Aug. 5, 2008 Air Force Reserve unit grows to meet total force needs The 926th Group, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, is recruiting part-time and full-time reservists to support a rapidly growing mission here. The group has 137 available positions to fill. The goal is to reach 511 people by 2013. "We are proud to answer the call of the Regular Air Force," said
Aug. 4, 2008 Enlisted corps nominates colonel for Order of Sword The enlisted people of Air Force Reserve Command nominated the commander of recruiting service for induction in the command's Order of the Sword in a ceremony here July 31. Col. Francis M. Mungavin accepted the nomination from Chief Master Sgt. Troy McIntosh, AFRC command chief master sergeant. The
Aug. 4, 2008 Seasoning program gets Airmen trained faster A year ago, Brad Vanzandt was a tractor salesman wondering what direction he wanted his life to take. He decided to make a change, a big change of "220,000 volts." He told his father, an Air Force retiree and electrical engineer, what he wanted to do. The contract jobs his father worked on in
July 31, 2008 Brothers in arms cross paths in Afghanistan Senior Airman Matthew Delgado made one last trip back home before deploying to Bagram, Afghanistan, in May. Halfway into his four-month deployment, he was surprised when someone knocked on his dorm room door and told him his older brother was waiting for him at the post exchange here. Army Private
July 31, 2008 Chaplain candidates tour Charleston Forty-four chaplain candidates arrived here July 27 on the fourth stop of a 28-day tour. The tour is designed to give the candidates an introduction to the Air Force Reserve. Many of the candidates are in their first year of seminary and beginning to learn about what people do in the Air Force.
July 29, 2008 Air Force Reserve unit tests solar-powered cart The new cart costs about $8,000 - roughly $1,200 more than its plug-in counterpart - but it could create savings over time through reduced utility bills and a longer battery life. With summer temperatures topping 90 degrees, March reservists are no strangers to the heat. June brought record-breaking
July 28, 2008 Farnborough Air Show 'something to tell grandkids' Dreams danced off silver-tipped wings as more than a quarter of a million spectators attended the sold-out Farnborough Air Show in England July 13-20. For one couple, the dream will last a lifetime. Nitan Vadher wanted to surprise his girlfriend, Seema Chudasama, by asking her to marry him on the
July 28, 2008 Grissom supports Purdue scientific experiment Air Force aircrews routinely fly people and cargo to different parts of the world. On July 28, a KC-135R Stratotanker crew from here took Professor Ephraim Fischbach of Purdue University's physics department, his staff and their cargo to Thule Air Base, Greenland, to conduct a scientific experiment.
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.