 
Air Force Reserve training
Major Bill Gagen peeks out of the cockpit of a glider before takeoff recently at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Major Gagen and about 30 other Reservists formed for the squadron recently giving Reservists a more prominent role in training cadets at the school. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Posted: 10/25/2005
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Air Force Reserve Training
Major Bill Gagen performs a walk-around check of a glider before takeoff recently at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Major Gagen and about 30 other Reservists formed for the squadron recently giving Reservists a more prominent role in training cadets at the school. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Posted: 10/25/2005
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Air Force Reserve training
Gliders at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., await takeoff for training recently. About 30 other Reservists formed for the squadron recently giving Reservists a more prominent role in training cadets at the school. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Posted: 10/25/2005
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Air Force Academy training
Maj. Bill Gagen, an instructor with the 70th Flying Training Squadron, turns his glider over the Air Force Academy recently. Major Gagen and about 30 other Reservists formed for the squadron recently giving Reservists a more prominent role in training cadets at the school. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Posted: 10/25/2005
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Hurricane preparation
Officials host a joint press conference at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. to inform local citizens about preparations for Hurricane Wilma. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has partnered with Homestead Air Reserve Base to set up a relief staging area that will be used post-strike if necessary. Picutred right to left: Army Maj. Angel Mesa, 87th Brigade, Patrick AFB, Fla., Col. Randy Falcon, commander, 482d Fighter Wing, Homestead ARB, Fla., Mr. Frank Huff, FEMA's site coordinator at Homestead ARB, Fla., and Army Col. Joseph Duren, commander of the 50th Area Support Group, Florida Army National Guard. Speaking at the podium is the Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Carlos Alvarez.
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Posted: 10/24/2005
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Cancer research fund raising
Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command's "Tears to Cheers" Team marched 60-miles raising awareness and money for breast cancer research. (Left to right), front row: Faye Geary and Alison Sarrat; 2nd row: Megan Cunningham, Elizabeth Cunningham, Margaret Sarrat and Emily Garrett; 3rd row: Launie Cunningham, Kathryn Loyacono, Kim Jarrett and Jane Mann.
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Posted: 10/24/2005
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Maintenance check
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- (Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Gerardo Diaz, Senior Master Sgt. Huey Hill and Master Sgt. Ralph Cole run a computer confidence check on an improved avionics intermediate system before testing an F-16 Fighting Falcon part. Technicians perform the check each time they test a part. The sergeants are all with the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tammie Moore)
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Posted: 10/24/2005
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Operation Seasons Greetings
Trick Ponys Ira Dean (right), Heidi Newfield and Keith Burns will gallop into Germany, Turkey, Iceland and one or more deployed locations in Southwest Asia during Operation Seasons Greeting, Nov. 21 to Dec. 3. Joining the country musicians on the show trail will be Blues Traveler's John Popper, the New England Patriot Cheerleaders and musicians from the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band. Trick Pony's newest CD "R.I.D.E." was in the top 20 of the Billboard 200 all-genre chart during its first week in stores. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Operation Seasons Greetings
Blues Travelers John Popper will perform as a solo act along with Trick Pony, New England Patriots Cheerleaders, Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band during Operation Seasons Greetings Nov. 21 to Dec. 3. He is expected to perform some of Blues Travelers hits including the Grammy-winning single Run Around. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Operation Seasons Greetings
"I'm really looking forward to entertaining the crowd," said Patriots cheerleader Melinda McGrath, from Marlboro, Mass., who's on her fifth military show tour. "This tour means a lot to me because the troops give up so much for us." (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Operation Seasons Greetings
"I feel fortunate to have been given the chance to travel overseas and personally express my gratitude in such a fun and uplifting way," said fourth-year tour veteran Amber van Eeghen, a cheerleader from Cranston, R.I. "We are excited to give them an opportunity to just relax and enjoy themselves." (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Operation Seasons Greetings
The three-time world champion New England Patriots are sending four members of their cheerleading squad to accompany Trick Pony, John Popper of the platinum-selling band Blues Traveler, the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band at four USAFE bases Nov. 21 to Dec. 3. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Hackman)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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First C-5A assigned
Four-year-old Ethan Sigler, son of Ernie Sigler, an Information Technology Program Manager for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center's Communication and Information Directorate at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio., enjoys his turn as pilot of the newly arrived C-5A Galaxy which is being assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing.
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
050920-F-7264T-003 Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Wilds, a reservist with the 41st Aerial Port Squadron, strips out water-damaged sheetrock from the 403rd Wing headquarters building at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Sept. 20. Sergeant Wilds and his crew of volunteers are working to rehab the building after it was flooded with sea water from Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 30. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Bob Thompson)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Canfield, full-time Air Force reservist and pararescue jumper, communicates with one of his rescues, Joseph, by writing notes. Joseph, who had spent 10 days in his flooded New Orleans home, is nonverbal and was found hovering over a small lit candle in his second-floor bedroom. He motioned to the PJ for something to write on and they began a written dialogue that resulted in the PJ successfully extracting him. Sergeant Canfield is with the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland IAP, Ore. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Another life was saved from the wrath of Katrina thanks to the concern of Senior Master Sgt. Cheryl King, Air Force reservist and maintenance superintendent with the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Sergeant King received a request to locate someone unaccounted for in New Orleans and passed the information on the 920th RQW. Here she talks with Master Sgt. Michael Bradford, avionics guidance and control specialist, also with the 920th about an upcoming mission. Sergeant King, originally from Pennsylvania, has been at Patrick since 1993 and works full time for the FAA as a safety inspector. In the background is avionics communications-navigation specialist Master Sgt. Tom Trommater working on a communications problem. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/19/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Maj. Tim Pfeifer, an Air Force reservist with the 920th Rescue Wing and commercial pilot with American Airlines, prepares his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter for another search for survivors in New Orleans Sept. 10. Based out of Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Major Pfeifer's crew is part of a Total Force team of AIr Force Reserve, Guard and active duty Airmen, who have saved more than 4,200 people. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Preparing to take off, Senior Master Sgt. Omar Rivera, an Air Reserve Technician and flight engineer with the 920th Rescue Wing, ensures all systems are go aboard his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter Sept. 10. Working around the clock, Sergeant Rivera and about 100 other reservists supported and flew 6 helicopters saving 472 people in one day. (Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Senior Master Sgt. James Sanchez looks up for the hoist to be lowered from an AIr Force Reserve helicopter hovering over a roof top in New Orleans Sept. 10. Assigned to the 306th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Ariz., Sergeant Sanchez is a combat veteran of Afghanistan and has saved 98 lives during the AIr Force Reserve's recue operations. (Air Force Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Elaine Mayo)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Tech. Sgt. Fred Zobrist, a flight engineer with Air Force Reserve Commands 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., moves a panel on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to service its engine before launching a hurricane search-and-rescue mission from Jackson, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
050905-F-7441T-2431 Members of the 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron lift a litter into a truck before leaving Kelly Field, Texas, on a mission. The Airmen from the 934th made up an aeromedical evacuation team that flew from Texas to New Orleans, later dropping patients off at locations around the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Aeromedical Evauation
050905-F-7441T--2417 Master Sgts. John Clauss and Rob Rodriguez of the 433rd Airlift Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, perform an operational check-up on a defibrillator. The two flying medics helped aeromedical evacuation teams organize and load their equipment for flights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurrican Katrina
050905-F-7441-2403 Master Sgt. Julianna Simmons discusses crew arrangements with Staff Sgt. James Chaney as Capt. Jameson Durham talks on the phone. All three reservists worked with a handful of others to coordinate aeromedical evacuation missions for Hurricane Katrina relief at Kelly Field, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Tudor)
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Hurrican Katrina
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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Hurricane Katrina
Tech. Sgt. Keith Berry, an Air Force Reserve Command pararescueman from the 304th Rescue Squadron in Portland, Ore., checks for overhanging tree limbs near his HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as it returns to the skies over southern Mississippi after checking on Hurricane Katrina survivors. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bill Huntington
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Posted: 10/20/2005
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