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  • Wright-Patt USO spreads cheer to 445th Airmen

    On Jan. 9, 2021, USO volunteer coordinator Gina Franz, her staff and Col. Raymond A. Smith, Jr., 445th Airlift Wing commander, visited all units of the 445th during the January unit training assembly, delivering chicken sandwiches and sodas to Airmen at the rank of staff sergeant and below. The

  • Updated Air Force Guidance on Use of Masks

    (The acting Secretary of the Air Force, John P. Roth signed the following updated memorandum for all Department of the Air Force personnel regarding the required us of cloth masks. a PDF version of the memo is also provided.)

  • 445th AW colonel promotions announced

    Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced results for the Calendar Year 2020 Air Force Reserve Line and Non Line Colonel Promotion Selection Board Feb. 12, 2021. The board selected more than 185 Citizen Airmen for promotion.

  • COVID protocols create new normal for 445th AES

    Members of the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated in a monthly training exercise during the January 9 and 10, 2021 unit training assembly with COVID-19 protocols in place. The virus has altered the way AES Airmen have to interact with each other and it’s been a challenge for the

  • 445th Airman improves DOD e-health records system

    A 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Airman received a Pentagon-level award after his paper, published in Military Medicine in September 2020, was deemed of great value to the Department of the Army. Capt. Edward (Bill) W. Woody II, officer in charge of the commander’s inspection program, 445th

  • Wright-Patt Honor Guard part of Yeager memorial service

    Four Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing who are members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard had the opportunity of a life time when they performed honor guard duties for the “Celebration of Life” service for Brig. Gen. (ret.) Chuck Yeager at the Charleston Coliseum &

  • New kid on the block

    445th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Reserve Citizen Airmen Tech. Sgt. Jeremie Jamito trains new electrician, Amn. Jenna Gassawaysteere on opening and closing the doors of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Jan. 14, 2021. Gassawaysteere was also taught hot to egress the jet in case of an emergency.

  • February Buckeye Flyer now available

    The February 2021 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.