Feb. 5, 2009 Dover reservists prepare for C-5M Super Galaxies Reservists in the 512th AW have spent a year preparing for the arrival of the first C-5M Super Galaxy. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, will land the new and improved transport aircraft here Feb. 9. In addition to training, Dover's Air Force Reserve flyers and maintainers
Feb. 4, 2009 Reserve tanker crew airlifts wounded from Afghanistan Some members of the 931st Air Refueling Group spent their Super Bowl weekend resting from a 12-day aeromedical evacuation mission in Afghanistan.Eight reservists from the 931st manned a specially equipped KC-135 Stratotanker that made four back-to-back trips to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, to pick
Feb. 3, 2009 Westover center wins family readiness award The 439th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., will receive a Department of Defense-level award in February for helping deployed Airmen and their families. Each year military reserve components name their 2008 Department of Defense Reserve Family
Feb. 2, 2009 Father, son prep jets together for flight in Iraq An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 301st Fighter Wing out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, pulls into a hangar here for alert-status preparation. A frenzy of crew chiefs work together to get the aircraft turned around quickly for the next go. Among the crew chiefs, a master
Feb. 2, 2009 McChord serves as safe haven for aircraft, Airmen from Alaska Airmen here are supporting a precautionary redeployment of Air Force aircraft from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska to McChord. The aircraft and about 200 Airmen who operate and maintain them are being temporarily relocated in light of increased activity associated with Mount Redoubt, a volcano
Jan. 30, 2009 Air Force Reserve firefighters from Dover deploy to Iraq Eight reservists from 512th Airlift Wing deployed to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, in January. While assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, the 512th AW "Liberty Wing" Airmen will provide base operations, such as crash rescue, medical response and response to structure and
Jan. 28, 2009 First-timers share thoughts on wing OEF deployment A queue of empty buses sat idling outside this base's massive logistics readiness center Jan. 26. Nearby, dozens of Duke Field reservists and Eglin Airmen relaxed and chatted before boarding an awaiting aircraft that would airlift them toward an Operation Enduring Freedom assignment. Clearly most of
Reservist earns AFA field grade officer of year award A 315th Airlift Wing Intelligence Flight Reservist was recently named Air Force Association’s field grade officer of the year for his leadership efforts while serving last year with the 437th Operations Support Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. Maj. Alex Arntz, 315th Intelligence
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards