507th ARW gains a new squadron, air mobility training mission

The 507th Air Refueling Wing gained a new squadron and a new training mission assuming command over the 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.The 730th AMTS is an Air Force Reserve Command unit charged with training aircrew on the C-17 Globemaster III, KC-135

Undersecretary of Defense visits Joint Base Charleston

Jessica Wright, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, visited the world's largest C-17 base Aug. 22 and 23 to learn of the Team Charleston mission and discuss resiliency and to promote sexual assault prevention and reporting with service members.Her visit kicked off with a mission

Hurricane Hunters fly into Tropical Storm Cristobal

Aircrews with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron have been flying data-gathering missions into Tropical Storm Cristobal out of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport here since Aug. 21.The Hurricane Hunters flew the first low-level invest mission Aug. 21 and continued to investigate the weather system

Behind the nylon curtain: rigging parachutes for pararescue

It's a typical training day at the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Reserve's only combat rescue unit. Pararescuemen wait for the signal to jump out of the plane and into the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean. They check each other's parachutes as a pre-jump ritual. One mistake in this business is

Yellow Ribbon trains deploying IMAs, loved ones

For Individual Mobilization Augmentees, who lack the support of a local military base, the separation and reintegration of a deployment can cause challenges for family relationships.Enter the Yellow Ribbon Program. The pre-, mid- and post-deployment events allow reservists and their loved ones the

SecAF gets first-hand look at AF Reserve headquarters

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited Robins Air Force Base this week to get an up close look at the installation's diverse and dynamic missions.This was the Secretary's first visit to the installation, where she spent two days touring several areas of Georgia's largest industrial

Sky Country performs at Museum of Aviation Sept 2

Residents of Middle Georgia can attend a free Air Force band concert Sept. 2 at the Museum of Aviation's amphitheater in Warner Robins.Sky Country, the newest ensemble of the U.S. Air Force Band of the West from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, will take the stage at 7 p.m. If the weather is

22nd Air Force Commander visits 440th Airlift Wing

Pope Airmen, Soldiers tour NASCAR racing facility

Airmen and Soldiers from Pope Army Airfield and Fort Bragg had the unique opportunity to tour the manufacturing facility of NASCAR legend Richard Childress in Welcome, N.C., Aug. 11. The service members toured the Earnhart-Childress Racing that builds and maintains engines for three NASCAR series -

England honors American pilot 70 years later

A small group of people gathered in a restaurant on a warm midsummer day in Dallas to honor a man's service and sacrifice.Capt. John Perrin, a United States Army Air Forces pilot, gave his life while guiding his failing aircraft away from the populated areas of Stafford and Creswell, England, July