MTIs receive warm welcome from 445 AW reservists

General proposes closer look at active, reserve force mix

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. spoke to a standing-room only crowd Sept. 13 at the Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition 2010.The chief of Air Force Reserve who also commands Air Force Reserve Command was one of dozens of senior leaders who addressed the future of

445th MXS, AMXS support C-5s 'en route'

More than 30 Airmen from the 445th Maintenance and Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons here recently spent 15 days in Spain supporting contingency operations.The Airmen, who were supporting the 725th Maintenance Squadron, helped ensure the Air Force's C-5 Galaxy fleet got to and from the area of

445th AES preps for emergencies; includes joint-training

Air Force offers suicide prevention resources

This year, 48 Airmen took their own lives - two were Reservists. I am asking for your help to prevent another tragic loss through vigilance, involvement with friends and family, and concern for your own emotional well-being. The primary suicide risk factors - relationship problems, finances, career,

445th ASTS and AMDS support Guatemala MEDRETE

Twenty-two reservists from the 445th Aeromedical Staging and Aerospace Medicine Squadrons traveled to Champerico, Guatemala, for a humanitarian medical mission as part of the 2010 Guatemala Medical Readiness Training Exercise July 9-24. The U. S. Southern Command sponsored MEDRETE allowed the

Airman to honor brother during AF Marathon

Senior Airman Natalie Hopkins, 445th Airlift Wing Command Post, is training for the Air Force half Marathon in honor of her brother, Sept. 18.Sgt. Jon Stiles joined the Marine Corps right after high school in 1990 and served for 16 years. He returned to duty in 2008, joining the Army National Guard

What Did You Do Today - Ohio ESGR Boss-Lift

It was an early August morning as 19 employers from various business sectors across Ohio sat and listened to a pre-flight briefing prior to boarding a KC 135 Stratotanker. The mission on this particular morning happens to be a 2 hour and 30 minute air refueling training operation with an E-8C

Combat, Hardship Pays Remain for Troops Serving in Iraq

The change from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn does not affect combat and other hazardous-duty entitlements troops serving in Iraq receive, a Pentagon spokeswoman said today.Servicemembers deployed to Iraq will still receive hostile fire/imminent danger pay, hardship-duty pay, and

445th Airlift Wing PAO returns from deployment