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  • Chief Gaylord inspires Alamo Wing at annual awards banquet

    The fifth Chief Master Sgt of the Air Force inspired members of the 433rd Airlift Wing and their guests at the Alamo Wing's second annual awards banquet at the Gateway Club Jan. 5.Chief Master Sgt. Robert D. Gaylord, who retired in 1979, regaled guests with anecdotes about his 31-year career that

  • Flying crew chiefs 'know everything'

    When a $200 million aircraft breaks down in a dangerous place like Afghanistan or Colombia, pilots just can't call "Triple A." But they can call on their flying crew chief who, as most aircrew members know, knows everything.They are the mechanics of the sky, flying missions all over the world and a

  • Reservist, teacher, blogger featured in "Through Airmen's Eyes" series

    (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series on AF.mil. These stories focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story.)Coming back to a new school year was difficult, even for an experienced teacher. Her new special education math class was crowded. Twenty students

  • Total Force Team McConnell wins Verne Orr Award

    A combined effort from the active duty 22nd Operations Support Squadron and the reserve 931st Operations Support Squadron has led to a major command level award for Team McConnell.McConnell Air Force base was selected as the Air Mobility Command winner for the 2013 Verne Orr Award. The Verne Orr

  • Reserve recruiters rock the Tacoma Dome

    Similar to a group of friends working in sync to assemble a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle, recruiters from the Western Reserve Squadron have the critical mission of searching for the missing pieces of the 2,200-strong members of the 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field,

  • Alaska civic leaders watch Reserve Raptors from 20,000 feet

    A group of Alaska civic leaders got to watch gas pass over Alaska terrain during the 477th Fighter Group's Unit Training Assembly weekend Jan. 5. The group boarded a KC-135 from the 137th Air Refueling Wing, early Saturday morning and took turns crawling into the boom pod in the back of the plane to

  • McConnell Reservists take on "The Redman"

    Staff Sgt. Bronsha Smith was getting ready to take a beating."I guess everyone wants a shot at the title," said Smith as he adjusted the helmet piece of a "Redman" padded protective suit that covered virtually every inch of his body.Smith, a member of the Air Force Reserve 931st Security Forces

  • Reservists to get help with travel vouchers

    Air Force Reserve Command is adding resources and changing business practices to make travel voucher processing easier for reservists.Throughout FY13 the command will increase the number of Defense Travel System travel technicians to assist reservists with their travel vouchers, according to Michael

  • Obama Signs $633 Billion Defense Authorization Act

    President Barack Obama signed the $633 billion fiscal 2013 National Defense Authorization Act into law yesterday.The legislation, which cleared Congress last month, authorizes the department to act in any number of instances. "There are certain things that cannot be done without [the authorization

  • Reserve Recruiting selects new command chief

    A former senior recruiter of the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., was appointed command chief master sergeant of Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service in a ceremony held here today.Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Zwelling succeeds Chief Master Sgt. Robert Starkey, who is retiring