Sept. 20, 2017 Dobbins aircrews, maintainers return home from deployment Crowds of friends and family members gathered around a hangar looked up in awe as five C-130H Hercules flew overhead. After several months, the long wait had come to an end. Their loved ones were finally home from deployment.Once the planes landed, crew members waved American flags as planes taxied
Sept. 20, 2017 70th Flying Training Squadron Airmen donate and deliver hurricane relief supplies to South Texas Following Hurricane Harvey’s path of destruction, many communities in south Texas were isolated from normal distribution chains and running critically short on essential supplies. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 340th Flying Training Group’s 70th Flying Training Squadron at the Air Force Academy,
Sept. 20, 2017 Okies bring the boom In honor of the Air Force’s 70th Anniversary, a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 507th Air Refueling Wing operating out of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, performed a flyover Sept. 16, 2017, at a University of Oklahoma football game at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
Sept. 20, 2017 655th ISRG officially activates three new squadrons Three 655 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group detachments formally activated as official intelligence squadrons effective midnight, September 2.The former Det. 1, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Det. 2, Fort Meade, Maryland and Det. 3, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, are now
Sept. 20, 2017 AFRC wins trophies and Allies during international shooting competition Among members of the Profession of Arms, there is an unwritten rule that the best way to build camaraderie and morale is to spend time together getting dirty and shooting guns.Seven security forces Reserve Citizen Airmen from across the Air Force Reserve Command had the opportunity to put this to
Sept. 20, 2017 AFRC Chaplain Corps uses scientific research to increase resiliency among Reserve Citizen Airmen In December 2016, Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Dondi Costin, the Air Force’s chief of chaplains, launched a new campaign to encourage Airmen and their families to explore faith, not just as a religious option, but also as a health and resilience tool.The campaign, Faith Works, is based on a body of research
Sept. 18, 2017 A family legacy 70 years in the making Seventy years ago, Lenard Ellison made the decision to join the military.“I was 17 and my mother helped me join the Army in August 1947 to get out of the south due to racial tension,” the retired technical sergeant said.
Sept. 18, 2017 Chief of AF Reserve announces senior leader actions The Chief of the Air Force Reserve announced several senior leaders actions today,
Sept. 15, 2017 Mobility Airmen enhance partnerships during Pacific Airlift Rally The destructive power of Mother Nature has made headlines around the world, and every country is fighting its own war when it comes to natural disasters and humanitarian relief. To prepare for such events in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. Pacific Air Force and Sri Lanka Air Force co-hosted
Sept. 15, 2017 Reserve Citizen Airmen essential to USAFA mission Reserve Citizen Airmen bring their skills and experience to augment the active-duty force at the U.S. Air Force Academy in order to produce tomorrow’s Air Force leaders.“Each year the Air Force Academy depends on Reserve Citizen Airmen in order to fulfill the mission here,” said Col. Christine