Aug. 19, 2024 803rd AMXS keeps global mission moving If it were not for the 803rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, the 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies” would just be the 815th Squadron “Jennies.” From day-to-day preventative maintenance to complex repairs, the Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 803rd AMXS fulfill a vital role in ensuring the mission
Aug. 16, 2024 Improved Atmospheric River forecasts assist West Coast water, emergency managers California’s weather swings between wet and dry periods so it’s critical for the state to have accurate forecasts so they can employ effective water management strategies. To improve these forecasts and help residents of not just California, but several West Coast states, representatives with the
Aug. 16, 2024 Hungry Hungry Halibut exercise sharpens air warfighting skills Hungry Hungry Halibut, a high-end integration air war exercise, took place on Aug. 1 and 2, 2024, providing unique opportunities to integrate various forces into multilateral training from simulated forward operating bases throughout Alaska.The 477th Fighter Group, the Air Force Reserve unit in
Aug. 16, 2024 Beale and the B-52: 307th and 2nd Bomb Wings test ACE concept in unfamiliar environment Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing, along with their active-duty counterparts in the 2nd Bomb Wing, joined forces with the 940th Air Refueling Wing to participate in an Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise here Aug. 8-15.
Aug. 16, 2024 Trailblazing Reservist: First drill-status Airman takes on Junior ROTC instructor role In a historic milestone, Master Sgt. Cynthia Webster, 908th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, has become the first Air Force reservist to serve as an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps instructor while maintaining her drill status. Webster, who has dedicated 13 years to
Aug. 16, 2024 Charleston Reservist Earns Top Graduate Award for C-17 Flight Control Systems Course Master Sgt. Andrew “AJ” Turner, a reservist with the 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., recently earned Air Education and Training Command’s (AETC) Top Graduate Award during the Mobility Air Forces Integrated Instruments and Flight Control Systems C-17 Course at
Aug. 16, 2024 Air Force Chief of Staff visits Team Robins Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin visited Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 13, 2024, to speak with Airmen and receive mission updates on both legacy platforms and new missions being established at the installation.
Aug. 14, 2024 Remembering Chow-Hound: 80 years later, WWII aircrew honored in Normandy LONLAY-I’ABBAYE, FRANCE – There are many American Flags flying in the Normandy region of France, signifying the lasting gratitude the people have there for America’s role in liberating their country during WW2. One flag stands alone, however, atop a flagpole in the middle of a hay field in Lonlay
Aug. 12, 2024 919th SOW faces, overcomes adversity in readiness exercise Citizen Air Commandos took to the air, traversed the ground and braved rough water during a readiness exercise on the Emerald Coast Aug. 5-9, 2024.