Aug. 13, 2012 NC Guard returns to wildfire missions in Idaho The North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing will return to flying MAFFS Aug. 14, six weeks after four of the unit's Airmen were killed in a C-130 crash during a fire fighting mission in South Dakota."Charlotte's MAFFS 8 will replace MAFFS 9, from California, for three weeks while the
Aug. 12, 2012 Emergency managers plan for worst, hope for best Bombs are exploding, chemical weapons have contaminated half the base, badly injured airmen are scattered everywhere, communication systems are down and there's a fire inside the wing headquarter building.This could very well be the scene during the 446th Airlift Wing's Operational Readiness
Aug. 11, 2012 Mental health nurses help Airmen navigate life's rough patches For some airmen, finding a kind ear and expertise from someone in the mental health profession can mean the difference between life and death. Maj. Brian Cunningham, a 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron mental health nurse here, finds a sense of purpose by caring, listening and teaching mindfulness
Aug. 10, 2012 Chaplain candidates experience Charleston's warmth, hospitality Twenty two second lieutenants sat comfortably in the spacious C-17 Globemaster as the jet's wheels touch the ground at Joint Base Charleston, Aug. 8, 2012.The young officers, the latest group of Air Force chaplain candidates, were about to start the last leg of their summer tour of Air Force bases
Aug. 10, 2012 Retirement, appointment ceremonies to honor new, outgoing AF chiefs of staff A retirement ceremony honoring Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and an appointment ceremony for Gen. Mark A. Welsh III will take place Friday, Aug. 10, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Joint Base Andrews, Md.Welsh, a 36-year Air Force veteran, will become the service's twentieth Air Force
Aug. 10, 2012 Reserve pilot reaches 4,000 hour mark in F-16 An Air Force Reserve F-16 pilot here joined an elite group of aviators when he surpassed the 4,000 flying hour mark Aug. 8. Col. Kurt "Huevos" Gallegos, 301st Operations Group commander hit the milestone in a 457th Fighter Squadron "Spad," tail number 85-1484, the plane that bears his name. He
Aug. 10, 2012 Defense Secretary visits Niagara Falls ARS Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta met with military and civilian personnel here August 9 to thank them for their service."My main purpose in being here is to first and foremost say thank you. Thank you for your service to our country," said Panetta. "It's a personal honor for me to be here, to
Aug. 9, 2012 Command names Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III Award recipient The 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the recipient of the Airlift/Tanker Associations' Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III Award for 2012.According to the A/TA website, the award "recognizes the Air Reserve outstanding Wing/Group contributing to the overall success of the
Aug. 9, 2012 AFRC looks outside the fence to manage bases A new Air Force Reserve Command program has mission support group commanders thinking more like city and county managers.The MSG as City Managers Initiative began at a conference in June where more than 60 MSG commanders and deputy commanders from across the United States gathered to learn how they
Aug. 9, 2012 Not Standing Idly By The thing that 1st Lt. Charles Ferree remembers most about Dachau was the stink."The smell burned my nostrils and permeated my pores," he said. Ferree, an Army Air Corps pilot with the 9th Air Force said the only way he could get rid of the smell was to burn his uniforms.In the Spring of 1945 Ferree
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.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards
AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8.