5 compete for DOD fire, emergency services awards

Three firefighters and two organizations are representing Air Force Reserve Command in the Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Award competition.The command nominees are:Fire officer - Alvin L. Sims, 482nd Mission Support Group Fire Department, Homestead Air Reserve Base,

Plan affects Reserve fighter units in 3 states

If approved, Air Force Reserve Command units in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah will change missions under an Air Force fighter transition plan announced in July.All of the affected units are classic associate units that provide reservists to fly and maintain Regular Air Force aircraft and equipment.

Optometrists focus on need in Africa

Stepahno Shivanbe doesn't know much English, but he knows enough to say, "Thank you. Thank you very much." That's what he kept repeating as he walked out of the examination room, an olive-drab shipping container marked "Optometry." The elderly man was one of the first patients treated at the

Photo essay: Teams train for urban combat

McChord reservists begin Operation Deep Freeze missions

Reservists with the 446th Airlift Wing here are now performing WINFLY, the first phase of the annual Operation Deep Freeze missions in support of the National Science Foundation's Antarctic program. During WINFLY, which is scheduled to end Aug. 29, crews are busy shuttling advance teams and cargo

Reservist earns medals for combat in Afghanistan

A 512th Airlift Wing reservist received the Bronze Star and the Air Force Combat Action Medal during a ceremony Aug. 7 in the base theater.Tech. Sgt. Stephen J. Kaufman, a 512th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight team leader, earned the medals while serving with the 755th

South Carolina RED HORSE helps Navajo in New Mexico

As the early morning sun begins to light up the sky in western New Mexico, more than 20 reservists from the 560th RED HORSE Squadron start their workday.The Airmen are from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., and belong to a unit called a rapid engineer deployable, heavy operational repair squadron

Video teleconference allows deployed dad to see newborn son for first time

The power of technology allowed a deployed aerial porter to lay eyes on his newborn son for the first time. Senior Airman William Clark, deployed to Iraq since April, got his first look at his son Aug. 3, thanks to a video teleconference connection. It was a moment that Senior Airman William Clark

Reservist represents PACAF during Air Force Marathon

A Reservist assigned to the 477th Fighter Group was selected along with three others to represent Pacific Air Forces during the Air Force Marathon September 18. "I was pretty excited to be selected," said Staff Sgt. Jose Garza, 477th Maintenance Squadron low observable technician. "But I would have

Love connection: Tanker pilot tells NBC about hookup over Afghanistan

Move over Matt and Meredith -- here come the McLeans!On Sunday, Aug. 1, Navy fighter pilot, Lt. Jeff McLean, and his wife, Air Force tanker pilot, Capt. Christine McLean took a bite out of the Big Apple and told NBC's Today that inter-service romance can thrive even in a war zone.The couple,