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  • Air Force Reserve submits construction plans to Senate

    The top leaders from the Air Force's active and reserve components went to Capitol Hill May 15 to provide statements and answer questions about their plans for new construction projects in fiscal 2014.Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), chairman, and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), the ranking member of the

  • Tanker crew chiefs keep mission on track

    The windshield was simply refusing to cooperate.As the KC-135 Stratotanker approached San Antonio the aircraft commander's windshield began to fog. The window heater was on as evidenced by the co-pilot's clear view of the city below.While the aircrew ran checklists and checked the circuit breakers,

  • Hagel announces fewer furlough days for DOD employees

    After weeks of review, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July, but that because of other efforts to deal with the shortfall, only half of the 22 days originally envisioned as temporary

  • Reserve dentist focuses military career on global health challenges

    Dr. Vincent Chiappone, a dentist with the 940th Wing here has a passion for volunteering that has taken the major far in his Reserve career - all the way around the world actually.Over the past three years, Chiappone has travelled with military medical teams to Northern Alaska, the Congo, Belize,

  • Tinker reservists return from Southwest Asia

    More than 20 reservists from the 507th Air Refueling Wing returned home to Tinker Air Force Base May 13th, after a five-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of on-going air refueling operations in U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.The 507th Air Refueling Wing is the largest Air

  • McChord reserve C-17 maintainers train in Alaska

    A group of Reserve C-17 Globemaster III maintainers here spent their annual tour at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 21 - May 5 to accomplish required core training and to train mechanics from the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron. "Elmendorf was selected to receive an en-route team because

  • eTools Lite a 'game changer' for maintainers

    An innovative program developed by Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command here is expected to improve productivity, save maintenance man-hours, and the Air Force $12 million.Called eTools Lite, the program improves on the Air Force's original mandate to put aircraft maintenance technical orders into

  • Reserve Band performs last public performance in Central Georgia

    Members of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve rehearsed with the Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra this week to prepare for "Kaleidoscope" performances at the Mercer University Fickling Recital Hall in the McCorckle Music Building in Macon. The performances are May 4 at 2 p.m. and 7

  • Senior leaders to retire, transfer

    The Office of Air Force Reserve announced the following senior leader actions May 2:- Brig. Gen. Pamela Milligan from vice commander of 4th Air Force, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to retirement.- Maj. Gen. Maryanne Miller from deputy director for Partnership Strategy, Joint Staff, Washington,