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Reserve C-17 delivers food aid to Haiti
A 445th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III delivered more than 102,000 pounds worth of rice and beans to Haiti May 26, as part of the Denton Program. The food was provided by Kids Against Hunger, a ministry of A Child's Hope International from Cincinnati, Ohio.
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5/31
2016
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SOCOM unveils 'Ghost'
Gen. Raymond A. Thomas, III, left, U.S. Special Operations Command commander, and Maj. Gen. Richard S. "Beef" Haddad, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander, unveil a painting honoring Citizen Airmen manning the 40mm Bofors gun aboard an AC-130 gunship during a mission over the "Highway of Death" in Kuwait during Desert Storm. The painting by
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5/24
2016
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Employers tour 403rd Wing, Keesler
The 403rd Wing hosted 15 employers of Air Force reservists from across the nation as part of the Air Force Reserve Command Employer Appreciation Day May 20. Citizen Airmen nominated their employers for the event, which gave the employers the opportunity to learn about the missions of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Air Force Reserve
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5/23
2016
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AES prepares for disaster
Members of the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron participated in a National Disaster Medical System exercise May 18 at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.The training exercise, which has taken place annually for more than five years, is conducted in order to efficiently receive, triage, transport and manage patients during time of
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5/19
2016
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Joint Reserve Intelligence Center holds ribbon cutting ceremony
The Joint Reserve Intelligence Center, Minneapolis (JRIC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony here Friday. Rear Adm. Daniel MacDonnell, commander of the Naval Information Forces Reserve, hosted approximately 60 people at the event. Special guests included: Brig. Gen. Christie Nixon, Military Intelligence Readiness Command; Brig. Gen. Sandra Best, Minn.
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5/18
2016
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Memorial run honors fallen APS Airmen
The 70th Aerial Port Squadron participated in the 3rd annual Port Dawg Memorial 5K at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida May 14.Each year members of the Aerial Port community meet on bases and other locations around the world to honor fallen Aerial Porters in a 3.1069-mile run. “Port Dawg is a nickname for Aerial Port members,” said Chief Master
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5/18
2016
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'Apples to oranges'
Team awarded for modeling tool that compares Reserve and active-duty manpower costs
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5/17
2016
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Trials, tribulations, triumph
Dobbins Airmen gathered at Verhulst Hall, May 14, to listen to Hershel Greenblat speak about his Holocaust survival during World War II.Born inside a cave in Ukraine, Greenblat spent his first year and a half underground while his parents fought with resistance groups. He stressed the importance of his parents’ will to survive, even in the face of
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5/17
2016
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Niagara Airmen, aircraft leave for deployment
May 9 marked the first time since Desert Storm that a four-ship fly away of C-130 Hercules aircraft took place here. It was also the last, as the 914th Airlift Wing prepares to transition to the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling mission.That final departure leaves behind a legacy of more than 40 years of service for the wing.One base member who was
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5/12
2016
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AF Reserve, ANG Airmen prepare for 2016 wildland fire season
More than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen from across the country gathered May 2-6 to be certified on the military’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, known as MAFFS, in preparation for the 2016 wildland fire season.Airmen from four ANG wings, together with the AF Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing, took part in classroom-based
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5/06
2016
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