Band of AF Reserve bids for an Emmy in Nashville

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 2009 Holiday Notes From Home television production was a top four finalist in the regional Emmy Awards announced here Jan. 29, 2011. The band's performance wasn't the top choice selected by the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television

Water survival training keeps aircrews proficient

Aircrew members from the 94th Airlift Wing receive instruction on the use of the 20-person life raft during water survival training at the Cobb Aquatic Center in Marietta, Ga., 4 Feb. Aircrew members are required to receive this training once every three years to stay proficient with the equipment

Command hosts citizen partner

Ms. Celeste Gleave, Air Force Reserve Command's nominee to the Air Force Chief of Staff's Civic Leader Group, stopped by the command headquarters here Feb. 4, to meet leadership and receive mission briefings. Ms. Cleave is the Citizen Partner for the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

Georgia congressman visits Reserve headquarters

Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia's 8th Congressional District visited Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command today to learn about the overall Air Force Reserve mission.The congressman' s first order of business during his visit was an AFRC strategic perspective brief presented by AFRC Commander Lt. Gen.

AF Assistance Fund drive in full swing

The 2011 Air Force Assistance Fund drive is in full swing in the Air Force Reserve Command headquarters. According to Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Mozingo, command AFAF project officer, those wishing to contribute to the tax deductable charity should contact their unit AFAF rep before the campaign

Reserve C-5 moves Haiti-bound cargo

Leaders call operational Reserve 'a new DoD efficiency'

The new role and future direction of the Department of Defense's reserve components was the focus of the Reserve Officer Association gathering attended by more than 600 people at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel here Jan. 29 - Feb. 2.Senior DoD leaders here discussed how the Reserve programs have

Rescue Airmen respond to helicopter crash

Air Force Reservists from the 943rd Rescue Group here responded to a Department of Public Safety helicopter crash in a rugged valley northwest of Tucson today.There were four people on board, two of which were able to escape, and two which were said to be trapped in the helicopter. "We were very

14 Reserve units earn AF awards

Fourteen Air Force Reserve Command units are recipients of the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award or Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for 2010. The following units are winners of the AFOEA:Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colo.The following units are winners of the AFOUA:10th Air Force,

ROA names Yeager Chaplain of Year for 2010

The Reserve Officers Association of the United States announced today Chaplain (Maj.) Carol A. Yeager, as Chaplain of the Year for 2010."I am honored to be selected by ROA as their Chaplain of the Year, an honor only made possible by the opportunities God has given me through the Air Force," said