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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  • New York Airmen modernize C-17 fleet with microvanes

    STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, is playing a fundamental role in a modernization initiative aimed at the whole U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III fleet and has become the first base to permanently maintain the new,

  • 87th APS prepares for 2025 Port Dawg Challenge

    Airman 1st Class Pierre Berlus, 87th Aerial Port Squadron ramp operations representative, and Airman 1st Class Porsche Brown, 87th APS load planning representative, pull a protective plastic covering over a pallet during the pallet build and baggage inspection training for a future Port Dawg

  • Meet the wing’s new resiliency integrator

    I am absolutely thrilled to introduce myself as the 445th Airlift Wing Resiliency Integrator. There have been many people and many experiences that led me to this point in my career. However, I will start from the beginning, as I believe my journey will resonate with most, if not all our Airmen.

  • 2025 DAFRider Motorcycle Preseason: Year of the Swerve

    Preseason is a time when new and seasoned riders gather with their safety office personnel and MSRs for safety briefings, verify MUSTT accounts are updated and inspect their motorcycles. This includes a T-CLOCS inspection which consist of tires, controls, lights, electronics, oil, other fluids,

  • 445 AMXS Airman living the American dream

    The Encyclopedia Britannica defines the American Dream as the ideal that the United States of America is a land of opportunity that allows the possibility of upward mobility, freedom, and equality for people of all classes who work hard and have the will to succeed. Senior Airman Salchuk A. Gafurov

  • Historian connects Reservist to fallen family member in Guam

    For many with family who served in a previous war or conflict, they might never know what happened to their relatives. But sometimes, connection to those lost comes from unexpected places or people. This was the case in December 2024 for Lt. Col. Jonathan Askins, 445th Airlift Wing chief of safety,

  • MOC: Connecting operations, maintenance one C-17 at a time

    While the 445th Airlift Wing has a heavy C-17 Globemaster III flying mission, there are many moving parts to ensure the wing’s success. One such piece is the 445th Maintenance Operations Center which is the liaison between the maintenance and production organizations, maintaining anoverview of all