Homestead reservist graduates Weapons Instructor Course

A reservist here recently graduated from the Air Force Weapons School's Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.Maj. Ryan Freeman, an F-16 pilot with the 93rd Fighter Squadron, was one of only three reservists, in a class of 105 Airmen, to graduate the most recent round of

Through Airmen's Eyes: Raising awareness for Lupus

Staff Sgt. Nicole Turley, client support technician from the Air Reserve Personnel Center, thought she had grown up with a family who all had healthy lives. It was not until Turley was an adult that she found out her aunt was diagnosed with Lupus.According to the Lupus Foundation of America, Lupus

Total force trifecta pulls off tanker-fighter mission

Members of the 459th Air Refueling Wing here got first-hand experience working within the total force trifecta of active duty, Guard and Reserve during an overseas mission June 7-12. Two pilots, three maintainers and a boom operator from the Air Force Reserve's 459th ARW traveled to Estonia to

Program fights mosquitoes, trains Airmen

Air Force Reserve Command is expanding its Innovative Readiness Training program this summer to help communities control mosquitoes.C-130H aircrews will spray Williston and Minot in North Dakota June 30-July 3 and York County and the City of Poquoson in Virginia July 22-26. These communities are

Reserve rescue group saves off-duty Soldier hiking in difficult terrain

The Citizen Airmen of the 943rd Rescue Group were called into action June 15 for a late-night rescue of an injured off-duty Soldier who fell from a cliff while hiking in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz. The survivor was clinging onto a two-foot wide ledge with a possible broken leg

Pittsburgh 8-day inspection a unit record

The 911th Maintenance Group here set a new record and personal best with an eight-day fly to fly, May 31 to June 7, 2013. The C-130 left the hangar June 7 and was flown on a local mission and returned with zero discrepancies.According to Tech. Sgt. Michael Wolfe, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,

Anatomy of a hurricane hunter: When storms get personal

During Maj. Sean Cross' first flight into what became Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, he and his WC-130J Hercules crew joked and asked themselves why they were even tasked for the mission. "There was absolutely nothing to it at that point," he said.By his second flight, the jokes stopped and were

A moment at the memorial

Tropicare 13 wraps up readiness training in Hawaii

Communities across Hawaii are bidding aloha to more than 500 Guard and Reserve members as Tropicare 13, a medical Innovative Readiness Training event, draws to a close this week on the islands of Lanai, Maui, Molokai and Hawaii.Reserve component medical personnel from the Air Force, Navy, Army and

Pope Field getting 'green' control tower

Construction crews on are busy putting finishing touches on the new $8 million air traffic control tower overlooking the flightline here. "The new 135-foot 11-story structure brings a host of capabilities to Fort Bragg that the long-standing 1970s-era tower had grown too outmoded to provide," said