KC-46A Pegasus conducts 1st in-flight refueling demonstration

The KC-46A Pegasus successfully transferred fuel through its boom to an F-16C Fighting Falcon Jan. 24 to demonstrate aerial refueling operations in advance of its first production decision later this spring.

Hurricane Hunters close out 2015 season

The Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" closed out the year with a week of packing, loading and shipping equipment back to Keesler Air Force Base from their forward operating base at the Henry Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.According to Lt.

Fort Worth unit hosts Congressional tour

NAVAL AIR STATION FORT WORTH JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas - Master Sgt. William Warwick, 301st Mission Support Group Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member, briefs 11 Congressional staffers here Jan. 21 on equipment used to handle explosive devices. In addition to EOD, the Capitol Hill defense

Youngstown SARM team named best in AFRC for 2015

AFRC Surgeon General visits 926th Wing

Colonel. James Dienst, right, Air Force Reserve Command Surgeon General, conducts a site visit at the 926th Aerospace Medical Squadron dental clinic here Jan. 9 as the unit prepares to make the transition to using electronic records. Dienst also visited the 726th Operations Group at Creech Air Force

Starbase Nellis holds first academy of 2016

STARBASE Nellis academy held its first class of 2016 here Jan. 8. Students from Neal Elementary began their five-week course with a lesson in engineering."We've been coming for three years and we hope to keep coming back," said Angela Cruzate, Neal ES teacher. "We find that the students are more

Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force

In December, the Air Force announced the Green Dot training program as the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service.“Green Dot is the Air Force’s first step in arming Airmen for violence prevention using an evidence based public health model,” said Dr.

Remembering Desert Storm - Where we are today in the Total Force Continuum

“See all those contrails heading north, Captain?” the salty lieutenant colonel asked me on Jan. 16, 1991. “Yes sir!” I replied flying as a brand new aircraft commander in the C-141B Starlifter.The contrails covered the darkening sky and seemed like hundreds of fingers reaching north into Iraq to

Grissom Airmen share their Desert Storm stories

Jan. 16 marks the 25th Anniversary of Desert Storm and Airmen from Grissom were there to fuel the fight.Operating out of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing joined coalition forces to launch a crippling air campaign against Iraqi forces who invaded Kuwait.In all, nearly one

Luke Airmen remember Gulf War

It's been 25 years since the world's nations rallied together in support of the Gulf War. Operation Desert Shield saw the buildup of troops in the Persian Gulf in defense of Saudi Arabia which led to the combat phase known as Operation Desert Storm.Several 944th Fighter Wing Airmen remember seeing