Pilot for a Day: 'It's my day!'

Nine-year-old Peyton Malloy became Westover's newest "pilot" as Col. Albert Lupenski knelt and presented the young boy with his "wings.""It's my day!" shouted Peyton, to Westover's newest wing commander and to a roomful of Airmen and Peyton's family.In 2011, Peyton had a severe case of scoliosis, a

Charleston Reservists join Ebola support operations

 Three Air Force Reserve aircrews flew C-17 Globemaster IIIs packed with personnel and supplies over the past two weeks in support of Operation United Assistance, an effort to support Ebola stricken regions of West Africa.Aircrew from the 300th Airlift Squadron departed Joint Base Charleston early

Reserve pararescuemen get back to basics in skills competition

Thirty-four pararescumen from active duty, Guard and Reserve units participated in the 2014 Guardian Angel Rodeo competition here Sept. 22-27.The pararescuemen, also known as PJs, were spilt into eight teams based on their respective units. The team who earned the most points at the end of the

Barksdale Reserve SF compete in Global Strike Challenge

ARPC members celebrate quarterly fitness event

Service members, civilians and their families celebrated the Air Reserve Personnel Center's Commander's Fitness Enhancement Program quarterly event here Oct. 3.Col. Sean McElhaney Pahia, Air Reserve Personnel Center vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ruthe Flores, ARPC command chief, presented

Brothers in arms

Only one percent of Air Force enlisted personnel achieve the rank of chief master sergeant. However, two brothers from Buffalo, New York achieved that rare accomplishment.Through the best of times and the worst of times, Chief Master Sgt. Lee and Norman Green pushed each other."The relationship

ATC Zero: Grissom steps up, supports air traffic crisis

Chicago's Air Route Traffic Control Center controlled more than 3 million air operations last year with hundreds of millions of lives in the hands of their air traffic controllers, but when Chicago's radar scopes went black Sept. 26, many of those lives fell safely into the hands of Grissom's

Airmen read their way to brighter Air Force future

General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, called on Airmen to submit suggestions for the 2015 Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force Professional Reading Program, which was created as a way of developing Airmen.The goal of this reading program is to develop a common frame of

Ohio reserve loadmasters train ANG, Army Reserve personnel

Ohio Army and Air National Gaurdsmen at the Toledo Express Airport here got familiarization training with the C-17 Globemaster III from the Air Force Reserve's 89th Airlift Squadron, from nearby Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  Sixteen loadmasters from 89th AS showed the Guardsmen how to

Wingman Toolkit is going Total Force

The Wingman Toolkit is going Total Force this fall with a brand new mobile app and website.For years, the toolkit has been the one-stop shop for Air Force Reservists looking to achieve and maintain wellness. Starting this fall, it will be expanding its reach to include all members of the Air Force