Chief of Staff recognizes chief of Air Force Week, hometown heroes

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, recognized Air Force Reservist, Lt. Col. John Brodeur, director of Cocoa Beach Air Force Week 2010, among many, during a capstone senior leader dinner at the historic Cocoa Beach Pier, Oct. 30, 2010. With well over 35,000 Airmen currently

Force support squadron initiative introduced to 931st, AFRC

The November unit training assembly will mark the first drill since the 931st Military Personnel Flight became the 931st Force Support Squadron.Air Force Reserve Command authorized the merger of mission support flights and squadrons with services flights and squadrons at twenty-nine units around the

Minneapolis-St. Paul named aerial port 'Top Dawg'

A C-130 Hercules roared in the wind to the far left of the flight line.  A C-5 was to the far right. In between were hundreds of Air Force Reserve Command personnel, mostly aerial porters. The atmosphere smelled of overcooked barbeque. Ear plugs diffused the deep vibrations only to softly tickle the

Perfection looks simple: AFCENT provides critical airlift capability to ground commander

There are five people in Brig. Gen. Mark Kyle's office. He is the director of mobility forces for United States Air Forces Central Command. He is preparing to make a call to Camp Bastion, Bagram Airfield and Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. The parties are sitting around talking while the executive

No leaf left unturned: AFRC takes part in base pride cleanup day

More than 20 volunteers from Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command traded their cubicles and PowerPoint presentations for rakes, brooms, leaf blowers and plastic bags to help spruce up the base during the Robins Pride Base cleanup Oct. 27.

Port Dawg Challenge tests skills, strengthens camaraderie

Out on the tarmac, noise from a C-130 Hercules drowns out the sounds of morning. Its four engines are still running, with no plans to stop. Five Air Force Reservists brave the hot gusts from the jet's propellers and rush toward the ramp, which they lower to the ground. The Airmen load a humvee and a

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Air Force Week: Men in Black showcase astronaut rescue techniques

What do Pave Hawks and pelicans have in common?Nothing, but they both performed fly bys during the 2010 Cocoa Beach Air Force Week at the Cocoa Beach Pier, Oct. 27. The aerial spectacle drew onlookers from near and far as they peered with amazement as four Air Force Reserve pararescuemen, or PJs,

Reserve C-17 crew evacuates injured New York Times photographer from Afghanistan

An Air Force Reserve Command C-17 Globemaster III crew aeromedically evacuated a New York Times photographer from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, early Sunday, after the 44-year-old man was injured by a land mine in Kandahar province.Joao Silva, a veteran war

445th Airlift Wing wins McNeil Award

The 445th Airlift Wing Human Resources Development Council won the Maj. Gen. Joseph A. McNeil Award for HRDC Leadership Excellence. The announcement was made Oct. 27 during the HRDC conference held Oct. 25-27 in Atlanta, Ga.The HRDC conference is hosted by the Command HRDC and is used to make