 
Starving Somalians spell "Relief" A-F-R-E-S.
Aug. 21, 1992 - Feb. 28, 1993 -- Air Force Reserve airlift units participated in Operation Provide Relief/Provide Hope, a massive airlift of food and medical supplies to millions of starving Somalians. Eighteen Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130s flew 20 missions per day from Moi International Airport to war-torn Somalia for Operation Provide Relief.
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Desert Storm draws more than 38,000 Reserve Airmen to active duty.
August 1990 ? April 1991 ? Nearly 23,500 Air Force Reservists were mobilized in support of Operation Desert Storm. Another 15,000 served in volunteer capacities. Here, a reservist assigned to the 440th Tactical Airlift Wing, Milwaukee, Wisc. guards the flight line.
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USAFR flies for NATO over Bosnia.
Air to air view of two Air Force Reserve F-16 Fighting Falcons flying over clouds during a training mission. The lead F-16 is the flag ship of the 302nd Fighter Squadron and the wing aircraft is the flag ship of the 944th Fighter Wing both deployed from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
Dec. 1995 - Dec. 1996 - Air Force Reserve airlift, aerial refueling, and aeromedical units plus individual mobilization augmentees began supporting Operation Joint Endeavor, the NATO-sponsored peacekeeping mission to Bosnia Herzegovina, formerly known as Yugoslavia.
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Air Force Reserve rescue squadron patrols lava flows over Mt. St. Helens.
May 18-28, 1980 -- The 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Portland International Airport, Ore., flew 111 sorties around Mt. St. Helens, saving 61 lives. Other Air Force Reserve units contributed aircraft, maintenance, and communications assistance.
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Rescue squadron saves lives at Mt. St. Helens.
May 18-28, 1980 -- The 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Portland International Airport, Ore., flew 111 sorties around Mt. St. Helens, saving 61 lives. Other Air Force Reserve units contributed aircraft, maintenance, and communications assistance.
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First Reserve F-105 lands at Tinker AFB.
May 20, 1972 -- Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., welcomes the Air Force Reserve's first F-105 "Thunderchief" jet fighter-bomber, assigned to the 507th Tactical Fighter Group. Here, shown in the maintenance portion of the 1977 Operational Readiness Inspection there.
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A-10 modernizes Air Force Reserve's attack aircraft mission at Barksdale.
June 26,1980 -- The Air Force Reserve fighter force significantly modernized with conversion to A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, which first arrived at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.'s 917th Tactical Fighter Group.
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Reserve Airmen of wait to board C-130E bound for Panama.
Dec. 1989 -- Air Force Reserve units fly in Operation Just Cause, a mission to ensure protection of Americans and US resources, airlifting passengers and cargo to Panama. Aeromedical, special operations, and aerial refueling units also participated.
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A 934th Tactical Airlift Group C-130E flys airlift missions for Operation Just Cause, Panama.
Dec. 1989 - Air Force Reserve units fly in Operation Just Cause, a mission to ensure protection of Americans and US resources, airlifting passengers and cargo to Panama. Aeromedical, special operations, and aerial refueling units also participated.
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First jet-powered aircraft assigned to AFRES in 23 years..
July 1970 -- The Air Force Reserve's 930th Special Operations Group, Grissom Air Force Base, Ind., receives its first A-37, the first Reserve jet aircraft since the F-86 left the inventory in 1957.
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Reserve acquires aerial spray functions.
April 1, 1973 -- The Air Force Reserve acquired aerial spray responsibilities, equipping a UC-123K assigned to the 906th Tactical Airlift Group at Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio.
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Associate-unit Reservists evacuate citizens from Grenada.
Oct 23,1983 -- Air Force Reserve airlift associate units assist in evacuation of more than 700 American and foreign citizens from Grenada during civil unrest there. Maintenance, aerial port and medical reservists augmented active forces.
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