Nov. 6, 2017 308th welcomes new commander The 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, welcomed their new commander during a change of command ceremony Nov. 4, at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.
Nov. 6, 2017 Board offers perspective on STEP II promotions More than 250 Reserve Citizen Airmen tacked on another stripe Oct. 1 after being selected by the Stripes for Exceptional Performers II board.
Nov. 5, 2017 Flying Jennies ready for combat airlift mission In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a bird that obtains new life by rising from the ashes.
Nov. 3, 2017 Rescue Citizen Airmen redeploy to Portland After a roughly four-and-a-half month deployment, 89 Citizen Airmen with the 304th Rescue Squadron were welcomed home by family, friends and co-workers in Portland, Oregon, Oct. 7 through 16.
Nov. 3, 2017 Exercise tests reservists’ mass casualty response Reserve Citizen Airmen, litters in tow, rush into a smoke-filled building amid the screams and shouts of the wounded. Strapping the injured onto litters, one by one, they carry them to safety before returning to the smoke-filled building to search for others.
Nov. 3, 2017 403rd Wing participates in Southern Strike 2018 Three units from the 403rd Wing took part in Southern Strike 2018, an annual joint exercise held along the Mississippi Gulf Coast from Oct. 20 to Friday.
Nov. 1, 2017 Reserve recruiters reach goal for 17th year Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service has met the command’s accession goal for the 17th consecutive year.For the past fiscal year, Reserve recruiters not only reached their goal but surpassed it, ending the year with 8,241 accessions equating to 101.7 percent of the goal.“I want to give a
Oct. 31, 2017 403rd Operations Group earns Lt. Gen Sherrard award Every year the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium and technology convention brings together Air Force leadership, industry experts and members of the academic community along with past and present mobility Airmen from around the world. During the four-day event, attendees discuss the issues and
Oct. 31, 2017 AFRC Arthur S. Flemming award nominee The Air Force Reserve Command nominee for the Arthur S. Flemming award is Capt. Celestine K. Lukshis, Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado.
Oct. 30, 2017 The Airman who traveled the world but never left Keesler For more than 30 years, Senior Master Sgt. Eric H. Johnson III, 403rd Maintenance Squadron Propulsion Flight chief, has cared for and kept the propellers turning at Keesler Air Force Base, the only base to which he was assigned his entire Air Force career.