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April 5, 2024
Fluorine-free foam flows to Air Force bases as DoD removes PFAS from firefighting activities

Department of the Air Force installation fire departments are replacing current stocks of aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, in fire and emergency services vehicles with a fluorine-free formulation as part of a Defense Department-wide effort to remove PFAS from firefighting activities.
April 4, 2024
General Healy holds town hall, signs F-35 bulkhead during visit to NAS JRB Fort Worth

Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Air Force Reserve Command Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Israel Nuñez, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, visited Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, April 2-3.Their itinerary included a
April 3, 2024
908th establishes newest Grey Wolf den in Alabama’s River Region as wing prepares extended habitat for training new pups

The 908th Airlift Wing has assigned aircraft for the first time in more than 23 months, or 726 days to be exact, as the first of the wing’s MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 3, 2024.The wing’s last aircraft, a C-130 Hercules, departed Maxwell April 8,
April 2, 2024
307th Bomb Wing Officer Earns Rare Spot at SWORD LOOK

One 307th Bomb Wing Airman has earned a coveted spot at an officer leadership course, but hundreds in his unit stand to gain from it.
April 1, 2024
Safety Enterprise announces new mission, vision, goals in 2024 Strategic Plan

The DAF Safety Strategic Plan defines the essential path to take DAF Safety from where we are to where we need to be and provide maximum value to all Airmen and Guardians. The Strategic Plan identifies six areas of focus for the Safety enterprise to further evolve and modernize. These goals align
March 29, 2024
Proof to pass the torch

As the 910th Airlift Wing prepares to upgrade its aging C-130H Hercules fleet to the newer C-130J-30 Super Hercules model, testing was needed to determine if and how the new airframe could perform the Department of Defense’s only large-area fixed-wing aerial spray capability to control
March 28, 2024
349th FSS suits up for physical fitness

Strength, resiliency, and fitness remain core qualities that propel Airmen forward to succeed and lead in mission readiness as reservists in the Air Force Reserve.The 349th Force Support Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California is doing just that by conducting weekly fitness sessions. The
March 27, 2024
Spray mission's future soars in test flight

A C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, sprays water during a low pass at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, as part of a flight test of the 910th Airlift Wing's unique electronic modular aerial spray system, March 25, 2024. The flight test was performed to
March 27, 2024
SEAC visit to 459th ARW promotes transformation and Reserve integration

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman Troy Black visited the 459th Air Refueling Wing March 19, 2024. The visit provided the nation’s top enlisted member the opportunity to get an up-close look at the wing’s Air Force Reserve mission.
March 26, 2024
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award

Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.

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