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  • 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

  • 440th airlifters perform unqiue total force mission

    A 440th Airlift Wing C-130 carrying 12 Airmen from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and Airmen from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron flew into Andrews Air Force Base Dec. 17, on a unique total force-training mission. The Airmen in training had a job to do, and focused on their tasks. "While

  • Awards recognize employers, reservists

    March 15 is the deadline for reservists to nominate themselves and their employer for Air Force Reserve Command's Citizen Airman Award and Employer of the Year Award.The awards recognize both an enlisted person and an officer who deployed in support of current operations in 2010. The employer award

  • Airman sheds more than 120 pounds to join Air Force Reserve

    She hated looking at herself in the mirror.While many complimented her sweet nature and beautiful smile, Santana Austin didn't feel pretty. As a child, she'd always struggled with her weight, but by the time she was 17, she was wearing a size 24 pants. Slowed down by the extra weight she carried on

  • VA announces changes to post 9/11 GI Bill

    Airmen enrolled in the Post-9/11 GI Bill will have more opportunities and means of using their educational benefits.President Barack Obama signed legislation to update and simplify the program, Jan. 4.According to the Veterans Administration, the agency that administers the program, the new