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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  • Airmen embracing fitness culture

    "Readiness," said the chief master sergeant of the Air Force, "is the primary purpose of developing the new fitness standard, and, so far, Airmen are stepping up to the challenge as the program normalizes." The new physical-training standard is a way to ensure Airmen are prepared to do the nation's

  • AFRC takes home its first Marathon MAJCOM Challenge

    The Air Force Reserve Command was announced as the winner of the 2010 Air Force Marathon MAJCOM Challenge winner recently at CORONA Fall topping the service's list of major commands. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presented the coveted trophy to Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, AFRC

  • Review aims to streamline ART hiring process

    Personnel officials from the Air Force Reserve Command and the Air Force Personnel Center met here Oct. 26 through 28 to begin steps in reducing the timeline of the hiring process for air reserve technicians, or ARTs.Leaders from AFRC and AFPC met with civilian force integration officials to

  • First 445th Professional Development Seminar a success

    More than 280 military members and civilians from all branches of service gathered at the Hope Hotel and Conference Center Nov. 8 and 9 to take part in the first 445th Airlift Wing Professional Development Seminar. "These two days were amazing and I hope everyone took something away that they can

  • 445th flyers escape Ohio for evasion, survival training

    The pitch, dark morning was punctuated by flashes of lightning and at times torrential rain. Such was the greeting for 445th Airlift Wing personnel on their first morning of training in Key West, Fla. With six months of preparation and valuable training on the line, Hurricane Paula relented allowing

  • Employer Partnership launches powerful job search tool on Veteran's Day

    The Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces launched its new, state-of-the-art web portal on Veteran's Day. The new tools offer Reserve Component personnel, their Family members, Wounded Warriors, and veterans increased capabilities when seeking employment opportunities. The portal also vastly

  • 445th AES reservist trains new Air Force officers

    While many wing members took the opportunity during the summer to go on vacation, one reservist spent the summer teaching new Air Force officers the basics of officership and the Air force lifestyle. Maj. Dawn Rice, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, became a certified commissioned officer