July 15, 2025 459th ARW hosts International Air Cadet Exchange The 459th Air Refueling Wing hosted more than 30 Civil Air Patrol cadets from the CAP's International Air Cadet Exchange program on July 11, 2025. The cadets got a tour of the unit's KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft and gained an understanding of the 459th's global air refueling mission.
July 15, 2025 Preaching with Pace Air Force Reserve chaplain Capt. Brian Banks never planned to join the military—or take up sprinting. Now, he’s one of the fastest 40-year-olds in the world and a spiritual leader at Wright-Patterson AFB.
July 14, 2025 Behind the scenes: CARCAH’s role in Hurricane Hunter operations The Chief, Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination, All Hurricanes Unit, better known as CARCAH, serves as the link between NOAA forecasters and the two operational flying squadrons that collect airborne weather data: the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and NOAA’s Aircraft
July 11, 2025 919th SOW Ushers in New Chapter, Returns to Its Gunship Roots The 711th Special Operations Squadron began a new era of combat readiness during a change of command and mission conversion-ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 11, 2025.
July 11, 2025 Hightower Leads Access to Care, Balances Civilian, Reserve Roles Emily Hightower, a civilian employee with the 42nd Medical Group and a captain in the Air Force Reserve's 908th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, has been recognized as the 42nd Air Base Wing’s Crusader of the Month for June, 2025.
July 10, 2025 Total Force team Rescues Pregnant Woman 250 Miles off Pacific Coast A Total force team of Air Force Reserve, active duty, and Air National Guard Airmen executed a life-saving rescue mission involving a pregnant woman aboard a civilian ship off the Pacific coast July 6.
July 9, 2025 EACH provides medical skills training for Air Force Reservists Airmen from the 910th Medical Squadron from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, visited Evans Army Community Hospital June 16-27 to brush up on critical medical skills.
July 3, 2025 Dover’s Contingency Response Squadron modernizes its fleet of trucks The 512th Contingency Response Squadron received four new light service support vehicles in June 2025, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.The unit acquired the military trucks through the National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriations process. NGREA allows for Reserve component equipment
July 2, 2025 Behind the Scenes of SS25: How an Air Force Reserve C-5M Ended Up in the Western Hemisphere’s Largest Special Forces Training Exercise U.S. Air Force Capt. Mike Lane, lead planner for the 433rd AW's participation in Southern Star '25, provided an inside look at the exercise's challenges and triumphs.
July 2, 2025 507th ARW First Sergeant Council Named Best in Air Force Reserve Command The 507th Air Refueling Wing First Sergeant Council—comprised of first sergeants from the 507th ARW, 137th Special Operations Wing, 513th Air Control Group, and 35th Combat Communications Squadron—has been named the best in Air Force Reserve Command for 2024, earning top honors for their excellence