March 22, 2012 Yellow Ribbon brings family closer Saying farewell to a husband, wife, father or mother who is leaving on a deployment can be difficult, and when they return it can be equally challenging to get back to the way things were before. The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program helps families cope with saying goodbye and welcome back.The
March 22, 2012 Pararescue Airmen aid avalanche victims A pararescue Airmen who went to the aid of avalanche victims nearly became a victim himself when the rescue helicopter dragged him and his patient across the steeply sloped mountain March 18. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Darrell Williams, a pararescueman with the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force
March 21, 2012 TFI Metals Technology section blends creation, precision In the world of aircraft maintenance, there is virtually no room for error. Metals technologists must be skilled at machining, measuring, drilling, cutting and welding with flawless precision.The Total Force integrated metals technology section of the 931st Maintenance Squadron and the 22nd
March 20, 2012 Jackson nominated to lead Air Force Reserve Maj. Gen. James F. Jackson has been nominated for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.Jackson's nomination by the president was announced
March 20, 2012 AFRC announces Aircrew Flight Equipment Award nominees for 2011 Air Force Reserve Command announced the 2011 Air Reserve Component Aircrew Flight Equipment Award nominees March 19.The AFRC nominees who will represent the command at Air Force level are:Aircrew Flight Equipment Senior NCO of the Year:Master Sgt. Kevin E. Younger, 926th Operations Support Squadron,
March 19, 2012 Youngstown Airmen assist with humanitarian airlift Members of the 910th Airlift Wing's 76th Aerial Port Squadron palletized more than 75,000 pounds of cargo for a humanitarian airlift to Guatemala, here, March 16, 2012. The cargo was flown to Guatemala on an Air Force C-5 under the Denton Amendment program.
March 16, 2012 Team McChord donates $10,000 to New Zealand charities Providing airlift support to the National Science Foundation is the primary mission of the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings in Operation Deep Freeze. Providing support to the community of Christchurch, New Zealand is the mission at the heart of the men and women of Team McChord.For ODF 2012, the Reserve
March 16, 2012 McChord wings set Operation Deep Freeze airlift record Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing, in partnership with their active-duty brethren from the 62nd Airlift Wing, completed a record-setting Operation Deep Freeze season. Team McChord ODF C-17 airlift support missions began Aug. 20, 2011 and ended March 4.As the 304th Expeditionary Airlift
March 16, 2012 VIDEO: Inside look at 67th APS annual tour Tech. Sgt. Richard Gonzales takes us to the Pacific, where nearly 40 reservists from the wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron are completing annual tour training. For an inside look at what Reserve Airmen do during those two weeks a year, watch the full video on the 419th YouTube channel.
March 15, 2012 Stop Loss Special Pay Extended Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until midnight Oct. 21 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution authorized by Public Law 112-74. The new Oct. 21, 2012 deadline extends the original cutoff for applications and allows