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  • Westover hosts Springfield Police Academy graduation

    As newly sworn-in police officers of three neighboring cities, the graduating cadets stood before family, friends and fellow officers in the Base Hangar, May 19, and learned the subtle difference between law enforcement officers and police officers.Before they were sworn in, civic leaders admonished

  • Arctic Reservists begin work on Boy Scout Jamboree site

    Arctic Reservists assigned to the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron recently arrived in Beckley, W. Va. to begin work on a 10,600 acre National Scout Jamboree site as a part of Joint Task Force Summit. Over the next two weeks, 22 Reserve civil engineers will clear trees and install silt fences on the

  • Reservists Get Down and Dirty

    Cold. Wet. Dirty. Face first in the mud is the perfect way to spend a rainy Pacific Northwest morning.Eight Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing got down and dirty Saturday in the 6th Annual 5K Mud Run sponsored the by Joint Base Lewis-McChord Morale Welfare and Recreation Center at Lewis Main."I

  • High-tech science combats environmental hazards

    Those who have heard of bioenvironmental engineers may know it is a unique job - one that goes far beyond fit-testing gas masks. A typical day can include water and air sampling, noise and radiation analysis, ventilation air flow measurements, respiratory protection, and yes - gas mask fit-tests.For

  • Former POW offers insight to pre-, post-deployment Reservists, families

    Being a prisoner of war is unimaginable for many servicemembers, but for retired Air Force Col. Lee Ellis, this harsh reality was also a leaning experience he now shares with others. Colonel Ellis spoke about his Air Force career, focusing mainly on his Vietnam deployment, to approximately 285

  • 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

  • Reservists lead, perform in Southwest Asia

    Reserve or active duty, it doesn't matter. What matters are good leaders leading Airmen to mission accomplishment. That was the experience of two Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing recently back from Southwest Asia.Tech. Sgt Judson Hoyt with the 446th Logistics Readiness Flight, and Staff Sgt.

  • Helo squdron commander takes reins days before deployment

    Inside and open-air aircraft hangar, an Air Force combat search-and-rescue helicopter, about the length of an 18-wheeler, sat parked as a prop for a change of command ceremony held here March 19 during which Lt. Col. Joseph Alcorn assumed command of the 301st Rescue Squadron days prior to the

  • Youngstwon unit wins Grover Loening Trophy

    The 910th Airlift Wing's 757th Airlift Squadron was awarded the 2010 Air Force Reserve Grover Loening Trophy, May 2. The trophy is awarded annually to Air Force Reserve Command flying units and associate units, exclusive of combat rescue and special operations units. The award is named for noted

  • TSA Detection dog honors 9/11 victim, meets his friends

    Maltby, a female black lab, who is part of the National Explosives Detection K-9 team program spends her days ensuring travelers are safe and that explosives don't make their way onto planes navigating the world.Qualifying for her job alone makes her elite, as only the top 30 percent of puppies born