Ceremony honors fallen Puerto Rican service members

Senior leaders and spectators gathered to honor fallen Puerto Rican military members at the capital's Monument of Remembrance, or El Capitolio's El Monumento de la Recordacion, during a wreath laying ceremony here July 14. The ceremony was part of the 80th League of United Latin American Citizens

ARPC announces captain, lieutenant promotions

The Air Reserve Personnel Center announces the first half of the 2009 line and nonline captain and first lieutenant promotions. There were 206 Air National Guard and 176 Air Force Reserve officers selected for promotion to captain, and 196 Air National Guard and 59 Air Force Reserve officers

Sister units deploy, continue sibling bond

Two aerial port squadrons at March ARB are about halfway through a sereis of deployments to Southwest Asia that began in April. The 50th APS sent reservists to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, and the 56th APS deployed its reservists for the first time to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. "This is bigger

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Beale unit officially named 940th Wing

The Air Force Reserve Command wing here officially changed its name to the 940th Wing July 11. Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla, 10th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony re-designating the 940th Air Refueling Wing as the 940th Wing. He lauded the wing reservists for embracing their new mission

Charleston Reservist gets four with "Get 1 program"

Many service members often hear of the additional benefits they receive, such as health insurance, job security, educational benefits, and travel around the world. But what about the free camcorders, satellite radios, Ipod Nanos and 5.1 surround sound computer speakers? For one Airman here, these

Flying Tigers change stripes by flying A-10 fighter aircraft

The Air Force's historic Flying Tigers officially came to the Air Force Reserve Command when the 476th Fighter Group stood up here July 11. The activation is historic for another reason. It brings Total Force Integration to Moody AFB with Air Force reservists flying and maintaining A-10C Thunderbolt

Niagara Falls firefighters help Mercy Flight

A local emergency medical evacuation helicopter landed here June 2 to airlift an injured local man to Erie County Medical Center. According to Base Fire Capt. Aaron McLane, the unidentified man suffered severe head trauma when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle a few miles outside the

Team Dover prepares for 2009 AMC Rodeo

Reservists from here are preparing to leave for McChord AFB, Wash., to participate in the 2009 Air Mobility Command Rodeo July 19-24. Citizen Airmen from the 512th Airlift Wing will work along side Regular Air Force members from Dover AFB in competitions focusing on aircrew operations, aerial port,

McConnell welcomes reservists home

Two dozen flyers and maintainers from Air Force Reserve Command's 931st Air Refueling Group returned here July 2 from a deployment to Southwest Asia. The Airmen are from the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 18th Air Refueling Squadron. They came home about a week after a dozen other