July 28, 2010 Reserve refuelers keep RIMPAC flying Oklahoma refuelers keep aircraft flying during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise here at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on July 23. RIMPAC, a biennial exercise in its 22nd year is hosted by U. S. Pacific Fleet and is the largest maritime exercise in the world. The exercise demonstrates a
July 27, 2010 NORAD, USNORTHCOM senior leaders gain better perspective on AF Reserve MAFFS, aeromed missions Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, as well as senior leaders from both commands, visited the 302nd Airlift Wing July 26 to gain a better understanding of the specialized missions performed by the Air Force Reserve
July 27, 2010 Air Force Reserve medics treat 8,000 patients in Dominican Republic Thirty-eight Air Force Reserve medics with the 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here provided free medical care to 8,363 patients as part of a Medical Readiness Training Exercise in the Dominican Republic July 10-24.The 512th Airlift Wing Airmen, as well as reservists from other units around the
July 27, 2010 Air Camp students visit Wright-Patt C-5 unit More than 40 middle school students got the chance to learn about C-5 Galaxy aircraft and speak with reservists from the 89th Airlift Squadron and 445th Airlift Wing during a base tour July 20. The students are from Air Camp, a locally sponsored, weeklong summer camp that offers instruction on
July 26, 2010 Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program in the Great Smoky Mountains The foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tenn., provided a relaxing weekend retreat for 13 Airmen and their families at a Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, July 23-25. Every base has a Yellow Ribbon program manager who plans post-deployment trips to a vacation-type
July 26, 2010 Chaplain candidates keep the faith during intense Air Force experience Thirty chaplain candidates, participating in the Air Force Chaplain Candidate Intensive Internship Program, arrived here July 24.Charleston AFB was the second stop for the candidates. They are touring five bases in four and a half weeks.The CCIIP tour is structured to give the candidates an in-depth
July 26, 2010 Air Force Reserve rescue wing deploys for naval exercise As the Rim of the Pacific exercise enters its final two weeks, more Air Force reservists from Patrick AFB have winged their way to Hawaii to participate.Two HC-130s Hercules aircraft and three HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 920th Rescue Wing arrived July 17. The HH-60s mid-air refueling
July 23, 2010 Air Force Reserve designing new Force Generation Center Air Force Reserve planners are designing an organization that will serve as the single path to request and receive, as well as oversee and deliver, Air Force Reserve forces and capability. Called the "Force Generation Center," the new unit is projected to begin initial operations in October and be
July 23, 2010 Air Force Reserve streamlines call-up process Air Force Reserve Command officials are proposing comprehensive changes to how reservists are managed and called to active duty based on lessons learned from nearly nine years of combat and surge operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.Collectively called "AFR 2012," this series of projects establishes a
July 23, 2010 Airmen listen to Voices of History Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing gathered outside the boundaries of the base to hear the lessons from outside the boundaries of a generation.Veterans from World War II, spoke to a small crowd of Airmen and civic leaders during a special luncheon held in a pavilion at the Grissom
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards
AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8.