445th Airlift Wing begins C-17 training

Seasoning program takes Airman to the next level

When the hustle and bustle of basic training and technical training is completed, Air Force Reservists customarily undergo "seasoning" training to solidify newly acquired technical skills with intensive on-the-job training. In the case of Senior Airman Jocelyn Corriveau, a new 440th Airlift Wing

Survey will assess Air Force community well-being

Nearly 40, 000 Reservists and 10,000 spouses of Reservists will be recieving invitations to take the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment on Jan. 25. The Air Force-wide assessment is designed to assist chaplains and people working in installation-level Airman and family readiness centers, family

Dunn is Reserve Command's GEICO Award nominee

Senior Master Sgt. David Dunn insists he is just "doing his job."  He must be doing it well. So well that he is the Air Force Reserve Command nominee for the 2010 Government Employee Insurance Company Military Service awards. The annual GEICO Military Services Awards recognize enlisted service

Reserve C-130 special mission units learn from each other

Air Force Reserve aerial spray, aerial firefighting and hurricane hunting units gathered at the command's C-130 Special Missions conference learned that they share common issues even though they perform vastly different missions. That was the focus of the two-day conference that ended here Jan

Air Force Reserve band begins winter concert tour

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve begins its nine-day annual winter concert tour Jan. 22. "Every year, the concert band tours to different places in the southeast," said Maj. Don Schofield, band commander. This year the band has added two new locations to its line-up - Arnold High School in

917th heritage continues as fighter group

The 917th Wing was deactivated here Jan. 8 and the 917th Operations Group was re-designated as the 917th Fighter Group.In a ceremony presided over by Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, the flag of the 917th Fighter Group was uncased, formally re-designating it

Reserve C-130 special mission units convene at Peterson

Airmen and aircraft from three Air Force Reserve Command special mission units convened for the first-ever AFRC C-130 Special Mission Conference here Jan. 12-13. Airmen representing the weather, wildfire and aerial spray missions convened at Peterson for the conference. The conference brought

3 Teen Leadership Summits planned in 2011

The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard announced the 2011 AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations Jan. 5. The AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summit locations this summer are in Dahlonega, Ga.; Estes, Colo.; and Washington, D.C. The summits combine high-adventure activities with leadership classes to

307th Bomb Wing reactivates at Barksdale

More than 900 attended ceremonies deactivating the 917th Wing, re-designating the 917th Operations Group as the 917th Fighter Group and reactivating of the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Jan. 8.Brig. Gen. John J. Mooney III, commander, 307th Bomb Wing, accepted the wing's colors from