Together again

The List family was reunited Dec. 9 during two surprise welcome home events at Warner Robins Middle and Shirley Hills Elementary Schools. From left: James, Capt. Nathan List, Chloe, and Senior Master Sgt Lisa List. The captain ended his six-month deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, three weeks early, and with the help of his wife and the school staffs, was able to surprise his children in their classrooms. “It was a long road home,” said List. “Tuesday (Dec. 6) I was in Iraq and today I’m with my family. It’s a great feeling,” he said. List is assigned to the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Security Forces Directorate as the Chief of Contingency and Readiness Plans. Sergeant List is also assigned to the AFRC Judge Advocate directorate as the Reserve Paralegal Program Manager. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tommie Horton)

Daddy's home!

Chloe List gets a long-awaited hug from her father, Capt. Nathan List, during a surprise welcome home at Warner Robins Middle School in Warner Robins, Ga., Dec. 9. List ended his six-month deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, three weeks early, and with the help of the school staff was able to surprise Chloe in her classroom. List is assigned to the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Security Forces Directorate where he is the Chief of Contingency and Readiness Plans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tommie Horton)

Off-the-shelf solutions speed new equipment to Reserve, Guard

Colonel Leonard Dick, (on left) vice commander, Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, Tucson, Ariz., and Col. Eric Mann, Air National Guard director of requirements, address congressional staffers on Capitol Hill on Oct. 28. The colonels discussed equipment modernization and the special funding program which Congress specifically provides to the Reserve Component. The Reserve representatives were hosted by the House National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus and provided an update on cost-effective combat equipment acquisitions that are directly effecting military operations at home and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)

Off-the-shelf solutions speed new equipment to Reserve, Guard

Showing how off-the-shelf technology has resulted in crucial combat capability, Col. Eric Mann, Air National Guard director of requirements, addresses congressional staffers on Capitol Hill on Oct. 28. According to Mann, the Air Force Reserve and Air Guard are modernized in an extremely cost-effective and efficient process using National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriations funding provided by Congress. This special funding results in a very streamlined process that saves lives, increases combat capability, and speeds high-tech acquisitions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)

9/11 attacks prompt reservists to action

Master Sgt. Tyree Bacon, a firefighter, was deployed to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron in February 2008. He was in New York City on 9/11 and helped people escape before the World Trade Center collapsed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman SerMae Lampkin)

9/11 attacks prompt reservists to action

President George W. Bush thanks a first responder for his service outside the Pentagon on Sept. 12, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo)