Reserve spouses, civilian employers fly high

Dobbins thanks, educates employers during Employer's Appreciation Day

Employers of Dobbins Air Reserve Base Reservists were given an extensive orientation of what exactly doing the mission entails during the 94th Airlift Wing's annual Employer Appreciation Day June 2.The day started with a presentation by Col. Timothy E. Tarchick, 94th AW commander, highlighting the

D-Day vets, fallen forces remembered by French, allied nations

Military forces from several allied nations joined with the people of this French town June 5, to commemorate the 68th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion.Led by Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A. Jacobs and Air Force Maj. Gen. Wallace "Wade" Farris, Jr., U.S. and allied service members paid their

433rd Airlift Wing welcomes new commander

Col. Jeffrey Pennington assumed command of the 433rd Airlift Wing from Brig. Gen. Kenneth Lewis during a Change of Command ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base, TX, June 3. Maj. Gen. Mark Kyle, the 4th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony."The Alamo Wing is a treasure, and the right man

New firearm qualification course prepares reservists for urban combat

The last time Senior Airman Robert Dougherty fired a rifle was in basic training. He was back on the firing range again, but this time he wasn't just shooting at targets, he was learning to survive. Doughtery was learning the M-4 carbine as part of the new Air Force Rifle/Carbine Qualification

Rescue Airmen return from Horn of Africa deployment

Approximately 60 Reserve Airman from the 920th Rescue Wing here returned home June 4th from a deployment that took them to the Horn of Africa in support of ongoing search-and-rescue, and humanitarian relief efforts there. Airman deployed in support of the Combined-Joint-Task-Force-Horn of Africa

Nellis Reserve members participate in WASP reunion

Personnel from the 926th Group witnessed a piece of history during the Women Airforce Service Pilot reunion here May 26-27.The reservists from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., joined volunteers from across the country to escort 21 female WWII pilots during the weekend's festivities."I knew about the

Reserve reaches milestone in IR deployment processing

The Readiness Management Group here and the 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., achieved a milestone in Individual Reserve deployment processing May 24. Lt. Col. Kim Devoto was the first individual reservist to return from a deployment through the Centralized Deployment Processing

Policy changing to allow reservists to carry leave balance

Air Force Reserve officials are working to change policy to allow reservists who earn days of leave to carry those days over from year to year.New laws and Department of Defense instructions permit reservists to carry over the leave days. However, policy and procedures have not caught up with the

June issue of Citizen Airman now available

The June issue of Citizen Airman magazine is now available. The issue salutes Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of Air Force Reserve, as he prepares to retire. The June issue also includes stories about new heavy equipment simulators being used at Dobbins