Air Force Reserve Command News

Operation Spring Spartan Strengthens Airmen Readiness

Senior Airman Bernard Puller — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:14:40 GMT

Reserve Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing participated in Operation Spring Spartan from April 13-14, 2026. Spring Spartan was created to enhance the warfighter capabilities needed for deployed environments. It focused on evacuation alarm signals, attack response procedures, tactical combat casualty care and other critical skills needed during and after attacks.

42nd, 58th Aerial Port Squadrons compete in AFRC’s 2026 Port Dawg Challenge

Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Hehnly — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:23:21 GMT

More than 160 competitors gathered at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, April 14-16 for the Air Force Reserve Command’s 2026 Port Dawg Challenge. Since 2010, small teams of air transportation Airmen, known as Port Dawgs, have gathered biennially at Dobbins ARB’s Transportation Proficiency Center to compete in the Air Force’s premier aerial port competition.

446th Airlift Wing Hosts TRIAD Course for Enhanced Leadership and Unit Cohesion

Capt. Daniel Phelps — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:44:00 GMT

The 446th Airlift Wing hosted an Air Force Reserve Command TRIAD course here, April 8-9, bringing together Unit Commanders, Senior Enlisted Leaders, and First Sergeants for a two-day, interactive workshop. The course was designed to expand the tools, skills, and communication needed for command teams to enhance unit effectiveness

Fit to Fight, Fit to Finish: 18-Time Marathoner Models Air Force Readiness

Master Sgt. Heather Clements — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:53:00 GMT

The sound of pounding feet on asphalt synchronized to Senior Master Sgt. Tiffany Hallmark’s heartbeat as she crossed the mile 20 mark. Doused in sweat, stomach involuntarily empty since mile 7 - Hallmark anguished through the final 6.2 miles toward the finish line. But after 18 marathons, she knew well the feeling of triumph would follow this pain.

916th CE Flight strengthens deployment readiness during four-day training exercise

Airman 1st Class Hudson Steiner — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:22:00 GMT

Airmen from the 916th Civil Engineering Flight conducted a four-day training exercise to strengthen deployment readiness and reinforce critical life-saving and operational skills, Feb. 5-8, 2026. The training brought together Airmen from fire protection, emergency management and explosive ordnance disposal to rehearse tasks required to operate in deployed environments.

507th LRS Utilizes Driving Simulator

Airman 1st Class Katriel Coffee — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:50:00 GMT

The 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron now provides additional vehicle training opportunities to Airmen of the 507th Air Refueling Wing with a new driving simulator. The simulator provides members throughout the wing the opportunity to familiarize themselves with different vehicles and scenarios, supplementing hands-on training with physical equipment.

Reserve medics launch new program, increases readiness

Jeremy Larlee — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:55:00 GMT

On Sept. 5, 2025, the 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron launched a new program, offering reservists medical appointments on Fridays prior to unit training assemblies.

Third Generation Pilot- A Legacy of Tradition and Family

Staff Sgt. Brittney Korte — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:27:00 GMT

Capt. Cassidy Pickrell stood in front of her father with her flight wings in her hand, ready to carry on a legacy three generations strong. She carefully broke the shiny new set of Air Force pilot wings in two and handed the other half to her father, retired Capt. Robert Pickrell, Jr. This gesture honored the man who had once flown before her and always stood beside her.

One Mission, Many Futures

Staff Sgt. Michella Stowers — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:09:00 GMT

Maintaining a ready and capable Air Force starts with its recruiters, the front-line professionals responsible for finding and guiding the next generation of Airmen.

433rd MDG Airmen Hone Mass-Casualty Response Skills

Julian Hernandez — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 17:56:00 GMT

433rd Medical Group Reserve Airmen participated in a mass-casualty response training event Sep. 6, 2025, at Camp Bramble, located on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Never Forgotten: BRAVO-12 Airmen Honored 35 years After Deadly C-5 Crash

Julian Hernandez — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:43:00 GMT

On the 35th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed the lives of nine 433rd Military Airlift Wing Airmen, the 68th Airlift Squadron hosted a remembrance and wreath-laying ceremony to honor the memory of the BRAVO-12 crew.

U.S., Paraguay close AMISTAD 2025 with strengthened partnerships, improved readiness

Andrea Jenkins — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT

LUQUE, Paraguay — United States and Paraguayan military leaders, healthcare professionals, and community members gathered at General Hospital of Luque, Aug. 14, to celebrate the conclusion of AMISTAD 2025.

Grissom ARB steps up, kicks off exercise Patriot Medic 2025

Master Sgt. Rachel Barton — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:26:00 GMT

Patriot Medic 25 kicked off at Grissom Air Reserve Base on Aug. 6, marking the beginning of an exercise that prepares military medical personnel for deployment.

Dover Reserve defenders test leadership abilities at combat-readiness course

Jeremy Larlee — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:35:00 GMT

More than 20 512th Security Forces Squadrons defenders faced numerous combat scenarios like this while attending the Integrated Defense Leadership Course from July 16-28, 2025, at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio.

Dover Reservists help provide over $1.2 million worth of no-cost medical care to Pennsylvanians

Staff Sgt. Alexis Morris — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 21:31:00 GMT

As Dover residents were filling the stands of the Dover International Speedway for the NASCAR Cup Series last month, 42 of the city’s Air Force reservists were en route to the Borough of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, to train alongside fellow service members in an Innovative Readiness Training mission.

507th ARW Chaplain Receives Air Force Reserve Command Award for Excellence

Carter Denton — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:56:00 GMT

Chaplain Lt. Col. Alice Hernandez, the wing chaplain of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Air Force Reserve Chaplain Corps Annual Award for Individual Excellence in the Traditional Reservist/Individual Mobilization Augmentee category. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to spiritual readiness, mission support and community impact across the Air Force Reserve Chaplain Corps.

Making it work: Airman brings maintenance grit to medical mission in Suriname

Tech. Sgt. Elora McCutcheon — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:02:00 GMT

While patients waited in crowded clinics and medical staff in crisp uniforms moved from room to room, a small maintenance shop tucked into the corner of Academic Hospital buzzed with a different kind of energy: One less visible, but no less essential.

Total Force Medevac Training: Air Force Reservists Join Army OPERATION DUSTOFF VIGILANCE 2025

Master Sgt. Jacob Lewis and Mr. Julian Hernandez — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:33:00 GMT

More than 100 personnel from across the Total Force participated in OPERATION DUSTOFF VIGILANCE 2025, a Texas Army National Guard-led personnel recovery, survival, evasion, resistance, and escape, and medical evacuation aircrew training event held here July 16. The mission centered on UH-60 Black Hawk operations and offered realistic medevac and aircrew training for Texas Army National Guard flight crews. It also brought together a wide range of joint mission partners, including Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 26th and 74th Aerial Port Squadrons—both part of the 433rd Airlift Wing—along with Airmen and Soldiers from the 802nd Security Forces Squadron, 502nd Force Support Group, 343rd Training Squadron, 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron.

Military Reserve Exchange Program connects Citizen Airman with international partners in Denmark

James Bowman — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:21:00 GMT

Senior Master Sgt. Erin Esquer, senior enlisted leader of the 624th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, participated in an international Military Reserve Exchange Program hosted by the Danish Home Guard, June 29 - July 6, 2025.

459th ARW hosts International Air Cadet Exchange

Lt. Col. Timothy Smith — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:55:00 GMT

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.