Wright-Patt reservists train at Volk Field exercise

About 100 reservists from the 445th Airlift Wing here boarded a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wis. April 22 to prepare for the unit's upcoming operational readiness inspection.The group used the four-day exercise at Volk Field to hone their skills in responding

Wing preps recruits for life in AF Reserve

Ten Air Force Reserve recruits participated in a new training program here Saturday aimed at preparing them for Basic Military Training and life in the Air Force Reserve. The 419th Development and Training Flight hosted the recruits who are bound for BMT in the next several months. New recruits

Deja Vu: man returns to the Air Force 50 years later

When the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot hooked up to the KC-135 Stratotanker and looked through his canopy into the boom window of the aircraft above, he was surprised to see the face of an 87-year-old man smiling back at him.James Watland felt right at home in the boom pod of the KC-135 Stratotanker

Dobbins reservists deploy to Middle East

More than 100 reservists from Dobbins ARB deployed to the Middle East, departing on four C-130 aircraft in a series of send-off ceremonies that concluded May 7.The 94th Airlift Wing transitioned from an Air Education and Training Command mission to an Air Mobility Command mission in 2011. This is

Check the oil, kick the tires

Stenner speaks at Georgia College commencement ceremonies

Duke Airman earns AF honors

A 5th Special Operations Squadron Airman was recently selected as the Air Force's Force Support NCO of the Year for 2011.Tech. Sgt. Nina Stubbs, a reservist working man-days with the 551st Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., earned the distinction completing all

Technology improves rescue support for rocket launches

The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a communications satellite onboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on May 4. As the rocket lit up the sky and was hurled into space, personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing stood by and watched, knowing their part of the mission had

Reserve canoe paddler among world's best

It's only natural Staff Sgt. Albert Van Gieson is incredible at canoe paddling. He has the pedigree and the physique: long arms and lean muscles (think Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps). Van Gieson started paddling at 8 years old and found it easy to climb into a canoe because his family ran the local

Yellow Ribbon helps bring families ‘home’

Resiliency and family were the themes at the Yellow Ribbon event during the last weekend of April at the Peabody Hotel here. Hosted by Air Force Reserve Command's Yellow Ribbon Program, more than 300 Citizen Airmen and six Citizen Marines attended the three-day event. "It's all about families," said