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Staff Sgts. Robert Gibson and Joshua Sweetman, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, put out an aircraft structural fire during live-fire training, Sept. 9, 2022 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Eight members of the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services teamed up with the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department for a live-fire training exercise, Sept. 9, 2022.

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  • Air Force Reserve celebrates 65 years of historic service

    President Harry S. Truman signed legislation on April 14, 1948, establishing the modern-day Air Force Reserve. The new organization reaffirmed the "Citizen Airmen" concept that reaches back to the Army Air Service reservists of the First World War. This came seven months after Truman established the

  • Wing provides telecommunications policy reminder

    The next time you think about e-mailing your MyPay password or some other password from a ".mil" to a ".com" or vice versa, remember that what you are sending is subject to monitoring. The Air Force employs telecommunications systems such as telephones, cellular phones, radios, facsimile machines,

  • Hagel to return part of his salary during furloughs, spokesman says

    In solidarity with the Defense Department's 800,000 civilian employees facing furloughs, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he will voluntarily return part of his salary to the U.S. Treasury, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said April 2.Though furlough-exempt as a presidentially appointed,

  • 445th AW April Spotlight Performer

    Rank/Name: Senior Airman Jacob Emberton Unit: 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Duty Title: Pharmacy apprentice Hometown: New Carlisle, Ohio Civilian Job: Currently providing full-time support for 445th ASTS Hobbies: Playing guitar, working out, spending time with my basset hounds and family

  • Air Force reservists and retirees eligible for TRICARE healthcare programs

    TRICARE has affordable healthcare programs available for all Air Force Reserve retirees - including "gray-area retirees" and actively-participating Air Force reservists, no matter what orders they are on.Reservists who retire before age 60 are eligible for TRICARE Retired Reserve coverage while they

  • Wing chaplain honors World War II legend

    Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David Leist, 445th Airlift Wing Chaplain Corps, paid tribute to a true American hero, Maj. Thomas C. Griffin, during a memorial service March 7. More than a dozen family and friends, including the Cincinnati War Birds, attended the service held at the Lunken Airfield terminal

  • April issue of the Buckeye Flyer now available

    The April 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:- 445 AW announces

  • SecDef says furlough days reduced for civilians

    The Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of thousands of civilian employees could be furloughed this year because of the budget sequester, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.In addition, a senior Defense Department official speaking on background told

  • 445th AW commander holds civilian calls on possible furloughs

    More than 200 445th Airlift Wing air reserve technicians and civilians attended two 445 AW civilian commander's calls March 26 in the 89th Airlift Squadron auditorium. The focus of the meetings was to prepare the wing for the anticipation of possible furloughs and the potential actions if

  • AF to implement force structure changes

    The Air Force released its plan Mar. 28 to implement force structure changes mandated by the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill authorized the service to complete actions approved in previous years, such as aircraft retirements, and directed execution of