July 23, 2012 Small business owner, teacher, lawyer share common bond On Friday, Dave Paladino assembled a torpedo, but his job is probably not what you'd expect. He owns two sandwich shops, but he's also a bomb builder. The same Friday, Nicola McConnell taught eight graders about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Saturday, she assembled a laser-guided bomb. Jeff Wetzel spent
July 23, 2012 Total Force engages in Alaska Turkey Shoot Pilots and maintainers assigned to the 477th Fighter Group competed alongside their active duty and Air National Guard counterparts in the 3rd Wing's Turkey Shoot competition here July 17-19.A Turkey Shoot is an Air Force tradition that goes back to the early days of tactical aviation."Throughout
July 23, 2012 Reservists keep A-10s flying at RIMPAC exercise A bright Hawaiian sun rises over the peaks of Oahu into a clear blue sky, but Staff Sgt. Justin Browning, 917th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, has no time to enjoy the site as he is already hard at work preparing an A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mid-morning mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam,
July 21, 2012 Reservists among victims in Colorado shooting tragedy An Air Force Reservist was killed and another was wounded during the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colo., theater July 20. Staff Sgt. Jesse Childress, 29, was among the 12 fatalities and another Air Force Reservist was among 58 wounded during a midnight shooting rampage at the Century 16 multiplex,
July 20, 2012 Barksdale A-10 unit demonstrates maritime capabilities Pilots of the 47th Fighter Squadron demonstrated the maritime capability of the A-10 Thunderbolt II by sinking an abandoned naval vessel July 14 during the Rim of the Pacific exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HawaiiThe exercise was unique in that it required A-10 pilots to take on a
July 19, 2012 Former combat specialist offers perspective on life as military wife Her favorite role in life is wife and best friend to her retired military man - a dentist by trade. After all, her mother had told her she had really rotten teeth, and that when she found a good dentist she had better keep him. So she did, through thick and thin, even after she divorced then
July 17, 2012 Total Force C-130 operations building opens at Peterson With a snip of the ceremonial scissors, Air Force Reserve and Active Duty Airmen ushered in the opening of a new Total Force C-130 operations facility July 17 here.The new $5.6 million facility is the next milestone in the 302nd Airlift Wing's integration with the Active Duty 52nd Airlift Squadron.
July 17, 2012 Dreams take flight for 728th Airlift Squadron pilot Lt. Col. Kimberly Scott, a 728th Airlift Squadron pilot here, is being recognized for her military and civilian aviation accomplishments at the Eleanor Williams Dreams Take Flight Celebration during the International Black Aerospace Coalition Conference in Las Vegas on Aug. 1.The award honors two
July 17, 2012 Farris praises wing for MAFFS support, sees mission firsthand With the Waldo Canyon Fire finally out, the 302nd Airlift Wing received praise and support for their involvement in aerial fire fighting from Maj. Gen. Wallace W. "Wade" Farris, Jr., during his visit to the wing July 14 here.Farris, 22nd Air Force commander, parent organization to the 302nd AW,
Reservist earns AFA field grade officer of year award A 315th Airlift Wing Intelligence Flight Reservist was recently named Air Force Association’s field grade officer of the year for his leadership efforts while serving last year with the 437th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Maj. Alex Arntz, 315th Intelligence
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