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  • Reservists honored by Association of Military Surgeons

    The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States selected seven units and 17 reservists as winners of Air Force Reserve Command's 2005 AMSUS awards. More than half of the individual award winners are from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. They include the following award recipients: Airman assigned to an
  • Senior Airman Julian DeJesus III, 482nd Security Forces, was one of 50 reservists of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. to take part in a tribute to military members during opening ceremonies of the Dolphins first home-game of the season Sep. 17. The Airmen joined about 150 soldiers and sailors from South Florida unfurling an enormous field-size American Flag at the event. (Air Force photo by Dan Galindo)

    Homestead Airmen honored at Miami Dolphins football game

    Fifty Airmen from the 482nd Fighter Wing participated in a military appreciation event during the Miami Dolphins football game at Dolphin Stadium on Sept 17th. For the reservists, it presented a unique opportunity. "I thought it was a great way to get out in the community to represent our base and the entire military," said Tech. Sgt. Martin Leon,

  • Reservists, employers, units receive Air Force awards

    Two Citizen Airmen, their employers and two Air Force Reserve Command units are among those slated to be honored at the Air Force Association's national convention in Washington, D.C., Sept. 25. Each year the AFA recognizes an enlisted person and an officer, who deployed during the previous year, and their employers who supported them while they
  • Mooringsport Elementary students, Tyler Castie and Destiney Caskey, learn how to use a Global Positioning System device Tuesday, Sept. 12, at STARBASE La.’s satellite classroom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sherri Savant)

    STARBASE Louisiana doubles class size

    STARBASE Louisiana, an Air Force Reserve Command-sponsored educational program for at-risk 5th and 6th graders, is expanding as a result of cooperation by several base organizations. Use of the 917th Security Forces Squadron's satellite lecture room will allow the program to accommodate twice as many students, from 650 last year to 1,300 this year,

  • Reservists honored for hurricane rescue efforts

    More than 40 reservists in the 943rd Rescue Group here received honors Sept. 10 for their service during rescue efforts following last year's Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The reservists belong to Air Force Reserve Command's 305th Rescue Squadron, 306th RQS, 943rd Maintenance Squadron and other group support units. Tucson Mayor Robert Walkup was
  • Two 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Higgins (left) and Maj. Shaun Carter, prepare their medical equipment before a training flight on board a visiting C-17 Globemaster from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Photo/Tech. Sgt. Gerald Sonnenberg

    Scott aeromedical evacuation reservists train on C-17

    Nineteen members of the 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here got a chance to test their skills on a visiting C-17 Globemaster from March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The aircraft was already on the tarmac when the sun rose on the Saturday of the unit training assembly. Ninety minutes later, the AES Citizen Airmen were loading and securing their
  • Brigadier Gen. Buddy Reed presents the Key to Travis's newest C-17 to Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Eckert, 860th AMXS and Tech Sgt. Jesus Garza 945th AMXS (Reserve). The arriving C-17 is the second of thirteen that will be stationed at Travis. Photo by David W. Cushman GS-11

    Travis accepts second C-17

  • Air Force Reserve tops recruiting goal again

    For the sixth year in a row, Air Force Reserve Command has exceeded its recruiting goal. AFRC Recruiting Service surpassed its goal for the 2006 recruiting year Aug. 31 when it accessed its 8,001st recruit. The number signing up continues to climb. Col. Francis Mungavin, AFRC Recruiting Service commander, said success came from hard work,
  • 908th Security Force's Squadron's Staff Sgt. Richard Peterson answers a call on his patrol car radio. A member of the Maxwell AFB, Ala.-based 908th Airlift Wing Air Force Reserve unit, Sergeant Peterson is a highly decorated civilian law enforcement officer who is one of the State of Alabama's top police investigators. The Air Force Reservist's role in assisting the Rochester, N.Y., Police Department solve several nearly 10-year-old schoolgirl rape cases was acknowledged in an Arts & Entertainment network's TV series "Cold Case Files" segment that first aired in April 2006. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Lt. Col. Jerry Lobb)

    Maxwell security forces reservist helps nab rapist

    Earlier this year the Arts & Entertainment Network's TV series "Cold Case Files" acknowledged an Air Force reservist's role in helping the Rochester (N.Y.) Police Department solve rape cases from 12 years ago. Staff Sgt. Richard Peterson of Air Force Reserve Command's 908th Security Forces Squadron is a highly decorated civilian law enforcement
  • Air Force Reserve aircrews and maintainers stand ready to fight wildfires using C-130 Hercules equipped with modular airborne firefighting systems, similar to this one. The aircraft can drop up to 3000 gallons of retardant covering an area one-quarter of a mile long and 60 feet wide. (File photo)

    Reservists prepare to fight wildfires in Pacific Northwest

    Air Force Reserve Command's only airborne fire fighting unit is back on the road and ready to fight fires again. Twenty-one members of the 302nd Airlift Wing boarded a C-130 Aug. 27 and headed for Klamath Falls, Ore., where they will stage Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System missions in an effort to help the U.S. Forest Service combat wildfires
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