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  • California reservists refuel fighters, bombers in exercise over Alaska

    Four KC-135 Stratotankers delivered more than 55,000 gallons of fuel to two B-2 Spirits during a long-range training mission, Polar Lightning, May 7-8. The Stratotankers and their air refuelers are from Air Force Reserve Command's 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. While

  • Air Force Reserve rescuers return from Africa

    Twenty eight more Airmen from Patrick's 920th Rescue Wing came home May 14. They were the last group of wing reservists to return from Djibouti, Africa. About 100 aircrew, pararescue, maintenance and support people were mobilized and sent to Africa. The Air Force Reserve Command wing also deployed

  • Board identifies officers for developmental education

    Air Force Reserve Command has a new process for identifying officers to attend developmental education. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., AFRC commander, signed a memorandum May 6 establishing the Reserve School Selection Board. Air Force Reserve officers who want to attend developmental education,

  • Air Force, FBI partner in Patriot Hoover exercise

    Airmen and FBI people from across the United States started deploying to here April 29 for Patriot Hoover. The large-scale, six-day air mobility exercise involved several Air Force Reserve Command airlift control flights, flying units and aerial port units, as well as Puerto Rico Air and Army

  • Hurricane Hunters take message to Capitol Hill

    Hurricane Hunters don't just fly down into the eye of a hurricane. They fly right through the "eyewall" into the storm. Members of Congress, congressional staffers and military legislative assistants learned this detail and other fascinating facts about the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather

  • Reservist deploys to Iraq to command air expeditionary group

    The commander of Air Force Reserve Command's 477th Fighter Group at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, joined about 2,500 other reservists when he deployed overseas in April. Col. Eric S. Overturf assumed command of the 506th Air Expeditionary Group at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, April 30. He