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AFRC Command Chief visits 433rd, JBSA-Lackland

"I will fight your fight," said the top enlisted leader in Air Force Reserve Command, during an enlisted call at the Bob Hope Theater here Aug. 3. Command Chief Master Sgt. Chief Cameron Kirksey visited many of the squadrons at the 433rd Airlift Wing  July 31- to Aug. 3 to see what the concerns and

Duke reservist credits training, faith in rescue of local motorist

Staff Sgt. Steve Hansen figured his recent combat first-aid training skills would be used in a deployed environment. But that's not how things worked out for the Duke Field reservist.On a recent commute home from Duke, Hansen, an air transportation craftsman and airdrop training specialist with the

Hurricane Hunters fly into Tropical Storm Bertha

Aircrew members from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" have been flying data-gathering missions into Tropical Storm Bertha out of the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport in St. Croix, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands since July 31.According to Lt. Col. Jon Talbot, 53rd WRS chief

New 931st Aeromedical Squadron facility opens for business

Leaders from the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group and the active duty 22nd Air Refueling Wing celebrated the official opening of the new 931st Aeromedical Squadron facility during a ribbon cutting ceremony conducted here, Aug. 1. Also in attendance for the ceremony was Brig. Gen. John

Little takes holistic approach to new role

The same way a pillar might need support after a storm, so might Airmen during times of struggle, and Grissom Airmen just got that additional support. That support is in the form of Amy Little, who recently transitioned into her new role as the 434th Air Refueling Wing sexual assault and response

CMSAF Cody visits Team March

"We are one Air Force with four distinct components--active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilians. Airmen and airpower is how we should approach our Air Force," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody, who visited March Air Reserve Base, California, with his wife, Athena, July 11-14. While

Flight surgeon lands the big one

A 68-foot Hatteras, named the Iona Louise swayed gently as it sat 150-miles south of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A light breeze, low chop and clear skies were just what the doctor ordered on June 6 as the sun broke the horizon for a day of enjoying a relatively new hobby of sport fishing. Col. (Dr.)

Brothers flying in sister services

When it comes to the word "wingman," brothers Kurt and Arthur Bruggeman have taken it to a new level. U.S. Air Force Major Kurt Bruggeman, assigned to the 414th Fighter Group at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and U.S. Marine Corps Major Arthur Bruggeman, currently attending the U.S. Naval War

Reserve Command major awarded Bronze Star Medal

Major Jonathan Whittaker, Air Force Reserve Command Force Management branch chief, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony here July 29.Maj. Gen. Richard S. "Beef" Haddad, AFRC vice commander, presented the medal to Whittaker during the Directorate of Logistics commander's call.