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AF names candidate bases, criteria for choosing next F-35A sites
Air Force officials announced April 12 that Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas; and Whiteman AFB, Missouri, are candidate bases for the first Reserve-led F-35A Lightning II location.
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4/12 2016
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“Sir, I assume command; but first … let me take a selfie!”
A Tucson attorney and prior Navy man assumed command of the 305th Rescue Squadron in a ceremony April 3 at the 943rd Maintenance Squadron hangar.
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4/08 2016
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Minneapolis saves time, money with mass physicals
Members of the 934th Airlift Wing completed their Preventative Health Assessments en masse during the April unit training assembly, setting a benchmark within Air Force Reserve Command. The 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron conducted the PHAs, evaluating 945 Airmen during 350 long physicals and 595 short physical, increasing individual medical
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4/08 2016
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302nd Airlift Wing gets new commander
Col. James R. DeVere took command of the 302nd Airlift Wing during an assumption of command ceremony here April 2. Maj. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, 22nd Air Force commander, officiated and provided insight into DeVere’s pathway to wing commander.“He wanted to serve like his dad. He wanted to serve in the Air Force and he wanted to fly airplanes,” she
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4/05 2016
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John Mikula is keeping Dobbins fit to fight
Consistent, knowledgeable, motivated. These are just a few of the words used to describe John Mikula, the Human Performance Center’s exercise physiologist here. The former Army infantryman, Mikula, is a jack of many trades. He loves fitness but has served in several other capacities throughout his life. He is a lover of computer graphics, plays
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4/04 2016
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Summer opportunities available for Reserve teens
Teenagers of Air Force Reserve Airmen are eligible to apply for several upcoming summer opportunities, which include all or partial coverage of expenses. Application details for Aviation and Space Camp, and the 2016 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Teen Leadership Summit are below. Organizers are also seeking adult chaperones and
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4/01 2016
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Women In Aviation Career Day inspires Charleston girls
Over 130 middle and high school girls from 12 Lowcountry schools visited Joint Base Charleston March 22 to learn about jobs in aviation as part of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 9th annual Women in Aviation Career Day.
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3/23 2016
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Air Force, NASA team up to ready for America's return to human spaceflight
Air Force Guardian Angel Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here and astronauts practiced aspects of safe rescue operations recently when they completed rehearsals at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas, and at Langley Research Center, Virginia.NASA recently released news that its Commercial Crew Program is set to perform human spaceflight
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3/18 2016
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Reservist sets 1.5 mile run record at Luke
By shaving 14 seconds off the current record for the 1.5 mile run, Staff Sgt. Christian Enriquez ran into the Luke Air Force Base history books March 13.Running in 8:10, the 944th Fighter Wing F-16 avionics craftsman shattered the old record of 8:24, set at Luke on June 25, 2014.An avid runner who averages 18 to 20 miles per day, Enriquez said he
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3/18 2016
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Cyber aggressors attack Red Flag pilots
Blue forces have more to worry about than defeating aggressor pilots during Red Flag exercises. Cyber warfare is the new threat, with attackers attempting to debilitate all war-fighting capabilities from the ground.The 57th Information Aggressor Squadron is deliberately building a red force component, training personnel to hack into computer
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3/18 2016
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