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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  • May Buckeye Flyer now available

    The May 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.

  • Holocaust events shaped 21-year-old’s decision to join AF

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- Senior Airman Steven Elgowsky, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron engineering aide and member of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard, exhibits a steady passion in telling stories of his Jewish heritage. It uniquely shaped his desire to join the Air

  • Countering small unmanned aircraft takes a team

    Keeping military installations safe from threat is a partnership. As lead command for the Air Force Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems effort, Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command, has established a symbiotic relationship between two of its directorates to accomplish the mission.

  • 655 ISR Wing commander honors USO Ohio with small token

    Col. Joseph Marcinek, 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Wing commander, presents a token of appreciation to the United Service Organizations (USO) Ohio at the USO Dayton-Vandalia Lounge inside the Dayton International Airport April 18, 2022. On hand to accept the gift was USO

  • The Blueprint: Roadmap to Enlisted Force Development

    The Blueprint serves as a foundational document to link enlisted development — from entry to departure. This new document is one of 28 Enlisted Force Development Action Plan (EFD-AP) objectives focused on developing tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen … today.

  • Drivers, pedestrians must use caution at railroad

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Ohio is among the nation’s busiest states in railroad operations. It’s home to nearly 40 railroads that operate thousands of trains every day over 4,500 miles of track and 6,100 public-grade crossings.In 2016, more than 2,000 collisions with trains and motor