Oct. 31, 2014 CY15A Reseve School Selection Board convenes Feb 2 The CY15A Reserve School Selection Board will convene Feb. 2, 2015 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Both the Invitation to Apply and RSSB Application can be found on myPers located under the red "News Alert" tab or on the vPC-GR Dashboard under the "Actions
Oct. 31, 2014 910th, Red Cross team up for aircraft crash response exercise The 910th Airlift Wing and American Red Cross of the Mahoning Valley teamed up to conduct aircraft crash response training event here, Oct. 27.The "Feel the Heat" event included a simulated aircraft crash during which a small charter plane developed engine trouble, fell short of the
Oct. 30, 2014 Tinker units support large scale command and control exercise Elements of the 507th Air Refueling Wing and the 552nd Air Control Wing participated in U.S. Strategic Command's annual field training and battle staff exercise, Global Thunder 15 and North American Aerospace Defense Commands exercise Vigilant Shield 15, Oct. 20 - 29 Oct.The total force effort from
Oct. 30, 2014 Mobility teamwork is key to retrograde mission As the United States and its coalition partners reduce their presence in Afghanistan, there has been a robust retrograde mission to ensure that as much equipment and materials that supported the warfighters there are recovered. Team Dover C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and Airman from both the 436th and
Oct. 29, 2014 Reserve wing ensures safe passage for GPS satellite launch Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing provided range-clearance and safety support for the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1:21 p.m. today.The payload for today's launch included the Air Force's eighth Block IIF navigation
Oct. 28, 2014 HQ RIO unfurls new unit flag When Brig. Gen. Samuel "Bo" Mahaney, commander of the Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center, handed the freshly-minted Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization flag to its commander Oct. 28, an ancient ritual was playing out, allowing the ranks to see and
Oct. 27, 2014 Airmen return to Missouri after seven months in Afghanistan Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing returned here from a seven-month deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, Oct. 26 and 27.The final, largest wave of personnel, comprised of 245 reservists and 76 active duty Airmen, returned Oct. 27.During the deployment, the Airmen were critical to the generation of
Oct. 27, 2014 Headquarters RIO activates at Buckely Headquarters, Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization was ceremonially activated and Col. Christopher E. Cronce formally assumed command during a ceremony at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here Oct. 28.The activation and assumption of command were the culmination of a 12-month
Oct. 24, 2014 Reservists evaluate wartime readiness with fly away mission The 701st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina flew two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and transported 117 members from the 315th Airlift Wing to Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, Oct. 16 for a four-day readiness inspection mission.The training mission was part of the 315th
Oct. 24, 2014 Denton delivery Crew members of a C-5 Galaxy from Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, prepare to unload their cargo of donated goods Oct. 11, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The cargo transporting aircraft delivered over 6,000-pounds of humanitarian aid and supplies that were donated to Honduran citizens in