445th AW maintainers keep C-5s mission ready

445th SFS reservist is 303AESW Quarterly Award winner

Tech. Sgt. Greg Shepherd, 445th Security Forces Squadron, was selected as the 303rd Aeronautical Systems Wing quarterly award winner, reservist category, April 1. Sergeant Shepherd, currently on orders as a battlefield airmen management system technician with the 670th Aeronautical Systems Squadron,

Social media sites soon will be open on the Air Force Network

Air Force officials are opening the Air Force network to allow access to Internet-based social-networking sites. Initial access will be available at five Pacific Air Forces bases March 30, and will begin opening sites Air Force-wide later in April.This change in policy is a result of the Department

89th AS flight engineer finds new career in comedy

A reservist assigned to the 89th Airlift Squadron as a flight engineer found a new calling, making people laugh. Known as the "Biker Comic," Tech. Sgt. Tracy Cooper has a new career in stand-up comedy that has exploded over the past few months; opening a new chapter in his life.The reservist's new

Mother Nature challenges 445th Airmen during Water Survival

More than 45 Airmen from the 89th Airlift Squadron and the 445th Operational Support Squadron traveled to Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., to participate in an intense, hands-on water survival refresher course March 11 and 12.The course was offered for the first time last year. It proved to be so

87th Aerial Port Squadron unloads cargo

445th AES commander reflects on escorting WASP to ceremony

More than 300 former Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) attended a ceremony March 10 on Capitol Hill to receive the Congressional Gold Medal for service to their country during World War II. Lt. Col. Lin Stokes-Crowe, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Commander, was an escort for one of the

AMA Arenacross series riders tour 445th AW C-5 Galaxy

Air Force leaders issue 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' message

The three top Air Force leaders have issued a service-wide message explaining how Air Force people will support the Department of Defense working group evaluating "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" legislation.Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master

445th AW reservists help judge JROTC drill competition

Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing volunteered as judges for the 21st Annual Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Regional "All-Air Force" Drill Meet Championships March 13 at Tecumseh High School. More than 530 JROTC cadets from 16 different drill teams participated. JROTC teams travelled from