Generals discuss Guard, Reserve, on call Air Force

Two Air Force generals explained the importance of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to the on-call Air Force during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 19 here. Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, and Lt. Gen.

Leadership summits offered to Guard & Reserve teens

Teens with a parent in the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard can sign up to attend a free leadership summit this summer. April 16 is the deadline to apply for the 2010 AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summits. Participants must be 14 to 18 years old. Applications and instructions are available online

Reserve recognizes individuals for achievements

Air Force Reserve Command recognized two women on Feb. 6 for their outstanding achievements.Capt. Marella Tolbolt Big Mountain of the 618th Tanker Airlift Control Center at Scott AFB, Ill., was named the 2009 Reserve Officer Association Junior Officer of the Year. Lt. Col. Laura Theodorson of the

Command announces aircraft maintenance awards

Lt. Col. Kirk Peddicord and the 433rd Maintenance Group at Lackland AFB, Texas, are recipients of Air Force Reserve Command aircraft maintenance awards for 2009.The commander of the 433rd MXG was named the best field grade manager, and the group was chosen for the Air Force maintenance effectiveness

Command selects top logistics readiness units

Air Force Reserve Command announced the following recipients of AFRC Logistics Readiness Unit Awards on Feb. 12:Daedalian Maj. Gen. Warren R. Carter Logistics Effective Award - 512th Logistics Readiness Flight, Dover AFB, Del.Logistics Readiness Squadron of the Year (Non-flying Unit) - 944th LRS,

Police officer saves life in line of duty

An Air Force reservist working in the Broken Arrow (Okla.) Police Department received an award Jan. 14 for saving a person's life.In addition to being a police officer, Maj. Robert Baird is a logistics officer with the 507th Air Refueling Wing's Logistics Readiness Squadron here. While on patrol

Photographers fulfill new tasking on deployment

The calls came Easter Sunday. The 4th Combat Camera Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., received a tasking to send a team to Afghanistan. Although the team received advanced notice, the phone calls removed all doubt the squadron would soon have still photographers and videographers in

Department of Energy shares nuclear expertise

The flash from an initial nuclear weapon explosion is so bright that people looking at it within a 5-mile radius could go permanently blind if their blinking reflex took longer than a quarter of a second.This scenario and others were topics of discussion here Jan. 28 during a U.S. Department of

Constant reminders

22nd Air Force supports Haiti operations in addition to war

Citizen Airmen answered the call when a devastating earthquake struck Haiti last month. Units across Air Force Reserve Command and 22nd Air Force quickly mobilized to assist the injured and infirmed with food, water, medical care and other supplies. The Haiti mobilization, however, comes atop an