YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio—U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel Mike Major, vice commander of the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio, demonstrates capabilities of the C-17 military cargo aircraft during an ESGR funded Boss Lift from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to WPAFB. ESGR Boss Lifts are intended to provide employers the opportunity to experience and observe the work and mission of Guard and Reserve forces, building advocacy for Reservists and Guardsmen who deploy or require time away from civilian jobs for military duty. Employers are transported, via military aircraft or watercraft, to military facilities where they observe Guard and Reserve members on duty. U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Eric M. White
YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio—Senior Airman Andrew Mitchell, a loadmaster with the 757th Airlift Squadron here, gives a preflight briefing to a group of civilians on board a Youngstown C-130H Hercules aircraft, Tuesday, August 28. The flight was part of an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) funded Boss Lift from Youngstown Air Reserve Station to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, both in Ohio. ESGR Boss Lifts are intended to provide employers the opportunity to experience and observe the work and mission of Guard and Reserve forces, building advocacy for Reservists and Guardsmen who deploy or require time away from civilian jobs for military duty. Employers are transported, via military aircraft or watercraft, to military facilities where they observe Guard and Reserve members on duty. U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Eric M. White
YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio—Master Sgt. Jason Cox, a member of the 445th Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, displays parts manufactured by his shop and discusses the aircraft part fabrication process with a group of civilian employers during an ESGR funded Boss Lift from Youngstown Air Reserve Station to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, both in Ohio. ESGR Boss Lifts are intended to provide employers the opportunity to experience and observe the work and mission of Guard and Reserve forces, building advocacy for Reservists and Guardsmen who deploy or require time away from civilian jobs for military duty. Employers are transported, via military aircraft or watercraft, to military facilities where they observe Guard and Reserve members on duty. The 445th Fabrication Flight, which is responsible for aircraft structural maintenance, was selected as the 2011 Air Force Reserve Command maintenance Section of the Year. U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Eric M. White
