Ohio Reserve wing bids farewell to C-5 mission

The last C-5 Galaxy assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing took its final flight Jan. 31, 2012, when it flew to its resting place in Arizona. The aircraft executed one last touch-n-go as a final hurrah before ascending into the Ohio skies towards Arizona. Tail number 70-0457 now sits at its new home,

Game on: Grissom ATC gears up for 'Super' weekend

As Indianapolis gears up for Super Bowl XLVI, Grissom air traffic controllers are preparing for a full-on blitz of game-bound fans flying through their airspace. Grissom ATC handles all military, civilian and commercial air traffic between Chicago Center and Indianapolis Center up to 10,000 feet and

512th Airman, Family Readiness best in DoD

Department of Defense Officials announced Jan. 11 that the 512th Airman and Family Readiness is the recipient of the 2011 Reserve Family Readiness Award.The DoD award recognizes one unit from each of the seven Reserve components that maintain the best family support program."Family readiness is

Reservist leads 3rd Wings' 'War Day' exercise planning

A Reserve F-22 pilot assigned to the 302nd Fighter Squadron is the lead planner for the Arctic Integration Training or War Day that occurred here Jan. 27.Maj. Christopher Miller, chief of 3rd Wing Weapons, is responsible for developing the scenario for the War Day exercise that will include all the

Bringing the injured home: AES Reservists support patient redistribution missions

Evacuating troops critically injured overseas and providing them with acute care may be first things that come to mind when aeromedical evacuation missions are mentioned. But, AE missions don't end when patients are taken out of harm's way. In fact, some may consider what comes next a new

Civil engineers, contracting officers converge on Niagara

Civil Engineers and Contracting Officers from all over the Air Force Reserve discuss various CE and Contracting issues and strategies that affect the command during an open session at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. on January 26, 2012. Members from around the country attended this three

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Rescue Reservists deploy to Horn of Africa

Approximately 60 Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing will deploy to the Horn of Africa area of responsibility as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.One group of 30 Airmen departed Jan. 25 and the remaining members are scheduled to depart within the next week. The Reservist and two

Dover Airmen receive tips on how to avoid, report consumer fraud

When service members find themselves the victim of a deceptive financial purchase or unreasonable contract terms Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III and Holly Petraeus want to know about it. Biden, who is Delaware's attorney general, and Petraeus, who is the director of the Consumer Financial Protection

Westover C-5 soars over thousands at Patriots playoff game

A Patriot Wing aircrew helped the New England Patriots get off to a roaring start as more than 60,000 people watched a C-5 perform a flyby over Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.Millions more people who tuned in to watch the American Football Conference playoff game between the Patriots and the