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

Migrating birds increase risk to aircraft

As summer fades into fall, birds begin to migrate south to their wintering grounds. That migration means one thing to pilots and airfield managers: a dramatic increase in the risk of bird strikes. Monthly trends recorded from 1995 - 2010 by the Air Force Safety Center Aviation Safety Division

Air Force Reserve Commander visits Rescue Airmen

In Col. Jeffrey L. Macrander's first month of leadership as the 920th Rescue Wing's Commander, he's had two groups of Airmen deploy to war and one group return home, and now, a visit from Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., Air Force Reserve Commander.General Stenner is making his way down the Eastern

20 rescue reservists return from Afghanistan

As an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft touched down here in the dark October 3 at 8:15 p.m., the roar of its engines roused a crowd nearby as they waited for the return of its cargo.A burst of cheer surpassed the jet noise as the combat craft landed carrying two HH-60G Pave Hawk

Airmen share concerns with Stenner during East Coast tour

For the first time since he became the commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner made a visit to the Airmen of the 916th Air Refueling Wing.On Monday, Oct. 3, Stenner, the Air Force Reserve Command's highest ranking officer, spent a little more than four hours visiting the

Total force space team wins AF chief of staff award

A total force team received an Air Force Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award Sept. 20 for work in launching the first Global Position System IIF satellite last year.Gen. Norton Schwartz presented the award to members of Schriever's 19th and 2nd Space Operations Squadrons, the Space and Missile

Second rotation of rescue wing Airmen depart for war

Helicopter aviators, aircraft maintainers and support Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing departed here Sept. 28 en route to replacing rescue Airmen who have been in Afghanistan since  May. This is the second rotation for the yearlong deployment in support of Operation Enduring

Homestead reservist, employer honored by AFA

A reservists here and his civilian employer received a prestigious award Sept. 19 during the Air Force Association's 2011 Air and Space Technology Exposition in Washington D.C. Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Lafreniere, 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron and Mr. Kevin O'Shea, AT&T in Coral Springs, Fla., were

Q+A with the world's high-time F-16 pilot

Lt. Col. Michael Brill, the world's high-time F-16 pilot,  talked about the evolution of the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the pilots who fly it. Since 1980, Brill has racked up more than 6,300 hours in the cockpit, making him the most experienced F-16 pilot in the world. A member of the 419th Fighter