Niagara reservists complete Silver Flag

Airmen from the 914th Force Support Squadron honed their bare base skills during a recent deployment to Silver Flag at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. During the week-long course, Airmen formed a Personnel Support for Contingency Operations team, or PERSCO,  to build and maintain bare-base

McConnell Reservists deploy to Southwest Asia

Citizen Airmen from the 931st Air Refueling Group deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 12.While deployed, aircrew and support personnel the 931st ARG will fly aerial refueling missions, perform aircraft maintenance and fill other support roles while assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary

Grissom jets headed to Wright-Patterson

Normally birds migrate south for the winter, but Grissom's flock is headed southeast this summer. Nearly all of Grissom's KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft will begin transitioning to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during a planned 45-day runway construction project here."During that time, our

Creech RPA unit garners aviation award for excellence

The 91st Attack Squadron received Air Force Reserve Command's 2013 Grover Loening Trophy, a trophy presented annually to the all-around outstanding aviation program in the nation excluding combat rescue and special operations.The trophy is the rarest and oldest of all aviation awards and 2013 marks

Reserve rendezvous

Florida reservists sharpen combat skills in Michigan

Air Force Reservists assigned to the 927th Mission Support Group, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, participated in a four-day training event at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 5-8. The 50 member team received valuable training on mission essential tasks, combat and

NOAA, Hurricane Hunters team up for awareness tour

An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircrew with their WC-130J aircraft and a team of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane forecasters visited three Mexican and two Caribbean cities May 4-11 as part of the annual Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour. The CHAT, a joint effort

507th Fuels Management Flight wins AFRC Golden Derrick Award

The 507th Fuels Management Flight was awarded the American Petroleum Institute's 2013 Golden Derrick Award May 4 at the May commander's call. The award, presented by Col. Brian S. Davis, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, is the first in wing history.The award is a yearly competition amongst all

Dover Reserve wing to host IRR muster May 17

The 512th Airlift Wing is scheduled to host an Individual Ready Reserve Muster here May 17. The Air Reserve Personnel Center has notified ready reservists who live within a 150-mile radius to report to Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, for a muster screening. "Muster duty is critical," said Brig. Gen.

ARPC holds forum, discusses safeguarding PII

Military service members, Department of Defense civilians and contractors at the Air Reserve Personnel Center were briefed on ways to safeguard Personally Identifiable Information during a meeting here May 7. Brig. Gen. Samuel "Bo" Mahaney, ARPC commander, was at the helm during the session and said