Command honors outstanding Airmen of the year

Air Force Reserve Command honored its outstanding Airmen of the year for 2011 during a ceremony here April 10.The winners who will represent the command in Air Force competition later this year are: first sergeant - Master Sgt. Anthony Johns, 445th Operations Support Squadron, Wright Patterson Air

Reserve maintainers earn props from AMC

Air Mobility Command has honored two Reservists from the 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here for their outstanding work as associate wing maintainers.Master Sgt. Jeffrey Daniels and Senior Airman Mailani Akey received the 2012 AMC Outstanding Reserve Associate Maintenance Award, which is given

With C-5M, 'super' culture, capability changes taking place

The culture of the Air Force C-5 community is changing...and it's changing in a "super" way. As the Air Force transitions to the C-5M Super Galaxy, the upgraded airframe has quickly become an integral part of the airlift mission. It has set dozens of airlift world records and spanned the globe

Whiteman, Barksdale fighter units return from deployment

Nearly 300 Citizen Airmen returned home from deployment here and to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on April 12.The reservists, all part of the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman, and its subordinate unit, the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale, deployed in December 2011 in support of Operation Enduring

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Generals Rice, Stenner: AETC, AFRC partnership vital to mission success

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, took some time to highlight the importance of the partnership between AFRC and Air Education and Training Command during a visit to the 340th Flying Training Group here April 4.Stenner visited many of the Reserve units working

Reserve Command announces outstanding space operators for 2011

Air Force Reserve Command has announced the Outstanding Space Operators of the Year for 2011.The winners who will represent the command in the Air Force-level competition are:Airman Category: Senior Airman Thomas G. Hastings, 6th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base,

Weapons load competition pits Reserve units in 'virtual loadeo'

As they maneuvered hefty missiles and bombs into position under the wing of an F-15E Strike Eagle, a three-man weapons load team from the 414th Maintenance Squadron had trouble seeing the other teams they were pitted against during a weapons load competition March 22, 2012.From the weapons load barn

Rescue Wing chaplain named best in Air Force Reserve

The 920th Rescue Wing's mission is all about saving lives. While pararescue Airmen are the personal recovery experts, the wing chaplains are experts in spiritual recovery.Recently, one wing chaplain, Chaplain, Maj. Matthew Simpson, was recognized with the Outstanding Reserve Chaplain of the Year

March C-17s transport Navy dolphins

The C-17 Globemaster III's cargo doors are open to accommodate the eight passengers, who average 450 pounds each. A K-loader is on standby to help them into the plane. The first truck arrives carrying the first two, who are constantly being doused with water; but the dolphins don't mind the