April 23, 2025 914th ARW IGI team wins AFRC award The 914th Air Refueling Wing Inspector General Inspections section orchestrated Air Force Reserve Command's first-ever "Beta Test" Combat Readiness Inspection for a Major Command and won AFRC’s Maj. Gen. Junius W. Jones Inspector General award on Feb. 28th, 2025.914th ARW IGI directed over 600
Jan. 30, 2025 Transporting patients: 36th AES return from deployment More than 40 members from the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here recently completed a six-month deployment supporting multiple combatant command operations, which included Northern, Central, and European Commands.
Jan. 27, 2025 From Gridiron to Cyber Defense: Former NFL player enlists in the Air Force Reserve For most athletes, retiring from professional sports marks the culmination of a lifelong journey. For Trakeius “Tra” Battle, however, it was the beginning of a new mission.The former National Football League player from Forsyth, Georgia, recently took the Oath of Enlistment to serve in the Air Force
Jan. 22, 2025 Citizen Airmen answer astronauts HSFS search, rescue call A joint-task force of Guardsmen and Reservists conquer air, space, and sea to provide Human Space Flight Support training for astronaut retrieval through search and rescue.
Dec. 12, 2024 914 AES Airmen receive the Distinguished Flying Cross award On December 8, 2024, three Airmen assigned to the 914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station received the Distinguished Flying Cross Award with “C” device for their actions during Operation FREEDOM SENTINEL in August of 2021.
Dec. 2, 2024 Hurricane Hunters wrap up active 2024 season The 2024 Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons ended Nov. 30, marking the end of another active season for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Oct. 20, 2024 507th Chief of Staff Launches CGOLD to Forge Tomorrow’s Air Force Leaders Lt. Col. Mark Vardaro, chief of staff for the 507th Air Refueling Wing, launched the inaugural Company Grade Officer Leadership Development program on Oct. 20, 2024, designed specifically for the wing’s junior officers. During the event, Vardaro spoke about leadership with a craftsman's care,
Sept. 10, 2024 445th Airlift Wing participates in Exercise Patriot Medic 2024 445th Airlift Wing medical Airmen joined approximately 500 U.S. Air Force Reserve medical personnel assigned to 14 units who participated in Exercise Patriot Medic 24 with Joint and Allied Forces, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 2-17, 2024.
Aug. 16, 2024 Improved Atmospheric River forecasts assist West Coast water, emergency managers California’s weather swings between wet and dry periods so it’s critical for the state to have accurate forecasts so they can employ effective water management strategies. To improve these forecasts and help residents of not just California, but several West Coast states, representatives with the
Aug. 16, 2024 Charleston Reservist Earns Top Graduate Award for C-17 Flight Control Systems Course Master Sgt. Andrew “AJ” Turner, a reservist with the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., recently earned Air Education and Training Command’s (AETC) Top Graduate Award during the Mobility Air Forces Integrated Instruments and Flight Control Systems C-17 Course at