General Schwartz visits Barksdale

McChord Airmen evacuate ill woman from Antarctica

 What started out as a routine Operation Deep Freeze mission to the bottom of the world turned into an emergency medical evacuation of an extremely ill woman.Aircrew from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings evacuated Renee Nicole-Douceur from McMurdo Air Station, Antarctica,  to Christchurch, New

McChord aircrew transport Secretary of State to Libya

It was originally planned as a routine airlift mission. But a Total Force aircrew ended up carrying precious cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III to Tripoli, Libya earlier this week.The seven-man crew, made up of six Reservists and an active-duty pilot, were given the task of transporting U.S. Secretary

Congress reviews future Reserve equipment upgrades

As Congress works on the fiscal year 2012 budget and to reduce federal debt, Army and Air Force Reserve and National Guard leaders were on Capitol Hill to testify and answer questions about their future funding on Oct. 12.Chairman Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) and Ranking Member Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas),

Total Force 'surge' exercise to flex C-5 fleet

A historic "surge" of military airlifters scheduled Oct. 17-21 will exercise the ability of U.S. Transportation Command and its air component, Air Forces Transportation, to rapidly provide strategic airlift in response to large-scale crises and contingencies, said officials here.The surge will more

Reserve pilots, maintainers resume F-22 flight operations

Reservists with the 477th Fighter Group here resumed F-22 flying operations during the unit's monthly unit training assembly or drill weekend following a four month stand-down. The first six jets took off at 9 a.m. Oct. 15. "Most of our pilots integrated into the flying schedule when our active duty

AF Reserve leader addresses Citizen Commandos

"The Air Force is changing, and the Air Force Reserve is going to change with it."That's the message Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command,  brought to the Airmen of Duke Field, Oct. 6 when he visited the base as part of an East Coast tour of reserve locations. The

Patrick welcomes home second group of rescue Airmen

Loud cheers, whistles, claps and shouts signified the end of a four-month deployment for about 40 reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing as a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft touched down at 1:30 p.m. here today.About 100 family, friends, co-workers and leadership were present as the Airmen departed the

Grissom remembers 'Gus' during rededication ceremony

Fifty years ago a Hoosier hero strapped himself into a rocket and blasted off becoming the second American to travel in space. This year, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., took a moment to remember that man, Lt. Col. Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, during a special rededication ceremony held here in newly

20 rescue reservists return from Afghanistan

As an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft touched down here in the dark October 3 at 8:15 p.m., the roar of its engines roused a crowd nearby as they waited for the return of its cargo.A burst of cheer surpassed the jet noise as the combat craft landed carrying two HH-60G Pave Hawk