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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  • Reserve Carefully Monitoring AGR Hiring

    Air Force Reserve Command will be closely monitoring the hiring and on-boarding of new Active Guard and Reserve members for the remainder of the fiscal year to ensure the command stays within its Congressionally-mandated AGR end strength.

  • 445th ops, maintenance, aerial port train on C-17 statics

    During the June 4 unit training assembly, Airmen with the 445th Operations Support Squadron, 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 87th Aerial Port Squadron trained together on the flightline using two C-17 statics as their training site.

  • Happy Independence Day!

    Happy Independence Day!I extend my sincere appreciation to 445th Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families who sacrifice daily at home and abroad to protect our nation.Thank you for all you do!Col. Raymond A. Smith Jr.Commander

  • July Buckeye Flyer now available

    The July 2023 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.

  • 23rd Intelligence Squadron welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Stephanie Hahn transferred command of the 23rd Intelligence Squadron to Lt. Col. Phillip Inigo during a change of command ceremony held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 3, 2023.

  • Eleven fatalities cause for concern heading into Fourth of July weekend

    The Department of the Air Force has lost 11 teammates to preventable mishaps since the kickoff of the 101 Critical Days of Summer began in late May. With the long Fourth of July weekend approaching, more members will be at increased risk.Water-related mishaps lead the way in the Air Force’s summer

  • 445th OSS tests new protective mask suited for wing C-17 aircrew

    Airmen from the 445th Operations Support Squadron’s aircrew flight equipment (AFE) shop and 89th Airlift Squadron participated in a field testing and training event for the M69 Joint Service Aircrew Mask for Strategic Aircraft (JSAM SA) assembly, the new aircrew flying chem gear June 5-9.

  • Interim Reduced Retired Pay Age Application Process

    To mitigate the impact on members with retirement effective dates through 31 August 2023, ARPC created an interim process to accept RRPA retirement pay requests and RRPA date calculations while the function continues to be repaired in myFSS.

  • KUDOS to our Wright-Patt children

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The children of Team Wright-Patt are an integral part of our military families. They show remarkable strength and courage in supporting their loved ones who are deployed to defend our nation. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is incredibly grateful for their