Oct. 3, 2016 OTS flight commander positions open to reservists The Air Force has opportunities for air reserve component members to tap into the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program in the Officer Training School at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Oct. 3, 2016 Enlisted aircrew members make move to pilot seat From the back seat to the front and from stripes to bars and beyond. That’s the dual Air Force path a few 919th Special Operations Wing officers took to achieve their life-long goal of flight.
Oct. 1, 2016 AFRC launches history coloring book contest Do you like to learn about history? Do you like to color? Well now you can do both because the Air Force Reserve Command History Office has developed a unique coloring book for anyone who wants to color a century of Air Force Reserve history.
Sept. 30, 2016 Kansas City Chiefs’ cheerleaders visit Keesler Gold and red pom poms shimmered in the Southern sun when National Football League cheerleaders from the Kansas City Chiefs visited Keesler Air Force Base today. Cheerleaders Katrina, Tara, Sarah and Claire (team policy dictates that they don’t share their last names) were here as part of an event
Sept. 30, 2016 Last C-5A Galaxy departs San Antonio The final C-5A Galaxy aircraft (tail number 70-0448) departed here Sept. 28, to make room for the newer and improved C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft. The departure is another step towards the 433rd Airlift Wing’s transition to the newer Lockheed Martin model. The first of the eight Lockheed Martin’s
Sept. 30, 2016 Pararescue Rodeo tests battlefield Airmen The 920th Rescue Wing hosted the 2016 Pararescue Rodeo in and around Florida's Space Coast Sept. 19-23. The Guardian Angel Team from the 308th Rescue Squadron here put 46 battlefield Airmen through the rigors of battle-ready drills to save lives in combat, amongst Florida’s tropical environment. Far
Sept. 30, 2016 Airmen fly, pay homage to fallen aviator Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Robert McIntosh, 27th Fighter Squadron pilot, was honored Sept. 29 with a flyover in Tipton, Indiana by a formation of F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft.
Sept. 29, 2016 Shock waves of suicide Shock waves produce violent changes. That’s what suicide does. “It's usually devastating to all concerned -- family, friends and coworkers,” said Maj. Jose Jasso, the 301st Fighter Wing suicide prevention program manager.
Sept. 29, 2016 A Contagion Spreads: Air Force Kudzu The zealous desire by some Airmen to acquire then boastfully use post-nominals is as noxious and invasive in the Air Force as the destructive weed kudzu is in the American countryside. It detracts from the study of the profession of arms, hampers the delivery of required services, and delays