USO honors two Scott reservists

Two members from the 932nd Airlift Wing were honored by the USO of Missouri during their ninth annual "Armed Forces Salute" event that was held March 7 in St. Louis.Master Sgt. Kelly Lawless, is a senior weather forecaster assigned to the 12th Operational Weather Flight.  Staff Sgt, Blake Witte, an

ARPC commander shares nine lines

The commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center talked about his expectations during his first commander's call here March 6.Brig. Gen. Jay Flournoy, who became the 32nd ARPC commander Jan. 25, called his expectations nine lines. "As long as we follow the nine lines, everything else will take care

Time now to get smart on sequestration, furlough

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta notified Congress recently that should sequestration occur, the Department of Defense will initiate furlough for its 800,000-plus civilian employees. Congressional notification is required at least 45 days from a planned furlough, with implementation anticipated

Command announces 2012 media contest results

Two reservists won more than three individual awards in the 2012 Air Force Reserve Command Media Contest. Their work, along with other qualifying entries, advanced to the Air Force Media Contest in San Antonio, Texas.Staff Sgt. Brent Skeen, a broadcaster from the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base

Niagara Airman earns local, command scholarships

A 914th Airlift Wing Airman was recently awarded the Air Force Reserve Command Total Force Top Three Academic Scholarship and the 914th Chief's Group Scholarship.Senior Airman Travis Packard, a material management technician in the 914th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was selected as the most

Commander introduces wingman video

Niagara introduces new EOD robot

Airmen of the 914th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight recently introduced their new Air Force Medium-Sized Robot at the 2013 Finger Lakes Regional Robotics Competition at the Rochester Institute of Technology, February 28-March 2.EOD executed several demonstrations for the students, which included

Niagara aerial porters take on heavy load

Resupplying ground forces with water and ammunition is itself no easy task, but it's just one of the missions performed by the 30th Aerial Port Squadron, which executed training on heavy-load airdrops during the 914th Airlift Wing's Unit Training Assembly here in early March.A heavy load is a

Texas weapons load competition shows whose top dog

In a competition resembling the Air Force Gunsmoke weapons competitions of long ago, 301st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron members spent a brisk Sunday morning demonstrating the same competitive spirit.In a match to decide which AMXS team would take load crew of the year, four three-person load teams

445th Airlift Wing scores 'satisfactory' on recent ORI

After months of preparation, the 445th Airlift Wing received its Operational Readiness Inspection results Feb 15.The wing received an overall ORI grade of 'satisfactory.'Air Mobility Command inspectors evaluated the wing along with reservists from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing from March Air Reserve