April 10, 2023 Reserve aims focus on student loan repayment program Members of Air Force Reserve Command’s 367th Recruiting Group conducted two rounds of remote training on the Student Loan Repayment Program for more than 230 recruiters April 4 and 6. In an effort to help alleviate outstanding student loan debt and attract qualified talent to fill shortages in
Feb. 17, 2023 934th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: unseen heroes While not often recognized for their work, instrument and flight system technicians of the 934th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are unseen heroes ensuring that aircraft stay mission-ready. They maintain flight control systems on all 934th Airlift Wing C-130s on this base.
Jan. 18, 2023 Citizen Airman, Citizen Firefighter Kaitlyn Lawton enlisted in the Air Force as an Airman 1st Class in 2011 as an aircraft armaments systems technician, loading bombs and missiles on F-22 Raptors. She began her family shortly thereafter, and had two boys, Jayden and Ethan.Her drive to become a firefighter began when three little
May 13, 2022 419th validates Agile Combat Employment during Sentry Savannah SAVANNAH, Ga. – Air Force reservists in the 419th Fighter Wing are simulating a futuristic, fast-paced deployment using new techniques during Sentry Savannah, a large military exercise that kicked off here May 2.Hosted by the Air National Guard’s Air Dominance Center, Sentry Savannah is a total
Feb. 15, 2022 Unique load exercise on KC-135 keeps Hill reservist mission-ready HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Reservists in the 67th Aerial Port Squadron were fortunate to have the 336th Air Refueling Squadron from March Air Reserve Base, California, arrive here with a KC-135R for a cargo training exercise Feb. 5, 2022.“We call this ‘reservists supporting reservists,’” said Tech.
Sept. 15, 2021 AFRC command chief talks unity and respect with 934th Airlift Wing's Airmen Chief Master Sgt. Tim White, the Air Force Reserve Command Chief, visited the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station on Sept. 11, 2021. White toured the base and met with Airmen, and delivered a message of unity after a year of COVID-19, the civil unrest following the murder
Aug. 27, 2021 ‘Baby on board’ – Aircrew deliver Afghan baby on evacuation flight A 315th Airlift Wing aircrew from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina helped to deliver a baby aboard a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III carrying vulnerable Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan, Aug. 23, moments before landing at a Middle East staging area with a jet filled with evacuees.
Aug. 4, 2021 Reservist rides 500 miles with AF Cycling Team HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Despite summer heat and humidity, 2nd Lt. Steven Carroll pedaled more than 500 miles across the Midwest as a member of the U.S. Air Force Cycling Team during a popular event July 25-31.The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, is a seven-day ride
May 3, 2021 Reservists conduct wing-wide exercise HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The 419th Fighter Wing participated in a wing-wide readiness exercise May 1 to assess the wing’s ability to maintain effective command and control while in a contested, degraded, and operationally limited environment.“The biggest takeaway from this exercise is
April 26, 2021 Airlift missions continues amidst the pandemic As the world-wide pandemic surpasses it’s year mark, aircrew members from the 315th Airlift Wing continues its complex global reach mission, despite the challenges brought by COVID-19.This mission, already complex, flying two helicopters to South America inside a C-17 Globemaster III, was made more