June 24, 2012 Supporting role: Kansas Reservists refuel Military Channel A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew assigned to the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group here was cast in a supporting role of sorts for a Military Channel television program while performing an air refueling mission in the skies above New Mexico today.The routine air refueling mission called for
June 22, 2012 Aerial Porters separate the Dawgs from the pups The 80th Aerial Port Squadron, 94th Airlift Wing, took first place in the cargo restraint event at Air Force Reserve Command's biennial air mobility competition here June 21.The 80th APS was represented by Master Sgt. Edward Thomas Jr., Tech. Sgts. Mitchell Brown, Ray Lewis and Joseph Saldivar,
June 22, 2012 Little Rock aerial porters collar 'Top Dawg' award Every dog pack has its alpha dog, and every pack has its wannabes waiting for the chance to become the leader of the pack. At the Air Force Reserve Command "Port Dawg" competition June 18-22, reservists from the 96th Aerial Port Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., emerged as the Top Dawgs.
June 22, 2012 Trumpeter's first gig is band's last Independence Day concert By 30, many people have already set their course in life and know what they want to do. Airman 1st Class Mark Oates is not one of them. He was 34 when he decided to join the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve."I might just be the oldest A1C in the Air Force," he said.Oates spent seven years working
June 22, 2012 Barksdale Total Force package produces weapons graduates Active duty and Reserve Airman, B-52 aircrews and maintainers from here combined to form a Total Force Enterprise package for a mission employment exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 4-15, 2012.The exercise was the final training phase of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School and capstone
June 21, 2012 Whiteman Reservists jump at training opportunity During the 442nd Fighter Wing's June 2012 deployment to Hawaii, members of the 442nd Medical Squadron had several opportunities to get valuable training -- one of which included medically assisting Army dependents. Maj. Jill Blake, 442nd MDS medical adminsitration flight commander, and Senior Master
June 21, 2012 McChord leadership, company recognize base landmark Air Force leadership at McChord Field took a moment to recognize the value of a key landmark on base, and the everlasting significance it represents.Commanders, non-commissioned officers, retirees and dependents from McChord Field celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Memorial Grove during a
June 21, 2012 Second day of Port Dawg gets physical The Air Force Reserve Command's bi-annual air mobility competition took a decidedly more physical turn on the second day of the three-day contest that ends June 21.Competitors from across the nation in the Port Dawg Challenge are locked in a battle to determine the best aerial port team in the Air
June 20, 2012 APS bares teeth during Port Dawg Challenge Nineteen teams representing some of the Air Force Reserve Command's Aerial Port Squadrons, or "Port Dawgs," are going toe-to-toe June 19-21 in this biennium's "Port Dawg Challenge" at the Transportation Proficiency Center, here. Dobbins Air Reserve Base is represented by Tech. Sgt. Ray Lewis, Tech.
June 20, 2012 Rescue Wing Airmen support milestone Atlas 5 rocket with classified satellite Air Force Reserve Combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., supported the successful launch of an Atlas V rocket on the 50th Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission carrying a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite payload at 8:28 a.m.