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A 910th Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules aircraft, equipped with a training-only modular aerial spray system, flies near Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, May 7, 2025. The aircraft performed a larvicide application demonstration, using water, for a group of pest management specialists from across the Department of Defense attending an aerial spray application course.

Fact Sheets

  • 439th Airlift Wing Fact Sheet

    The 439th Airlift Wing is a unit of the Air Force Reserve Command. The wing is assigned to Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. and operates 8 C-5M Super Galaxy cargo aircraft. The 439th reports to 4th Air Force headquartered at March ARB, Calif.

  • 911th Airlift Wing

    MISSION: Provide mission-ready C-17 airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and agile combat support.The unit also provides intratheater aeromedical evacuation. The unit participates in joint service training exercises and supports active duty forces in airborne training.VISION: “Forging Steel Airmen for

  • 919th Special Operations Wing

    The 919th Special Operations Wing, located at Eglin Air Force Base Field 3 (Duke Field), Florida, is the only special operations wing in the Air Force Reserve. The 919th SOW is a subordinate unit of 10th Air Force headquartered at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, and the Air

  • 953rd Reserve Support Squadron

    Recruit, develop and deploy highly trained Joint Task Force planners and Joint Staff trainers across the Total Force spectrum.

  • Glossary of Air Force Reserve Terms

    Active duty (for) training - Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members serving on ADT military orders in an active-duty status.Air Force Reserve Command - Headquarters located at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., AFRC became the ninth major command of the Air Force on Feb. 17, 1997.Air National

  • Glossary of Military & Reserve Terminology

    Active Duty for Special Work Support (ADSW) - ADSW tours provide direct staff support to Reserve Component programs.Active Duty Training (ADT) - ADT tours supplement AT and IDT when the member needs additional training to achieve or maintain a required skill or skill level in their assigned

  • Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System

    In the 1970s, Congress established the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) Program to aid the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. When all other civilian air tankers are activated but further assistance is needed, the Forest Service can request the aid of the U.S. Air

  • Reserve Associate Program Information

    The Reserve associate program is an important component of the Department of Defense Total Force structure. Reserve associate units utilize the tremendous experience and manpower of Reservists to augment active duty units. While active forces continue to draw down and streamline, the mission