Oct. 15, 2015 Hill total force team welcomes F-35 The 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing formally welcomed the arrival ofthe F-35 Lightning II during a ceremony here today.The event was hostedby Lockheed Martin, the aerospace company that designed and produced theaircraft, to mark the beginning of F-35 operations at the active duty 388th
Oct. 14, 2015 AF Reserve set to reactivate bomb group The Air Force Reserve plans to reactivate the 489th Bomb Group and associated elements during an Oct. 17 ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.The bomb group reactivation includes the 345th Bomb Squadron, the 489th Maintenance Squadron and the 489th Aerospace Medical Fight.The 489th BG is a
Oct. 13, 2015 Dobbins first to test new aviation technology A team from Air Force Reserve Command arrived at Dobbins Air Reserve Base the week of Sept. 30 to test the first-of-its-kind Mobile Mission Kit with the 94th Airlift Wing.The 94th AW became the first unit in the Air Force to test out this new system for documenting flight information that is
Oct. 7, 2015 Reserve rescue assists with search for cargo ship The 920th Rescue Wing deployed an aircraft Tuesday in support of the search for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin.A wing aircrew departed from here in an HC-130P/N King aircraft today at approximately 10:45 a.m. with two 4-man
Oct. 2, 2015 Reserve recruiters reach goal for 15th straight year For the 15th consecutive year, Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service has met the command’s accession goal. Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, AFRC commander, sent a congratulatory message to recruiters praising them for meeting their fiscal year 2015 goal. “Thank you for your outstanding efforts in
Oct. 2, 2015 Combat Comm Airmen repair Honduran hospital network Combat communications Airmen with the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 35th Combat Communication Squadron from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, restored Internet connectivity to a local hospital in Trujillo, Honduras.The Airmen restored connectivity to 19 offices and 24 workstations allowing 30 users to
Oct. 1, 2015 Hurricane Hunters fly Joaquin An aircrew with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters," an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew their third mission into Hurricane Joaquin early this morning.The crew measured strong flight-level winds of 83 miles per
Sept. 29, 2015 October issue of Citizen Airman is online The October issue of Citizen Airman Magazine is now available. The cover story is about Maj. Dan Rooney, a T-38 Talon pilot at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, a PGA golf professional and founder of Folds of Honor, an organization that provides annual educational scholarships to the military
Sept. 25, 2015 Pope leadership stars on drivetime radio talk show Col. Karl Schmitkons, 440th Airlift Wing commander, left, Command Chief Master Sgt. Rocky Hart, 440th AW command chief, middle, and Col. Robert Blake, 440th AW vice commander, right, join Jeff "Goldy" Goldberg and Jim Cooke of WFNC 640 AM radio for a live on-air interview celebrating the third
Sept. 23, 2015 Commander meets USAFA volleyball team Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, commander, Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve, met the U.S. Air Force Academy women's volleyball team during the Service Academy Challenge at the Pentagon. The USAFA team lost to West Point 3-2, but beat Harvard in the Sept. 11 matches. The team
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.