Tinker Reserve refuelers support RIMPAC exercise

U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon refuels east of Hawaii by a KC-135R Stratotanker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron July 24, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 29 to Aug. 3,

Reserve tankers supporting Navy exercise

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 23, 2012) - Lieutenant Colonel Randy Sauer and Major Jeff Milburn, both KC-135 Stratotanker pilots with the 465 Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Texas, perform pre-flight checklists during Rim of the Pacific exercise, July 23, 2012. Twenty-two

10th Air Force commander visits Rescue Reservists

Brig. Gen. William Binger, commander, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Forth Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, visited Rescue Reservists of the 920th Rescue Wing here July 24 - 25. Binger devoted a large amount of his visit meeting and talking with maintenance Airmen. Pararescue Airmen gave him a

Flight schedulers master art of change

It was 4 a.m. and already Master Sgt. Miranda "Mindi" Beyer had a problem. Or rather, an aircraft had a problem, which essentially meant Beyer had a problem as well."The phone rang and I was told one of our jets was broken and wouldn't be flying," said Beyer. "Then I was asked, 'So how do we want to

Reserve's 917th Fighter Group supports RIMPAC

Colorado Reserve C-130s, crews continue aerial fire fighting

Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing here, moved operations to Boise, Idaho, to continue to provide aerial fire fighting support to the U.S. Forest Service as fires continue to rage in the Rocky Mountain area.Aircraft have

Launch, fly, recover: A pilot who can do it all

Just three short years ago, Lt. Aaron Berry was maintaining A-10s. Today, he's flying them.In April 2009, Tech. Sgt. (now 1st Lt.) Aaron Berry was selected by a Deserving Airman Commissioning Board to attend Officer Training School, and then attend a pilot-training program.An assistant crew chief at

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

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

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,