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  • Speed bumps help make base safer

    Up, over and down. Drivers here may find speed bumps annoying but they are helping to thwart terrorists at security checkpoint gates. After Airmen in the 506th Air Expeditionary Group's antiterrorism force protection section identified a vulnerability in base security, the 506th Expeditionary Civil

  • Budget request calls for more people, money

    President Barack Obama recommended more people and more funding for Air Force Reserve Command in his fiscal 2010 defense budget request. Under the proposal released May 7, the command's military personnel account would increase by 7.4 percent. The account represents about a third of the command's

  • Reservists shower island home with cheer

    It was business as usual, hauling loads of supplies to and from St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Keesler's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron maintains a detachment for use during hurricane season. That changed when Master Sgt. Paul Wood of the 403rd Maintenance Squadron did a little

  • Fort Bragg honors Air Force Reserve neighbor

    Attending Army functions is part of the job for Col. Merle D. "Maddog" Hart, 440th Airlift Wing commander. The Air Force reservist from here internalizes strategic partnerships with the Army. "It is kind of like visiting with your neighbors," said Colonel Hart, who frequently visits the 82nd

  • Air Force reservists make history with blogger flight

    An aircrew from Air Force Reserve Command's 403rd Wing here flew an historic flight May 19. The training mission on a WC-130J Hurricane Hunter aircraft gave bloggers from across the country an opportunity only available to traditional media outlets until now.The Air Force is embracing new media in

  • Awards recognize flight, ground and aero club safety

    Air Force Reserve Command received six Air Force Chief of Staff Safety Awards for 2008. "The Air Force had many safety achievements to be proud of in 2008, including the fewest-ever off-duty vehicle fatalities," said Maj. Gen. Frederick Roggero, Air Force chief of safety, in announcing the awards