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Oct. 6, 2022
445th CES battles flames in live-fire training event

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.
Oct. 5, 2022
445th CES conducts field training exercise

Airmen from the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron erect a small scale tent city to simulate operations in a bare-base environment during a field training exercise at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Warfighter Training Center, Sept. 8, 2022.
Oct. 3, 2022
445th Airlift Wing October Spotlight Performer

Staff Sgt. De'jaNae E. Sargent, 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron, material management journeyman, is the 445th Airlift Wing October Spotlight Performer.
Oct. 1, 2022
445th SFS participates in ruck march

Approximately 20 members of the 445th Security Forces Squadron execute a ruck march with gear weighing 20-30 lbs for 9.11 miles near the perimeter of the base in remembrance of Patriot Day, Sept. 11, 2022, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. A ruck march is a weighted march over terrain with
Oct. 1, 2022
445th Reserve Citizen Airmen, Army soldiers participate in Operation Merciful Valkyrie

More than 180 Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing and members of the 5th Battalion, 159th Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, Fort Knox, Kentucky, participated in an aeromedical patient movement exercise named Operation Merciful Valkyrie, Sept. 11-14, 2022. Four C-17 Globemaster IIIs
Sept. 30, 2022
CCAF data migration leads to limited services for next several months

The Community College of the Air Force will have limited services available to current and former students for the next several months as Air University migrates the college’s student academic records to a new enterprise-wide student information system.
Sept. 30, 2022
October Buckeye Flyer now available

The October 2022 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.
Sept. 29, 2022
Know when to use headlights, windshield wipers

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – There’s an important legal principle that says “ignorance of the law is no excuse.” That’s right: You can’t defend your actions by arguing you didn’t know they were illegal, even if you honestly didn’t realize you were breaking the law.The Ohio Revised Code’s
Sept. 29, 2022
Air Force Chief of Staff says AF modernization is priority

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. discussed hypersonic and nuclear threats, modernization and other defense topics during a conference.
Sept. 27, 2022
87th APS welcomes new commander

Col. Donald Wren, 445th Mission Support Group commander, passes the guidon to Maj. Michael Harrison, incoming 87th Aerial Port Squadron commander, during a change of command ceremony held at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base United Service Organizations (USO) Center Sept. 9, 2022.