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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  • Air Force announces the 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2022

    Air Force officials have selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022. The board selected the Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements. 

  • LEADership group at halfway mark in 2022 program

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Participants in the LEADership Wright-Patt program have made a personal investment to develop into prospective Wright-Patterson Air Force Base leaders during this year’s five-month course.LEADership Wright-Patt kicked off in May and features 10 contact days,

  • Military Clothing Sales reopens in new location

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- The Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s Military Clothing Sales held a reopening ceremony June 30 next to the commissary on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.The store was relocated from Building 209 in Area A to the Kittyhawk Center in order to provide ease of

  • 445th AW flies donated fire truck bound for Belize

    A fire truck is loaded onto a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III July 5, 2022 as part of a Denton Program movement. The C-17 flew to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., the same day and the fire truck has been pre-positioned for its next movement on July 11, 2022 to Belize. James York, III, started

  • 445th ASTS medical services craftsman reflects on career

    Master Sgt. Litittia Cofie, 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical service craftsman and career advisor, enlisted in the U.S. Air Force July 21, 2000, and after 22 years, she completed her final unit training assembly weekend with the 445th Airlift Wing June 4 and 5, 2022.

  • Air Force expects lower enlisted promotion rates

    The Air Force is expecting lower promotion rates for the next few years due to enlisted grade restructuring, a leveling-off of end-strength growth, and high retention levels. Based on structure revisions and end-strength requirements, grades E-5 through E-7 will be impacted.

  • Coordinated CHAOS: Defenders take over six-story decommissioned power plant

    At 0530 the lights come on, illuminating rows of bunk beds lining both walls of the barracks on Camp Dawson, West Virginia. From the bays emerge 35 motivated Defenders from the 445th Security Forces Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. They are spending the week on an Army National Guard