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron help place a Kendrick Extrication Device, used to stabilized a victim's spine, on Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Robinson from the 910th Medical Squadron while Tech. Sgt. Frank Oliver also from the 445th AES assists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Ted Theopolos)

    EMT School House surpasses 2,000th student

    Airman First Class Matthew Rakowitz from the 88th Medical Operation Squadron was handed a coin as he entered the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron's Emergency Medical Technician classroom the morning of Feb 5.     The Airman was the 13th student of 29 that entered the classroom. Not knowing what it was for, Airman Rakowitz found out later he was
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