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Jan. 27, 2020
Hawaii Reserve Citizen Airmen help keep power on at Bellows

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 624th Civil Engineer Squadron here provide real-world support at Bellows Air Force Station during a unit training assembly Jan. 25.The work provided an opportunity to accomplish needed equipment maintenance support while performing hands-on upgrade training for
Jan. 24, 2020
AFRC studying locations for four new C-130Js

Air Force Reserve Command is currently studying possible locations for four new AFRC C-130J aircraft recently approved by Congress.“The inclusion of four new C-130Js in the fiscal 2020 Defense Appropriations Bill and National Defense Authorization Act is great news for the Air Force Reserve,” said
Jan. 22, 2020
403rd Wing Exercise: Operation Southern Comfort

During Operation Southern Comfort held Jan 13-16, 2020, Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Wing shared living quarters, worked long hours wearing chemical protection gear and consumed brown bagged meals ready to eat called MRE’s, where you never know what you will get.
Jan. 19, 2020
MilTax: Military OneSource offers free tax prep

MilTax kicks off on Military OneSource Jan. 22, offering electronic filing via do-it-yourself software and personalized support from a tax consultant.
Jan. 13, 2020
Air Force beta-tests adaptive learning platform in basic military training

Air Education and Training Command’s emphasis on the use of technology to aggressively and cost-effectively modernize education and training took another step forward here with the issuance of personal tablets to two in-processing flights at Basic Military Training.
Jan. 12, 2020
Reserve Citizen Airmen among Spark Tank 2020 selectees

Spark Tank also offers Airmen the opportunity to get their ideas in front of key enabling agencies that can share expertise and resources such as funding or personnel for the projects being presented and demonstrate pathways for intrapreneurs to make their initiatives successful.
Jan. 7, 2020
Space wing reservist earns headquarters award

A Reserve Citizen Airman with the 380th Space Control Squadron earned the Outstanding Air Reserve Component Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Airman of the Year award for 2019.
Jan. 7, 2020
F-35A Lightning II standup complete at Hill AFB’s 388th, 419th Fighter Wings

Hill AFB’s fighter wings have achieved full warfighting capability.
Jan. 6, 2020
Hill's fighter wings conduct F-35A combat power exercise

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th FW conducted a combat power exercise here Jan. 6, launching 52 F-35A Lightning IIs in rapid succession.The fighter wings are home to 78 aircraft. As the Air Force’s only combat-capable F-35A units, the wings must be
Jan. 4, 2020
Genesis trains defenders despite challenges

The 940th Security Forces Squadron created Genesis, a training program for new defenders, and executed it twice in 2020, despite the challenges presented globally and here at Beale Air Force Base, California. In January 2019, the Air Force made changes to the training for defenders including the

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