Rescue Airmen support rocket launch

Alamo Wing hosts aviation students

Airman First Class Jaqlynn De La Rosa, a 68th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, explains the C-5A Galaxy's landing gear to ACE Aviation Camp students here June 28. The 68th AS is one of three flying squadrons attached to the 433rd Airlift Wing. The ACE program helps students develop an awareness of the

Weapons Loaders become first nuclear certified crew in AFRC

The Air Force Reserve reached a milestone in June, when members of the 707th Maintenance Squadron became the command's first certified nuclear weapons load crew on the B-52H Stratofortress.The 707th MXS is a classic associate unit with the 2nd Bomb Wing here., and supports the 343rd Bomb Squadron,

Panetta Commends Jacoby for Northcom Fire Assistance

In an afternoon call to the commander of U.S. Northern Command, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta commended Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. for leading the Defense Department's effort to support the fight against Colorado's raging wildfires.The secretary also commended National Guard and Northcom

Don't be a 4th of July statistic: An Airman's story

The summer before his senior year in high school, Airman 1st Class Sean Huntley was celebrating the Fourth of July the same way most Americans do: By setting off some fireworks with friends."We bought several hundred dollars worth of fireworks," said Huntley, now a KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief

MAFFS crews train for mountain fire fighting scenarios

Heat, high elevation and mountainous terrain are a combination that makes an already difficult mission that much tougher. The Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System trained C-130 Hercules pilots of the 731st Expeditionary Air Squadron have been dealing with these conditions since they started flying

March C-17 transports equipment to help fight Colorado fires

MAFFS crews eager to fight fire another day

A heavy smell of smoke and a thick haze greeted members of the 731st Expeditionary Air Squadron as they arrived on the flightline during the early morning June 27 here to prepare the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s for another day of aerial fire-fighting. The day before saw

Command announces AFA Citation of Honor, Gill Rob Wilson award nominees

Air Force Reserve Command announced June 26 the 315th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., as their Air Force-level nominee for the 2012 Air Force Association Citation of Honor Award. The award recognizes the outstanding contribution of an individual or organization to the development of

Luke reservist one of Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen

It's been said lightning only strikes once, but that's not true for Luke. For the second time in three years, a base Airman has been named an Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year.Master Sgt. Sandra Plentzas, 944th Fighter Wing Chapel superintendent, was selected as one of the 12 Outstanding