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  • Air Force Reserve aircrews, maintainers gear up for wildfire season

    Air Force reservists are used to volunteering to help others, especially when it means saving the lives and property of fellow Americans from the fury of Mother Nature. That's why reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., joined their counterparts in the Air National

  • Aviation trade show features F-22A, other aircraft

    An F-22A Raptor from here was among the more than 60 aircraft on display at the 12th Annual Alaska State Aviation Trade Show & Conference at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, May 2-3. The Raptor, along with a C-17, C-130H, HC-130 and an HH-60 Pave Hawk from Alaska

  • Coaches Tour 2009 taking shape at McConnell AFB

    The game plan to bring some of the biggest names in college sports to troops overseas is in full motion at McConnell AFB.Regular and Air Force Reserve Airmen here are preparing for Coaches Tour 2009, a second annual morale-boosting mission featuring head coaching icons of NCAA football. The

  • Nellis to stand up new aircraft maintenance squadron

    Air Force Reserve Command will activate a new aircraft maintenance squadron here in a ceremony May 15. The 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, part of the 926th Group, is a classic associate unit that supports the U. S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis. Under this Total Force Integration

  • Homestead reservists bring teamwork, humor 'To the Port'

    A group of aerial porters deployed here from the 70th Aerial Port Squadron, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., find humor in comparing Iraq's sun and sand at this northern Operation Iraqi Freedom air base to those elements at home in southern Florida. These Air Force reservists, so-called "Port

  • Youngstown medical team provides care in Dominican Republic

    The Dominican Republic is a country of contrast. On one end of this island nation, sandy white beaches , crystal blue waters, lush rolling mountains and other destinations such as the capital city of Santo Domingo or the tourist destination of Punta Cana entice visitors. On the opposite side,

  • Air Force Reserve announces aeromedical evacuation awards

    Aeromedical evacuation crew members are used to picking up and caring for patients. Now, three reservists are being recognized for their work. Receiving Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation awards for 2008 are: Officer - Maj. Wendie L. Skala, 349th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Travis

  • Weather officer competes for leadership award

    An officer from the 12th Operational Weather Flight at Scott AFB, Ill., is Air Force Reserve Command's nominee for the 2009 Airlift Tanker Association Young Leadership Award. Capt. Christopher T. Higgins "is a prime example of our future leaders as he provides positive contributions to the mission

  • Wright-Patt aerial porters prepare for deployment

    Twenty-three reservists from the 87th Aerial Port Squadron left here in April and another 33 ship out during May for the area of responsibility. Before deploying, the reservists completed various training requirements to ensure they were ready for the challenges they could face. "You have to be on