445th AW deploys Airmen in under 63 hours
Col. Raymond A. Smith Jr., 445th Airlift Wing commander, bids farewell to Reserve Citizen Airmen. The 445th Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, prepped and deployed about 140 people in under 63 hours, Oct. 27-29, 2023. In addition to personnel, four C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and cargo were used to support these efforts – the wing’s first C-17 force element mobilization. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)