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  • Getting to know the 445th Security Forces Squadron

    Air Force Security Forces are the Air Force's first line of defense when it comes to protecting base personnel and aircraft from physical attack. It is also their job to maintain law and order on installation property.Working early and late, the duty day of a security forces professional can be busy

  • Triathlete Airman: integrating fitness culture as a way of life

    President John F. Kennedy once said, "Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity."One Airman who values the U.S. Air Force physical fitness program was inspired to incorporate physical fitness as his

  • 445 AW Logistics Readiness Squadron: making it happen

    The term "logistics" is considered to have originated with the military's need to resupply themselves as they moved from location to location. Military officers in ancient Greece and Rome who were responsible for such matters held the title "Logistikas."Here at the 445th Airlift Wing, the Logistics

  • 445th MXS Fab Flight: a well-oiled machine of team players

    Tucked away in building 4026 one can witness worker bees painting, drilling, measuring and hammering away. They belong to the 445th Maintenance Squadron's fabrication flight.The 50 reservists assigned to fabrication flight are responsible for aircraft structural maintenance for the wing's C-17

  • Airman rededicates life to service after 22 years

    Senior Airman Roy VonAlmen, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, may look like a typical medical logistics journeyman, but he's far from average - that's because VonAlmen first enlisted 26 years ago. He recently rejoined the U.S. Air Force as a Reservist at age 44. The journey to becoming an

  • Pre-BMT program prepares recruits, increases retention

    There are many reasons to join the United States Air Force Reserve: job skills training, educational benefits and the opportunity to travel and meet new people. For 26-year-old Erica Taylor of Ashville, Ohio, lack of satisfaction in her everyday civilian life was the main motivating factor."I've

  • 87th APS Reservist pursues career as AF nurse

    After dreaming of becoming an officer in the Air Force for more than 10 years, Tech. Sgt. William Smith's, 87th Aerial Port Squadron air transportation craftsman, dream came true when he was commissioned as a first lieutenant May 19. "Being in the Air Force Reserve and with the 87th APS has made my

  • Old shoes for a good cause

    Shoes, shoes, shoes: They come in different styles and have seen, or will see, their share of miles. Some of these shoes may soon end up being stored in a closet or attic, only to collect dust and take up space once they've seen their use. Or, in the worst-case scenario, the old spats could end up

  • Be ready: emergency management gets personal

    In the Air Force, we are used to participating in safety drills designed to teach us emergency survival skills and techniques. That training started in grade school with fire and tornado drills that provided a nice diversion from class work and matured to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear

  • 445th AMDS reservist has passion for helping others

    "I love people." If that was all you knew about Tech. Sgt. Herodina "Dina" Lu, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental technician, it would be all you needed to know. However, she is also the epitome of the Air Force Core Values "Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence In All We Do,"