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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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Voices of service: Veterans reflect on Honor Flight’s legacy, lessons

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Wilkerson stands aboard the Hanoi Taxi shortly after his promotion, during one of the aircraft’s final official flights to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The mission marked the next-to-last operational act for the iconic C-141 Starlifter, which played a pivotal role in repatriating American POWs from Vietnam. (Courtesy photo from Wilkerson)
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Voices of service: Veterans reflect on Honor Flight’s legacy, lessons

Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Karl McGregor stands with U.S. Army World War II veteran Fred Kublei at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, July 2008. Kublei, a former combat medic, was among the first American troops to help liberate a German concentration camp during the war. A longtime member of the Youngstown Community Council, Kublei was a cherished figure at the installation until his passing. (Courtesy photo from McGregor)
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Voices of service: Veterans reflect on Honor Flight’s legacy, lessons

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Steve Wilkerson stands with fellow Air Force crew members at Clark Air Base, Philippines, March 14, 1973, following a repatriation flight from Hanoi. The crew had just transported American prisoners of war for medical processing, rest, and their first hot meals in sometime as part of Operation Homecoming, which marked the return of U.S. servicemembers held captive during the Vietnam War. (Courtesy photo from Wilkerson)
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Voices of service: Veterans reflect on Honor Flight’s legacy, lessons

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Karl McGregor, second from left, poses with his squadron commander, fourth from left, and fellow Airmen at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., in 1978. McGregor served as a flight engineer aboard the CH-3 Jolly Green Giant helicopter, supporting tactical airlift and rescue missions during his early career. (Courtesy photo from McGregor)
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Carrying the mission forward: Honor Flight today

U.S. Army Al Bailey, a Vietnam veteran, is pictured on an armored personnel carrier in Vietnam in 1967. Bailey has spent two decades leading 177 flights with over 12,000 veterans, 143 of which were Honor Flight Dayton. (Courtesy photo from Bailey)
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Carrying the mission forward: Honor Flight today

Al Bailey, left, Honor Flight Dayton president, and Kelley Cox, right, Honor Flight Dayton board member, conduct a rubbing of Steve Moseley during the Honor Flight Dayton’s Honoring Yesterday’s Heroes Program at the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C., 2014. Bailey and Moseley were friends in the service who trained, went to Vietnam and were set to redeploy together. Unfortunately, Moseley was killed in action Dec. 12, 1967, two weeks before he was scheduled to return home. (Courtesy photo from Bailey)
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Carrying the mission forward: Honor Flight today

U.S. Army Al Bailey, a Vietnam veteran, is pictured after returning from Vietnam in early 1968. Bailey is also the president of Honor Flight Dayton. (Courtesy photo from Bailey)
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Carrying the mission forward: Honor Flight today

U.S. Army Pvt. Thomas Muha is pictured shortly after entering basic training in July 1964. Muha went on to serve for several years, including a deployment to Vietnam. He later passed away from complications linked to Agent Orange exposure, a lasting consequence faced by many Vietnam-era veterans. (Courtesy photo from Col. Matthew T. Muha, 445th Airlift Wing deputy commander)
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A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight

Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Earl Morse, then serving as a physician assistant, provides medical care to Haitian orphans while deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1992. (Courtesy photo from Morse)
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A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight

Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Earl Morse, co-founder of Honor Flight, stands with his father, center, retired Staff Sgt. Erlis Morse, and his uncle, right, former U.S. Army helicopter pilot Ted Morse, during an Honor Flight visit in Washington D.C. Ted completed two tours in Vietnam, surviving two shoot-downs and a mechanical failure while earning a Purple Heart and eight Air Medals. Erlis served at Da Nang Air Base during the Tet Offensive from 1967 to 1968. The visit marked a rare moment of shared recognition for three generations of military service. (Courtesy photo from Morse)
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A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight

Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Earl Morse, co-founder of Honor Flight, stands with World War II veterans and volunteer pilots at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., May 21, 2005. The photo shows the inaugural Honor Flight, composed solely of veterans and their pilots who served as guardians, marking the start of a nationwide movement to honor America’s aging heroes. (Courtesy photo from Morse)
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A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight

Retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Earl Morse and Jeff Miller, co-founders of Honor Flight, speak with veterans during a visit to Washington, D.C., to attend an awards ceremony recognizing their service and the impact of the program, which brings veterans to the nation’s capital to visit memorials built in their honor. (Courtesy photo from Morse)
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655 ISRW Leaders gather at Nellis AFB for Annual Leadership Event

Members of the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing pose outside the Threat Training Facility at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 9, 2025. The wing gathered for its Annual Leadership Event, bringing all 14 geographically separated squadrons together to discuss and plan for the ISR enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Wilson Wise)
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September 2025 Buckeye Flyer

The September 2025 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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U.S. Air Force Col. Karen M. Gharst, 445th Maintenance Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Patrick OReilly)
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Operation Honor graphic - JPEG

The Air Force Reserve’s 445th Airlift Wing will be hosting a series of commemorative events Sept. 19–21 in honor of War veterans and the 20th anniversary of Honor Flight Dayton. These events, part of Operation Honor, will spotlight the unveiling of a newly renamed aircraft, a historic Honor Flight mission, and a community-wide welcome home celebration. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Amanda Dick)
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Front page of the November 1994 Buckeye Flyer when the 445th Airlift Wing stood up at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs)
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August 2025 Around The Wing

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madeline Welin, 89th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, poses for a picture while giving a tour of the C-17 cockpit to the members of The Abilities Connection at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2025. TAC is a nonprofit organization that serves people with disabilities and manufactures cargo nets for U.S. Air Force aircraft, including the 445th Airlift Wing’s C-17s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Johnathan Quiñones)
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Carrying the mission forward: Honor Flight today

U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew Muha, 445th Airlift Wing deputy commander, stands in front of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2025. Muha is spearheading Operation Honor, a three-day event at Wright-Patterson that culminates with Honor Flight Dayton where the wing will fly roughly 150 U.S. military veterans to Washington, D.C. and back. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Johnathan Quiñones)
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August 2025 Around The Wing

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jackie Hwang, 445th Security Forces Squadron fire team member, undergoes small arms training during unit training assembly at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 3, 2025. The combat arms training helps security forces Airmen maintain readiness, and the combat arms training helps security forces Airmen maintain readiness (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Joel McCullough)
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