McConnell Reservists return from deployment

More than 50 Airmen from the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group have returned home from a deployment Nov. 11-12. The final collection of Airmen arrived here this afternoon after completing more than two months of serving as part of the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Incirlik

Niagara Airmen take part in Veterans Day ceremonies

Three Niagara Airmen were key participants in a Veterans Day ceremony in the Town of Cambria, N.Y. Nov. 11. The ceremony commenced at 11 a.m. -- 94 years to the hour when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the 11th hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month,

McConnell Reservists get involved while deployed

When members of the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group deployed to serve as part of the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here, the mission before them was simple: support ongoing U.S. Operations overseas by flying air refueling missions of cargo aircraft coming in and out of the

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Dover Reserve unit earns Raincross Trophy

The 512th Airlift Wing here was named the recipient of the 2011 Raincross Trophy Nov. 7 as part of the 4th Air Force Senior Leaders Conference in Riverside, Calif.The honor, bestowed by the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, recognizes and celebrates the outstanding

AF Reserve commander visits ARPC

The Air Force Reserve Command's highest ranking officer talks with Col. Pat Blassie, commander of the Air Reserve Personnel Center, here today. Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, visited ARPC during his trip to visit several reserve

Niagara Falls offering free martial arts classes

Two employees here are teaming up to offer free martial arts classes.Senior Airman Dillon Pinkham, 914th Vehicle Maintenance Squadron, and John Schultz, 914th Emergency Services Flight fire inspector, are self-defense instructors of Judo and Taekwondo, respectively. They have recently combined

Hurricane relief mission hits home with N.J. Reservists

After a historic hurricane battered New York and New Jersey, Airmen from across the country leaned forward to answer the call for help, but for the Airmen of one Reserve wing, those calls for help were coming from friends, family and neighbors.Most of the Airmen assigned to the 514th Air Mobility

PGA Tour honors Luke Airmen

The PGA Tour treated members of the 944th Fighter Wing to a special Military Appreciation Day at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Scottsdale, Ariz., Nov. 3-4. Airmen from Luke AFB provided an honor guard, singer, guest speaker, and F-16 flyover for a crowd of more than 12,000 at the Desert

Future Airmen sample basic training

The 419th Development and Training Flight helps new Reserve recruits start off on the right foot before they leave for basic military training. Each Unit Training Assembly, Master Sgt. Shane Leavitt, 419th recruiter, instructs about 20 new recruits on subjects like Air Force history, chain of