General discusses Reserve efficiencies, budget on Capitol Hill

As Congress continues to debate and find ways to fund the Fiscal Year 2011 budget, Reserve leaders were on Capitol Hill to testify and answer questions about the President's FY2012 budget that was introduced in February.The House Armed Services Committee's subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land

Reserve medics train with Delaware State Police aero-medical unit

The navy-blue Bell 412 helicopter emerged from the northern horizon and gracefully hovered to a landing on the Dover Air Force Base flightline April 3. Once the blades gradually whirled to a halt, a pilot and a medic with the Delaware State Police got out of the chopper. With a wave of their arms,

434th ARW chaplain tops in AFRC

Glorifying God, serving Airmen, pursuing excellence aren't just ordinary words; they are the chaplain corps vision statement and job description for every chaplain in the Air Force.Chaplain (Maj.) Obadiah Smith, Jr., 434th Air Refueling Wing chaplain, was selected as Air Force Reserve Command

Mothers, daughters find adventure at Patrick Air Force Base

A bond between a mother and daughter starts before her daughter's eyes see light. This bond was made stronger when a group of adventurous girls visited the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here to learn about its mission of saving lives.The group is part of the Space Coast Expedition: Adventure

Reservist selected for AF beach volleyball team

A 919th Special Operations Wing Airman was recently chosen to play on the Air Force men's beach volleyball team.Tech. Sgt. David Dean, 919th Maintenance Squadron, was selected for the second year in a row and is looking to capitalize on his strong second place performance at last year's Armed Forces

Reserve pararescuemen dive into high-tech sonar training

Airmen and a civilian from the 308th Rescue Squadron here dove into some high-tech sonar training March 21-25 at the Florida State University campus in Panama City, Fla.Master Sgt. Christopher Seinkner and Staff Sgt. Daniel Warren, pararescuemen from the 308th RQS, and Mr. Barry Burgess, the master

Multi-service team welcomes DoD families evacuating from Japan

A multi-service team of military and nongovernmental agency workers welcomed four flights carrying Department of Defense families from Japan beginning March 24 at Denver International Airport in support of Operation Pacific Passage.Eligible dependents of U.S. service members and non-emergency DoD

Team Dover supports air operations in Libya

Three Team Dover C-5M Super Galaxy aircrafts delivered cargo in support of air operations in Libya March 23-27.Airmen in the Air Force Reserve Command's 709th Airlift Squadron and Regular Air Force's 9th AS here worked overtime March 25-27 in a tag-team effort of several cargo transport missions,

Reserve C-5s support Operation Odyssey Dawn

Hill's consolidated command post a model for success

As more Air Force Reservists team up with their active-duty counterparts, Hill's consolidated command post has become a model for how joint operations succeed.Working together since 2007, 419th Fighter Wing and 75th Air Base Wing command post personnel, or controllers, have created an environment