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  • Agile recruiting methods required to get future Airmen to basic training

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Travel restrictions, cancelled flights and social distancing guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic aren’t getting in the way of the Air Force Recruiting Service’s mission.As the world is telling people to stay at home, the Air Force is finding new and

  • Super Herculean Milestone

    Hercules history was made on April 2, when Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing (RQW), Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, accepted delivery of the U.S. Air Force’s Reserve's first HC-130J Combat King II search-and-rescue aircraft. This HC-130J will be operated by the 920th RQW’s 39th Rescue Squadron

  • Dobbins plays key role in coronavirus quarantine efforts

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – Dobbins has a long history of providing support to federal agencies during times of crisis. Whether it’s a natural disaster or an infectious disease, Dobbins stands ready to partner with those leading the relief efforts.Throughout March, Dobbins served as one of four

  • Deployment Q&A’s

    1. Q: Are all deployments cancelled for the Air Force Reserve?A: Deployments are not cancelled, but the Secretary of Defense has ordered a stop movement for all OCONUS deployments with exceptions. Airmen will start deployment orders in accordance with their AF 938. Airmen are still required to

  • Hill fighter wings continue flying operations amid COVID-19 crisis

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing are continuing to train and fly the F-35A Lightning II here despite the current global Coronavirus outbreak.There has been one confirmed case on Hill AFB, but none in the fighter wings. As cases continue

  • Maintenance still turning wrenches amid COVID-19 pandemic

    On March 19, members of the 943rd Maintenance Squadron reported to work with minimal staffing, in order maintain readiness of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lt. Col. Anthony, 943rd MXS commander said, “The safety of our personnel is our main priority, so to reduce the

  • Scheduling training is about to get easier for C-17 crews

    Scheduling training for C-17 Globemaster III pilots and crew is about to get easier with the launch of Puckboard, a data-powered software application to plan aircrew qualification flights automatically. The tool, developed by and for Airmen, allows schedulers to rapidly match aircraft commanders,

  • Hurricane Hunter squared

    “I can think back to when I was in pre-school,” said Ashley Lundry. “It’s one of those vague memories that you have. I remember one of the local meteorologists coming into my pre-school class, and she brought a board that had the magnetic weather symbols and talked about the weather. It was a female