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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)

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445th AW 2025 March Spotlight Performer

Senior Airman Janel Gipson, 89th Airlift Squadron aviation resource management, is the 445th Airlift Wing March 2025 Spotlight Performer.
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Joint training in Key West sharpens survival skills for 445th AW Airmen

Reservists from the 445th Operation Group’s 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 445th Operations Support Squadron make their way to a 46-man life raft during water survival training alongside the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue, Sector Key West Coast Guard and Key West Police Department in Key West, Florida Nov. 22, 2024. Over 80 reservists from Ops, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Mission Support Group and 445th Airlift Wing medical squadrons participated in or provided support for the joint training event Nov. 21-22, 2024. Training included water survival and urban survival, evasion, resistance and escape. AES Airmen also conducted training flights to fulfill their training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)
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Joint training in Key West sharpens survival skills for 445th AW Airmen

Master Sgt. Dustin Dobbs, 445th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist, briefs reservists from the 445th Operation Group’s 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 445th Operations Support Squadron about water survival while participating with the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue, Sector Key West Coast Guard and Key West Police Department in Key West, Florida Nov. 22, 2024. Over 80 reservists from Ops, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Mission Support Group and 445th Airlift Wing medical squadrons participated in or provided support for the joint training event Nov. 21-22, 2024. Training included water survival and urban survival, evasion, resistance and escape. AES Airmen also conducted training flights to fulfill their training requirements.
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Joint training in Key West sharpens survival skills for 445th AW Airmen

Reservists from the 445th Operation Group’s 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 445th Operations Support Squadron float in a 46-man life raft as they participate in water survival training with the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue, Sector Key West Coast Guard and Key West Police Department in Key West, Florida Nov. 21, 2024. Over 80 reservists from Ops, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Mission Support Group and 445th Airlift Wing medical squadrons participated in or provided support for the joint training event Nov. 21-22, 2024. Training included water survival and urban survival, evasion, resistance and escape. AES Airmen also conducted training flights to fulfill their training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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Joint training in Key West sharpens survival skills for 445th AW Airmen

Reservists from the 445th Operation Group’s 89th Airlift Squadron, 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 445th Operations Support Squadron along the U.S. Naval Air Station Key West Search and Rescue, Sector Key West Coast Guard and Key West Police Department participated in water survival training in Key West, Fla. Nov. 21, 2024. Over 80 reservists from Ops, 445th Maintenance Group, 445th Mission Support Group and 445th Airlift Wing medical squadrons participated in or provided support for the joint training event Nov. 21-22, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)
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89th AS loadmasters conduct fueling operations training

Loadmasters from the 89th Airlift Squadron participate in flightline specialized fueling operations training for the C-17 Globemaster III during the August 3, 2024 unit training assembly. The training is an annual requirement with the goal to ensure the aircrews are trained, certified and confident to safely execute SFO procedures in any operation.
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89th AS loadmasters conduct fueling operations training

Tech. Sgt. David Fink, 89th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, hooks up a fuel hose to a C-17 Globemaster III during specialized fueling operations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2024. SFO training includes hot refueling, wet-wing defueling, and bulk fuel delivery systems, all which Airmen are evaluated on utilizing proper checklists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)
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89th AS loadmasters conduct fueling operations training

Tech. Sgt. Jay Benedict, 89th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, hooks up a fuel hose to a C-17 Globemaster III during specialized fueling operations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2024. SFO training includes hot refueling, wet-wing defueling, and bulk fuel delivery systems, all which Airmen are evaluated on utilizing proper checklists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)
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89th AS loadmasters conduct fueling operations training

Tech. Sgt. Jay Benedict, 89th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, is trained and evaluated on connecting a fuel hose to a C-17 Globemaster III by Master Sgt. Kelly Earehart, 89th AS loadmaster, during wet-wing refueling at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2024. Wet wing refueling was conducted as part of the unit’s specialized fueling operations, an annual requirement for aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)
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Buckeye Tigers visit the 445th Airlift Wing

Col. Michael Baker, 445th Airlift Wing Operations Group commander, speaks to young members of Buckeye Tigers about the Air Force Reserve during the group’s visit to the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 10, 2024. The Buckeye Tigers Aviation Program is an aviation organization focused on exposing young adults in middle and high school to various aviation careers in the Columbus and greater Central Ohio region. Members get to experience actual flight in a real single engine airplane as the culminating event of OBAP’s (Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals) sponsored A.C.E. (Aviation Career Education) Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Patrick OReilly)
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Buckeye Tigers visit the 445th Airlift Wing

Lt. Col. Andrew Pierce, 89th Airlift Squadron flight commander/C-17 instructor pilot and Ohio Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals Ace Academy Buckeye Tigers Aviation Program director, prepares young members of Buckeye Tigers for boarding a C-17 Globemaster III during a tour of the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 10, 2024. The Buckeye Tigers Aviation Program is an aviation organization focused on exposing young adults in middle and high school to various aviation careers in the Columbus and greater Central Ohio region. (Aviation Career Education) Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Patrick OReilly)
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Buckeye Tigers visit the 445th Airlift Wing

Second Lt. William Phillis III, 89th Airlift Squadron pilot, shows the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III to young members of Buckeye Tigers during a tour of the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 10, 2024. The Buckeye Tigers Aviation Program is an aviation organization focused on exposing young adults in middle and high school to various aviation careers in the Columbus and greater Central Ohio region. Members get to experience actual flight in a real single engine airplane as the culminating event of OBAP’s (Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals) sponsored A.C.E. (Aviation Career Education) Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Patrick OReilly)
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Buckeye Tigers visit the 445th Airlift Wing

Tech. Sgt. Shawn Haggerty, 89th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, talks about the flying capabilities of a C-17 Globemaster III to young members of Buckeye Tigers as they watch a C-17 perform touch and goes on the flightline at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio July 10, 2024. The Buckeye Tigers Aviation Program is an aviation organization focused on exposing young adults in middle and high school to various aviation careers in the Columbus and greater Central Ohio region. Members get to experience actual flight in a real single engine airplane as the culminating event of OBAP’s (Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals) sponsored A.C.E. (Aviation Career Education) Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Patrick OReilly)
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Buckeye Tigers visit the 445th Airlift Wing

Senior Airman Diegan Rhodes, 89th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, talks to a young member of Buckeye Tigers during a tour of the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, July 10, 2024. The Buckeye Tigers Aviation Program is an aviation organization focused on exposing young adults in middle and high school to various aviation careers in the Columbus and greater Central Ohio region. Members get to experience actual flight in a real single engine airplane as the culminating event of OBAP’s (Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals) sponsored A.C.E. (Aviation Career Education) Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Patrick OReilly)
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Buckeye Tigers visit the 445th Airlift Wing

Members of Buckeye Tigers watch a 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III perform touch and goes on the flightline at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio July 10, 2024. During their visit to the wing, the group toured a 445th AW C-17 Globemaster III, received a briefing by an Air Force recruiter about career fields offered in the Air Force and what it’s like to serve in the military. The group also with Col. Michael Baker, 445th Operations Group commander, who spoke about and answered their questions about serving in the Air Force Reserve. The Buckeye Tigers Aviation Program is an aviation organization focused on exposing young adults in middle and high school to various aviation careers in the Columbus and greater Central Ohio region. Members get to experience actual flight in a real single engine airplane as the culminating event of OBAP’s (Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals) sponsored A.C.E. (Aviation Career Education) Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Patrick OReilly)
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CREW 2: (left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander, presents Air Medals with combat device to Lt. Col. Andrew Pierce, Maj. Joshua Earl, Maj. Jonathan Hall, and Tech. Sgt. Bryant Fox, all 89th Airlift Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Cole Anglemyer, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1, 2024. The Airmen were awarded medals for their efforts during Operation Allies Refuge where they were a pilot/aircraft commander, pilot, pilot, loadmaster and crew chief, respectively, for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Aug. 14-30, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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CREW 3: (left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander, presents Air Medals with combat device to 2nd Lt. Noah Benefiel and Tech. Sgt. Zachary Allen, 89th Airlift Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Isaac Graham Jr., 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1, 2024. Also part of the crew honored were Maj. Jeremiah Brown, 445th Operations Support Squadron, and Capt. Cecilia Photinos, 89th AS (both not pictured). The Airmen were awarded medals for their efforts during Operation Allies Refuge where Photino, Brown, Benefiel (a technical sergeant at the time), Allen and Graham were a pilot/aircraft commander, pilot, loadmaster, loadmaster and crew chief, respectively, for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Aug. 21-31, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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CREW 4: (left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander, presents Air Medals with combat device to Lt. Col. Jonathan Askins, 445th Airlift Wing Safety Office; Lt. Col. Eric Florschuetz, 445th Operations Support Squadron; Tech. Sgts. Justin Bateman and Steven Flick II, both 89th Airlift Squadron; and Tech. Sgt. Michael Kessinger, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1, 2024. The Airmen were awarded the medals for their efforts during Operation Allies Refuge where Askins, Florschuetz, Bateman, Flick and Kessinger were a pilot/aircraft commander, pilot, loadmaster, loadmaster and crew chief, respectively, for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Aug. 19-26, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander, left, presents a Distinguished Flying Cross with combat device to Tech. Sgt. Zachary Webb, 89th Airlift Squadron, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1, 2024. Webb was awarded the medal for his efforts during Operation Allies Refuge where he was a loadmaster for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Aug. 17-30, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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CREW 1: (left to right) U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. D. Scott Durham, 4th Air Force commander, presents Air Medals with combat device to Lt. Col. Dustin Johnson and Capt. Logan Sisca, 89th Airlift Squadron, and Master Sgt. Spencer Fisher, 445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 1, 2024. Also part of the crew honored were Tech. Sgt. Zachary Webb, right, 89th AS who received a Distinguished Flying Cross, and Capt. Jeffrey Anderson, 89th AS (not pictured). The Airmen were awarded medals for their efforts during Operation Allies Refuge where Johnson, Anderson, Sisca, Fisher and Webb were a pilot/aircraft commander, pilot, pilot, crew chief and loadmaster, respectively, for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from Aug. 17-30, 2021. The crew were also part of Reach 828 where they transported and monitored an Afghan mother in labor until she could be stabilized upon landing and give birth to a baby she named “Reach.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Angela Jackson)
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