Team Dover part of historic C-5 surge

The 512th and 436th Airlift Wings will participate in a surge of some of the nation's largest military airlifters to fly cargo in support of combatant commanders, worldwide Oct. 14-21. Nine crews from Team Dover will take part in the surge flying C-5B and C-5M aircraft. All aircraft and aircrews

AF Reserve leader addresses Citizen Commandos

"The Air Force is changing, and the Air Force Reserve is going to change with it."That's the message Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command,  brought to the Airmen of Duke Field, Oct. 6 when he visited the base as part of an East Coast tour of reserve locations. The

MacDill Reservists appreciate Stenner visit

Senior Airman Regina Nolting, a reservist with the 927th Aerospace Medicine Squadron was among a select group of Airmen who had the opportunity to break bread with the highest-ranking reservist in the Air Force. Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve

Aeromedical evacuation crews practice to stay proficient

As the war in Afghanistan passes the 10-year mark, the need for trained, proficient Aeromedical Evacuation crews is as important today as it was a decade ago. The 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron continues to care for wounded patients, while simultaneously training new flight nurses and medical

American, Canadian rescue forces train together

At a time of year when Canadian Geese fly south for the winter, 30 Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., flew north  for a U.S. and Canadian Search and Rescue exercise Sept. 25 through Oct. 1.Due to financial strain and manpower shortages, central and western Canadian

Space wing hosts Total Force NCO leadership course at Buckley

Twenty-four Airmen representing the Total Force graduated from the Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Course here Sept. 12-23. The course was hosted by the 310th Space Wing. The 10-day course offered college-level instruction in leadership, management and communication to traditional

Reserve Globemaster pilot looks to repeat Ironman title

Capt. Jamie Turner, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 317th Airlift Squadron here, is scheduled to compete in the Ford Ironman World Championship Oct. 8 in Kona, Hawaii. Captain Turner looks to repeat last year's victory as she and her Air Force teammate, Maj. Scott Poteet, assigned to the U.S.

Patrick welcomes home second group of rescue Airmen

Loud cheers, whistles, claps and shouts signified the end of a four-month deployment for about 40 reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing as a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft touched down at 1:30 p.m. here today.About 100 family, friends, co-workers and leadership were present as the Airmen departed the

Ohio employers awarded ESGR Patriot Award

Grissom remembers 'Gus' during rededication ceremony

Fifty years ago a Hoosier hero strapped himself into a rocket and blasted off becoming the second American to travel in space. This year, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., took a moment to remember that man, Lt. Col. Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, during a special rededication ceremony held here in newly