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  • Pope C-130 crew chiefs achieve zero-defect checklist

    A "black letter initial" is the name given to the rare occasion that a  crew chief has obtained a perfect checklist for his aircraft. It means that the aircraft is not just operational, but that it is operationally perfect. No discrepancies.No inspection violations.And, no outstanding scheduled

  • Airmen assist in motor vehicle accident

    Six extraordinary airmen demonstrated what the true definition of being a wingman is by helping two service members after an auto accident on June 5. As the June UTA came to an end, two airmen were involved in a motor vehicle accident on Route 90, prompting assistance from service members passing

  • Texas Wounded Warrior founders visit Barksdale

    Dick Goetz never imagined that simply playing in a golf tournament would put him in the pilot's seat of a B-52 Stratofortess at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., three years later.Goetz, a golf pro from Tyler, Texas, traveled to California during the Summer of 2007, where he played in the fourth annual

  • New 'milkstool' design may save dollars, backs

    A C-130 Hercules ramp support platform designed by four cadets here in May could save not only Air Force dollars but also the backs of the loadmasters who currently drag around 75-pound monstrosities.The newly designed "milkstool," as the ramp support platform is called, would weigh 20 pounds while

  • Chief AF Marathon doctor to give running clinics at March

    The chief medical consultant for the Air Force Marathon is conducting two running clinics here June 12 as part of a March team fitness event.Dr. Mark Cucuzzela, an Air Force Reserve flight surgeon at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, family physician and associate professor at West Virginia

  • Area mayors visit Air Force Reserve headquarters

    Mayors John Stumbo of Fort Valley, Robert Reichert of Macon, Chuck Shaheen of Warner Robins, John Harley of Centerville, Jimmy Faircloth of Perry and Phil Best of Dublin, met with Maj. Gen. Craig Gourley, vice commander of AFRC, and other senior leaders for a working lunch June 3. They talked about

  • Rescue Wing Airman earns U.S. Citizenship

    As a little child she visualized the United States as a large perfect suburban neighborhood with plenty of green grass and trees, until 1999 when she finally arrived to Arizona where she was surprised to see that it was a hot, dry, desert. The barren land did not stop Airman 1st Class Perla Tapia

  • "That means we're clear to land"

    In 1983, the Marines were sent to Beirut, Lebanon on a peacekeeping mission. However, there was little peace to keep.On October 23, 1983, at 6:22 a.m. in Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, the birds started chirping at the start of Sunday morning. Approximately 200 miles away in Beirut, Lebanon the day was

  • New intelligence squadron stands up at Langley

    A ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 7 marked the activation of a new Air Force Reserve Command unit at that installation.The 718th Intelligence Squadron reports to the 940th Operations Group at Beale AFB, Calif. The squadron is authorized nine officers and 79 enlisted Airmen.The

  • Yellow Ribbon provides service members, families tools for success

    Service members and their families received tools necessary for successful deployments during the western regional Yellow Ribbon event held at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Ariz., May 14-15.The event was referred to as a purple event, as it included Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard