Rescue wing supports successful rocket launch

Air Force Reserve combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., supported the successful launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carrying 1,268 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station, March 1at 10:10 from Launch Complex 40 here.Along with food

Air Force Reservist selected for Tops in Blue

Air Force Reservist Tech. Sgt. Altrameise Myers, 920th Rescue Wing, information management craftsman, has been selected as a Tops in Blue cast member.Similar to the realty television show, American Idol, Tops in Blue's sets out to find the most talented vocalists, musicians and dancers in the U.S.

Tenth Air Force commander get second star

US-Canadian exercise kicks off at Fort Bragg

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Air Force Airmen and the Royal Canadian Air Force are participating in the Joint Operational Access Exercise that began Feb. 25 at Fort Bragg, N.C.  JOAX is a two-week exercise to prepare Air Force and Army service members to respond to worldwide crises

Peterson Reserve C-130 wing plans for flying, civilian work hour reductions

Automatic budget cuts triggered by sequestration set to begin March 1 could result in a reduction of up to 18 percent of flying hours and civilian employee furloughs in the 302nd Airlift Wing here. These actions could create significant challenges for the Air Force Reserve Command unit in Colorado

Patriot Sands teams Reserve Airmen with federal agencies for contingency exercise

A joint response exercise here brought Air Force and federal agencies together for a national contingency exercise, Feb. 21-23.Patriot Sands 2013 brought Reserve Airmen and federal government agencies together to learn first-hand what they would experience in the event of a national contingency. By

McChord Reservists return home from Afghanistan deployments

About 60 Citizen Airmen from the 86th Aerial Port Squadron here are scheduled to come home from a six-month deployment from various locations in Southwest Asia and Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.A group of about 20 Reservists are scheduled to arrive at Seattle-Tacoma

Sequestration would affect McConnell Reserve unit morale, readiness, people

If sequestration occurs March 1, furloughs slated to begin in late April will limit training opportunities for Reservists and reduce paychecks for appropriated fund civilian employees at McConnell.Under the Balanced Budget Control Act of 2011 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,

SecAF discusses sequestration impacts at AFA

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley addressed more than 500 men and women on the final day of the Air Force Association's 29th Air Warfare Symposium & Technology Exposition Feb. 22 here.During his address, Donley spoke about several issues that are on the Air Force's radar, including budget

Sequestration would impact 13,000 in AF Reserve

Air Force Reserve Command officials estimate automatic budget cuts triggered by sequestration will result in a reduction of up to 18 percent of flying hours and affect the command's 13,000 civilian employees.Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta notified Congress Feb. 20 that the Department of Defense