Nov. 16, 2023 Reserve Component launches direct commission program; constructive service credit for cyberspace warfare operations career field The Department of the Air Force has announced that the Air Reserve component has initiated a direct commission and constructive service credit program memo for people interested in serving in the cyber security and cyberspace warfare operations career fields.
Nov. 15, 2023 Team accomplishes multicapable Airman training during flyaway event More than 90 302nd Airlift Wing Airmen and three C-130H Hercules aircraft flew to Naval Air Station North Island, Nov. 3-5, to accomplish multicapable Airman training and gain greater awareness of where they fit into wing operations based on their job specialties.
Nov. 15, 2023 Lt. Gen. John Healy speaks at Airlift/Tanker Association Convention Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, delivers his keynote address during the 55th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention, Nov. 11, 2023, in Grapevine, Texas. This year’s conference featured ten keynote speakers and 20 seminars
Nov. 15, 2023 Recruiters engage Chief Master Sergeant Israel Nuñez during training event Chief Master Sergeant Israel Nuñez, senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Force Reserve Command, engaged with more than 300 Air Force Reserve recruiters from across the globe during their annual recruiting training event in St. Charles,
Nov. 15, 2023 Major pain: Airmen team up with local hospital for medical training Saving wounded service members in an austere combat environment is an intense experience with no room for mistakes. To remain resilient and proficient in life-saving skills, the 934th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and the 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently participated in a simulated
Nov. 13, 2023 315 CEF Reservist train to operate, survive Reservist from the 315th Civil Engineer Flight, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, exercised emergency management, explosive ordnance disposal and firefighting operations during a 315th CEF joint exercise, Nov. 4, 2023.Ability-to-survive-and-operate exercises prepare reservists to increase
Nov. 10, 2023 World War II vet turns 100 -- a week after Veterans Day Retired Lt. Col. Jed Woolley, who hung up the blue suit in 1970, also served in the Air Force Reserve.
Nov. 10, 2023 WWII airpower legend receives honorary promotion to colonel At 100 years old, WWII and Korean War airpower legend, retired Lt. Col. James H. Harvey III, one of the nation’s first African American fighter pilots with the famed Tuskegee Airmen, received an honorary promotion.
Nov. 9, 2023 Atlanta Falcons Promote Salute to Service Cheers of nearly 70,000 fans reverberated throughout the sold-out stadium.But as the U.S. flag was suddenly unfurled from the rafters of the stadium, the cheers slowly morphed into a synchronized singing of the national anthem. All six military branches had their flags represented on the field with
Nov. 9, 2023 AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8.