Staff Sgts. Robert Gibson and Joshua Sweetman, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, put out an aircraft structural fire during live-fire training, Sept. 9, 2022 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Eight members of the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services teamed up with the 788th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department for a live-fire training exercise, Sept. 9, 2022.

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  • 445th family maintains three-generation legacy

    Many families have connections to the military, but few families can claim the same longevity as the DeWitt family, who have had a unique connection to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the 445th Airlift Wing for three generations.

  • June Buckeye Flyer now available

    The June 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.

  • 445th Airlift Wing Commandos coming home

    It’s been about two months since seven Citizen Airmen departed Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio with only 24 hours’ notice to support COVID-19 relief efforts in New York City.

  • Brothers come together in crisis response efforts

    Thousands of US troops deployed to New York City in April in support of coronavirus relief efforts at a number of medical facilities in the region. Among the response team: the Otto brothers of Ohio, a tight-knit family with a rich legacy of military service.

  • 445th AW commander offers Citizen Airmen options for June UTA

    I wanted to reach out and share the 445th Airlift Wing leadership team’s plan concerning our June unit training assembly. Our first priority is the welfare and safety of our Airmen, their families, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the local populace. With that in mind, Wright-Patterson AFB

  • 403rd Wing aeromedical team supports COVID-19 fight

    Approximately 10 Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 403rd Wing’s 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mobilized to support COVID-19 relief efforts.The primary mission of these Reservists in the AES is to provide lifesaving in-flight patient care in response for contingencies and humanitarian

  • Wright-Patt Reserve Citizen Airmen deploy to NYC to battle COVID-19

    With only 24 hours’ notice, seven Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing packed their bags, said goodbye to their families and boarded a C-17 Globemaster III bound for New York City, where more than 67,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19. The team of Air Force medical

  • 445th AW April Spotlight Performer

    Tech. Sgt. Mara Thomas, 445th Civil Engineer Squadron operations management craftsman, is the 445th Airlift Wing April Spotlight Performer.

  • Confined space rescue training

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Civil Engineer Squadron participate in confined space rescue training during the May 5, 2019, unit training assembly at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The training is designed to prepare CES firefighters to retrieve injured personnel who have become