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  • General returns from SWA to command 4th Air Force

    Brig. Gen. Mark A. Kyle assumed command of 4th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree at a change-of-command ceremony in the C-17 hangar here March 12.Before becoming commander of 4th Air Force, General Kyle served as director of mobility forces for U.S. Air Forces Central in Southwest

  • 445th AW reservist helps Iraqi MoD produce first media workshop

    The first Advanced Broadcasting and Television Production Workshop, composed of 22 students, was conducted from Feb. 20 to March 2 at the MoD's Ministerial Developmental and Training Center here. As the Government of Iraq continues to increase self-sustaining capabilities, the Iraqi Ministry of

  • Pittsburgh reservists step in to replace Lakenheath deployers

    Acting on a short-notice request for volunteers, 13 members of the 911th Security Forces Squadron here answered the call to fill a deployment void created by the deadly March 2 shooting attack at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany.The appeal went out shortly after a lone gunman boarded a bus

  • Oklahoma Air Force reservists return from deployment

    Members of the 507th Civil Engineer Squadron returned to Oklahoma yesterday after serving the previous six months at various locations in the mid east supporting  Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.The civil engineers are members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 507th Air Refueling Wing,

  • Reserve pilot gets mission equipped after defeating cancer

    Ten years after airdropping emergency medical supplies at the South Pole for a physician who was diagnosed with cancer, the 97th Airlift Squadron scrambled to help one of its own deal with cancer.While deployed in support of Operation Deep Freeze in February 2009, Lt. Col. Joe Nauman, an assistant

  • Happy homecoming: Hill reservists return from Afghanistan

    About 30 Air Force Reservists from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron returned today from a six-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.Click here for the photo essay.While deployed, the Airmen traveled throughout northeastern Afghanistan, completing construction projects at 62 forward

  • 301st maintainers generate 38 sorties during 1-day surge exercise

    The 301st Maintenance and Operations Groups produced 38 F-16 Fighting Falcon sorties in one day March 5 as part of a "surge" exercise designed to prepare the 301st Fighter Wing for its upcoming operational readiness inspection.The surge was successful thanks to the efforts of maintainers like Staff

  • Total force Airmen preserve heritage, restore aircraft

    Sparks were flying inside one airplane hangar near the flightline here March 4, as active-duty and Reserve maintenance personnel pressed forward in their efforts to restore an air mobility artifact.For decades, a C-118 Liftmaster with an interesting history stood on display at the traffic circle

  • Toolbox, Beanie Babies highlight Reserve unit at aviation conference

    With the use of Beanie Babies and a toolbox, Reserve Airmen kept a flow of visitors at the first Air Force Reserve unit display at the 22nd Women in Aviation, International Conference held Feb. 24-26 in Reno, Nev. Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit organization that provides networking,

  • Rescue wing flexes to fly the fleet during hurricane exercise

    Click here to view slideshowAirmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here stepped up to the challenge from their commander, Col. Robert Dunn, who had them launch the wing's entire fleet of aircraft March 6 during their drill training weekend. The mission simulated a mass hurricane