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  • Rope, nails, blue nets saving lives in Ethiopia

    Three feet of rope, four nails and a blue net all wrapped inside a plastic bag may not seem like they can save lives. However, these tools - along with the partnership between members of Civil Affairs Team 4905, government and non-government organizations - can impede the spread of malaria in

  • Command names best in airfield operations

    In a memorandum March 19, Air Force Reserve Command announced selecting three units and eight individuals for AFRC Airfield Operations Awards of the Year for 2011.Unit winners are:D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Facility - 452nd Operations Support Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif.Ronald D. McCarthy

  • Air Force Reserve Pipe Band performs for president

    Military bagpipers are a unique sight in Washington, D.C., especially clad in official Air Force tartan kilts and lining the steps of the U.S. Capitol. So unique, in fact, the pipe band of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve is the only professional pipe band in the Department of Defense. On

  • Senior leaders discuss future of Air Force Reserve

    Senior leaders from Air Force Reserve Command assembled here March 26-27 during the 2012 Senior Leader Conference to discuss the future of the command. Theme of this year's conference was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency" and how the Air

  • Charleston-area school girls attend Women in Aviation Career Day

    About 130 eighth and ninth-grade girls from 19 Charleston-area schools attended Joint Base Charleston' Women in Aviation Career Day March 27, to learn about jobs in aviation from women who work as Reserve pilots, flight nurses, loadmasters, and maintainers here.The career day is part of the efforts

  • Rescue group Airmen honor Tuskegee Airman

    A first sergeant who spent time studying the history of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen finally had opportunity to honor the legacy of one Airman whose efforts and struggles trail blazed the quality of life for all in the U.S. Armed Forces."I've studied the Tuskegee Airmen for some time now, but

  • 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

  • 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