445th Airlift Wing

Staff Sgt. Tyler Acevedo, 445th Security Forces Squadron fire team leader, engages targets during virtual marksmanship training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 6,
2024. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ethan Spickler) — Photos

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87th APS continues 38-year tradition with local hospital

Senior Master Sgt. Brian Anders, right, 87th Aerial Port Squadron assistant manager and Staff Sgt. Kelly Sloan, 87th APS special handling representative, collect donated toys for delivery to a local children’s hospital. Airmen with the 87th APS delivered $1,525 in monetary donations and $1,000 in toy donations to the Dayton Children’s Hospital Dec. 9, 2022.

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WR-ALC: Providing quality C-17 Globemaster aircraft maintenance to the warfighter

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – John “Godfather” Dominey, left, 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work lead, and Jonathan “Ozzy” Osborne, 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, perform operational checks on a C-17 aircraft at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 8, 2022. The Planned/Scheduled Depot Level Maintenance process consists of carefully planned steps to receive the aircraft, inspect it, perform the repairs and operations checks, paint it, and return it to the home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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WR-ALC: Providing quality C-17 Globemaster aircraft maintenance to the warfighter

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Gary Hardnett, 558th Aircraft Maintenance Support Squadron non-destructive tester inspector, conducts an eddy current test on bolt holes to a C-17 aircraft wing at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 8, 2022. The eddy current inspection is used to show cracks or defects in the hole. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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WR-ALC: Providing quality C-17 Globemaster aircraft maintenance to the warfighter

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Two C-17 Globemaster aircraft undergo Planned/Scheduled Depot Level Maintenance at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 8, 2022. Since 2001, the 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has provided P/SDLM on time and on cost and has improved support through continuous process improvement, resulting in reduced costs, increased capacity, maintenance standardization and compliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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WR-ALC: Providing quality C-17 Globemaster aircraft maintenance to the warfighter

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Ivey Phillips, 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, fills a grease fitting on a C-17 aircraft actuator during the build up gate at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 8, 2022. The Planned/Scheduled Depot Level Maintenance processes can be done in as little as 12 days but could also take over six months, depending on the customer’s requests and aircraft’s condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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WR-ALC: Providing quality C-17 Globemaster aircraft maintenance to the warfighter

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Clayton Cox, 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft sheet metal mechanic, taps out screws to remove a C-17 aircraft trailing edge panel at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 8, 2022. Each C-17 aircraft has one of four cycles to be completed based on the age and configuration of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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445th Airlift Wing January Spotlight Performer

Senior Airman Douglas J. Townsell, 445th Force Support Squadron personnel system management technician, is the 445th Airlift Wing January 2023 Spotlight Performer.

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MacDill Air Force Base celebrates chief master sergeant selects

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Nicole Franklin, U.S. Central Command superintendent of command and control communication and computer systems division, is congratulated for her selection to chief master sergeant at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 7, 2022. Out of 2,526 eligible candidates, 514 senior master sergeants were selected for promotion to chief master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lauren Cobin)

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445th AMDS keeps Airmen medically mission ready

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brooks Lyle, left, 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace medical technician, administers a flu vaccination to Master Sgt. Joseph Rychnovsky, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 4, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Jackson)

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Lt. Col. Karen M. Gharst

Lt. Col. Karen M. Gharst is the Commander of 445th Maintenance Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

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Airman graduates Army riggers course with honors

Staff Sgt. Sarah Maher, 445th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician shows off her Army parachute riggers patch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)

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445th Airmen support local children through toy drives

Senior Airmen Royce Bridstrup (center) and Andrew Fultz (right), 445th Communications Element client system technicians, ring bells as volunteers at the annual Ring the Bell event for the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base First Sergeant Council’s Operation Warm Heart at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commissary, Dec. 3, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darrell Sydnor II)

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445th Airmen support local children through toy drives

Ms. Shanna King, director of the 445th Military and Family Readiness Center, places a gift by the Angel Tree in the M&FR center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as donations are dropped off, Dec. 3, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Rachel Ingram)

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908 AW sustains readiness… with a little help from our friends

Airman Devin Lincoln, an air transportation specialist with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron, pushes a pallet full of cargo from a high-line dock, Dec. 2, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force Base. The high-line dock was given to the 25 APS by the 76 APS at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to conduct hands-on training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juliana Todd)

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908 AW sustains readiness… with a little help from our friends

Senior Airman Chad North, an air transportation specialist with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron, uses hand signals to spot the person operating a next generation small loader, Dec. 2, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. As the NGSL approaches the highline dock, North’s role is to ensure the edges are aligned for a smooth transition of the pallets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juliana Todd)

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908 AW sustains readiness… with a little help from our friends

Master Sgt. Patrick Ezelle, an air transportation specialist with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron, ties a knot to keep cargo on a pallet secure during a training exercise, Dec. 2, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Ezelle acted as the team chief over the training exercise, where they simulated loading the back of an aircraft using a high-line dock and a next generation small loader. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juliana Todd)

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908 AW sustains readiness… with a little help from our friends

Senior Airman Coy Tidwell and Staff Sgt. Patrick Chepaitis, air transportation specialists with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron, guide a next generation small loader toward a high-line dock, Dec. 2, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The high-line dock is a material handling equipment with gravity roller conveyors used to simulate the back of aircraft for efficient loading and unloading of pallets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juliana Todd)

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December Buckeye Flyer now available

The December 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.

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surgeon speaking with patient

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Candida Ferguson, a general surgeon at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, talks with a patient about colorectal cancer screening. The Defense Health Agency established new age recommendations for screenings. Regular screening with a stool test, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy, beginning at age 45, is the key to preventing colorectal cancer and finding it early.

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445 AW December Spotlight Performer

Master Sgt. Glenn Trent, 445th Airlift Wing Inspector General Inspections inspector general inspections senior enlisted leader, is the 445th Airlift Wing December Spotlight Performer.

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