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  • Dobbins leader in energy management

    Dobbins Air Reserve Base is currently implementing a new energy management and control system base-wide, which once completed will allow Dobbins Civil Engineering management to better manage energy consumption on base.The $1.25 million EMCS contract was awarded Nov. 22 to Geo-Marine Inc., a

  • Loadmasters hone skills with baby bottles, toys

    When one C-17 Globemaster III left here Friday, there were a few more loadmasters aboard than usual. A training mission was in the works, but the extra hands were put to use for a humanitarian mission that coincided with the training.The aircrew landed at Langley AFB, Va., MacDill AFB, Fla., and

  • Reservists survive New Zealand earthquake unscathed

    About 35 McChord Airmen, 15 of them Reservists from the 446th Airlift Wing, are in Christchurch, New Zealand where a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Feb. 22.  The remaining McChord Airmen in Christchurch belong to the active-duty 62nd Airlift Wing here.Based in Christchurch with their C-17 Globemaster

  • Reservists deliver humanitarian supplies to St. Lucia

    Reservists from the 315th Airlift Wing delivered more than 11,000 pounds of humanitarian aid to the island nation of St. Lucia Feb. 22.The mission involved a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivering humanitarian aid and school supplies valued at more than $72,000, courtesy of the Good News Project,

  • President recommends $5 billion budget for Air Force Reserve

    Under the Fiscal 2012 President's Budget Request announced Feb. 14, Air Force Reserve Command is slated to receive an annual operating budget of $5.019 billion starting in October.The FY12 budget includes $1.7 billion for military personnel, $3.27 billion for operations and maintenance to pay for

  • 910th Citizen Airman returns from U.S. Congress to C-130 flight deck

    Since 1997, Maj. John Boccieri has flown to many parts of the globe and has met a wide variety of individuals as a C-130 pilot. However, it was his latest role that gave him the chance to meet, work and play - basketball, that is - with the President of the United States. The 24-month long

  • Employer to drive nearly 200 miles for reservist

    Road trips require three things; a long drive, good company and an exciting destination. It is almost 200 miles from Rigby, Idaho to Ogden, Utah: long drive, check. Husband and wife will drive nearly three hours to visit an employee who also serves in the Air Force Reserve: good company, check. The

  • Family readiness center earns DOD award - again

    When Tech. Sgt. Horace Robinson and his family moved from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., to Westover ARB in June 2010, their lives fit in the back of a moving van.The Robinsons knew nothing about western Massachusetts, but the Westover Airman and Family Readiness Center here was ready to help the

  • Winter Wingman Day unites Airman of all ranks

    Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing came together Feb. 13 for a briefing and team-building exercises here to learn about resiliency and discuss how to be better wingmen in honor of Winter Wingman Day 2011. The purpose of Winter Wingman Day 2011 was to reinforce the wingman concept as a foundation to

  • All eyes on Africa

    Whether it's filling out a new glasses prescription, or preparing gas mask inserts for a deploying Airmen, Technical Sgt. David Hauser, optometry technician for the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS) here, never has a quiet day.A former active duty Airmen, Sergeant Hauser transferred over six