Air Force Reserve C-130s support fight against Mexican wildland fires

Two Air Force Reserve Command C-130 aircraft conducted three aerial firefighting missions from here April 16 in support of the ongoing efforts to contain the wildland fires in the Mexico state of Coahuila.The C-130s are from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo.,  and are under the command and

Dover Financial Management Office earns command award

The Air Force Reserve Command selected the 512th Airlift Wing Financial Management Office as the Financial Management and Comptroller Organization of the Year for 2010.The award is presented annually to the unit that exemplifies the Air Force financial management vision making significant

Dobbins hosts 1,500 joint service JROTC cadets

More than 1,500 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets experienced their first flight on a military aircraft during the 94th Airlift Wing's annual C-130 orientation flight event here April 12-13, 2011. Reservists, civilians, contractors and youth volunteers worked together to host the event

Grissom boom operator spends 10K hours in flight

One of Grissom's in-flight refueling technicians recently surpassed 10,000 hours -- nearly five years -- working at over 30,000 feet. Albeit extremely rare for in-flight refueling technicians, better known as boom operators, Senior Master Sgt. Paul "Doogie" Houser, 434th Operations Support Squadron,

Reservists work jointly to solve problems at readiness exercise

More than 170 Defense Logistics Agency reservists from all four services participated in the fifth annual Joint Reserve Training Readiness Exercise here, April 4-10. The objective of the exercise was to enhance Total Force readiness while simultaneously completing service-required training and

307th Bomb Wing showcases mission capabilities

The 307th Bomb Wing from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., showcased its mission capabilities over a four-day period for local civic leaders as well as the employers and clergy of some the bomb wing's Airmen during three back-to-back community support events March 30 - April 2, 2011.The first scheduled

March engineers embed with Army in Afghanistan

The 22 combat engineers from the 452nd Civil Engineering Squadron who deployed at the end of January have completed combat skills training at Fort McCoy, Wis., and have been embedded with Army units in six locations throughout southern and eastern Afghanistan.The engineers' mission with the Army

Air Force Basketball Team trains for tournament, visits with vets

Air Expo 2011 brings high-speed fun to Charleston

Thunderous roars from the engines of the Air Force Thunderbirds reverberated through the skies over the Charleston area April 6 through 9 heralding the long awaited days of Air Expo 2011.Joining the Thunderbirds were more than a dozen aerial acts including historic reenactments like Tora, Tora,

Teammate, best friend remembers fallen Airmen

Air Force Reserve search and rescue professionals from the 920th Rescue Wing here train in and around Patrick Air Force Base's lush maritime surroundings regularly to be the best and uphold their motto, these things we do, that others may live . Two drop zones which come into regular use by them for