Sept. 8, 2017 Dobbins provides hurricane evacuation support Late Wednesday evening, the first of several KC-130s carrying evacuees landed on the Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, flightline. What began as a typical aircraft arrival scene with airfield managers guiding the planes in, became a bit more unique as Marine Corps aircrews offloaded suitcases of
Sept. 8, 2017 Individual Reservists lend a hand after Harvey In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which flooded the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana with more than 50 inches of rain, Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentees were on the ground helping with recovery efforts.Many of these Reserve Citizen Airmen contributed in uniform, as emergency
Sept. 7, 2017 Florida Reserve wing relocates aircraft; stands ready to rescue in response to Irma After returning Sunday from flying week-long relief efforts in Texas due to the effects of Hurricane Harvey, 920th Rescue Wing reservists have turned around and relocated its helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft September 7, in response to Hurricane Irma’s projected path, and are pre-positioned for
Sept. 6, 2017 Peterson reserve wing deploys second MAFFS-equipped C-130 to Western U.S. The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing sent a second Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 to Fresno Air Tanker Base, California today to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the western U.S.The Colorado Reserve wing has been supporting the U.S. Forest Service's
Sept. 6, 2017 Individual Reservists lend a hand after Harvey In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which flooded the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana with more than 50 inches of rain, Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentees were on the ground helping with recovery efforts.Many of these Reserve Citizen Airmen contributed in uniform, as emergency
Sept. 6, 2017 AFRC 2017 NAA Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy nominee The 2017 National Aeronautic Association Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy nominee for Air Force Reserve Command is Lt. Col. Ivan J. Deroche, Chief, Standardization and Evaluation, 403rd Operations Group, Keelser Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Sept. 5, 2017 Helicopter crew recalls family-of-four Harvey relief mission Reserve Citizen Airman Staff Sgt. Gregg Forshaw, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, and Senior Airman Davy Brinkmann, 301st Rescue Squadron special mission aviator, 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, were part of a six-person HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crew that rescued 84
Sept. 5, 2017 507th enables lifesaving medical training The 507th ARW has a fleet of eight KC-135 Stratotankers, which are used mostly for aerial refueling in operations worldwide, but the aircraft can also transform into emergency rooms in the sky to provide lifesaving in-flight patient care during a crisis.
Sept. 5, 2017 AFRC hosts 2017 Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Expo With the ever-changing state of international affairs, the Air Force is constantly looking to stay ahead of the curve in the intelligence career field.Air Force Reserve Command held its 2017 Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Expo August 22-24, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. Throughout the