DOD officials order disability board results review

Some Airmen who met a medical or physical disability evaluation board between Sept. 11, 2001 and April 30, 2012 prior to separating from the Air Force may be eligible for re-evaluation, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.When defense officials learned some diagnoses had been changed during

Reserve medical squadrons amp up training efforts

Citizen Airmen of the 446th Aeromedical Staging and Aeromedical Evacuation Squadrons play on different sides of the same coin when they're deployed in the field. While their roles may go hand-in-hand, they've seldom had the opportunity to train together--until today. Leadership from the squadron

Recruiters officially recognized for excellence

Airmen of the Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service learned they were selected to receive the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Dec. 9.The award will be conferred to the nearly 500 Airmen of the Recruiting Service for their exceptional service during the period from October 2010 to

Hill maintenance officer breaks Utah weight lifting record

Maj. Eileen Frock, an aircraft maintenance officer in the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, took home first place for her age and weight division at the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters Competition in November."I didn't think I'd get to achieve this goal because it's the World

No snow day for Hill maintainers, pilots prepping to deploy

A crew chief from the 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conducts preflight checks as part of training for an upcoming deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. More than 144 maintainers and pilots suited up in chemical gear and battled a day-long snow storm Saturday."This is really important

Reserve commander thanks former senator for his service

Air Force on ice: Reserve enlists six during hockey game

Six men and women took the first steps toward future careers in the Air Force Reserve during the first period intermission of the Wichita Thunder hockey game against the Tulsa Oilers, at Intrust Bank Arena, Dec. 7.Colonel Mark S. Larson, commander, 931st Air Refueling Group presided over the

From Desert Storm to OEF, Air Force couple has seen it all

During his first deployment in 1991, Air Force reservist Shawn Swarz and his college sweetheart in Connecticut coped with the unfamiliar experience by joking that his overseas duty was like a "semester abroad" that some students do.Operation Desert Storm was the U.S. military's largest foreign

Thunderbirds announce 2014 performance at Youngstown

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team, America's Ambassadors in Blue, have announced their 2014 show schedule to include performances here, May 17-18, as the headline act at the 2014 Thunder Over the Valley Air Show.Originally planned for Summer 2014, Youngstown ARS leadership

AFRC announces Aviation Resource Management awards

Personnel from Texas, Nevada and Ohio are the Air Force Reserve Command's nominees for the 2013 Outstanding Air Force Aviation Resource Management Awards. Lynn B. Hrisco, civilian-in-charge, Aviation Resource Management, 301st Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas,