May 18, 2011 Command awards recognize Citizen Airman, employer A reservist assigned to Laughlin AFB, Texas, and his civilian employer received 2011 Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman and Employer of the Year Awards.Maj. Tomas J. Sohayda is an instructor pilot with the 96th Flying Training Squadron. His employer, NetJets Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, supported his
May 17, 2011 Georgia senator visits Air Force Reserve headquarters Sen. Johnny Isakson made a special visit to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command May 14.He joined Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and other senior leaders in the headquarters for a working lunch to discuss the growing importance of the Air Force Reserve to
May 17, 2011 150 Pope reservists deploy to support Operations New Dawn, Enduring Freedom Pope Field's 440th Airlift Wing's Operations and Maintenance Groups, successfully deployed more than 150 personnel last week to various parts of the Middle East and African in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. The Airmen, once in theater, will team up with air crews from other
May 17, 2011 Fishing Lures Classmates Back Together While the first rays of the morning sunlight filtered across the shores of North Carolina's Jordan Lake, Master Sgt. Tressie Anderson-Bolden, First Sergeant, 18th Air Support Operations Group, sang the National Anthem. As the final words echoed through the trees lining the lake's shore, anglers and
May 16, 2011 Guardian Angels protect astronauts on historic launch Along with estimated crowds of tens of thousands of spectators on Florida's Space Coast, Senator Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz, kept a watchful eye as her husband, Commander Mark Kelly, and his crew as they blasted off from nearby Kennedy Space Center May 16 - marking the second to last time a space
May 16, 2011 Elmendorf chaplain honored for excellence Chaplain (Maj.) Patrick Travers was awarded the Air Force Reserve Command's Chaplain Individual Award for Excellence during a ceremony May 3 in Denver, Colo."I was honored to receive this award, knowing that so many other Air Force Reserve chaplains had so many great achievements during 2010," said
May 15, 2011 World War II veteran's wish comes true A World War II United States Army veteran celebrated his 89th birthday by fulfilling his "wish of a lifetime" which was to stand out on a runway and marshal an aircraft into a terminal.Dressed in a custom fitted 440th Airlift Wing flight suit, complete with a name tag, Saturday, May 14, retired Army
May 14, 2011 Combat Talon ends career as historic monument Exactly one year after making its final flight, the MC-130E Combat Talon I 64-0567 reached the end of its 47-year journey with a stirring dedication ceremony at the base's airpark May 6.The Talon, or as it came to be know by 919th Special Operations Wing Airmen, "Wild Thing," will now be a historic
May 13, 2011 914th AW Sergeant, son reunite in warzone War is a powerful phenomenon. It can bring out the best and worst in people. It can divide countries; and just the opposite it: can also bring families together-literally. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Ceccato and his son, U.S. Army Private First Class David Ceccato, managed to find each other
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards
AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8.