March 31, 2008 McGuire squadron wins best flying unit award again The Grover Loening Trophy keeps landing at McGuire AFB, N.J. This is the second year in a row McGuire's 732nd Airlift Squadron has won the award for the best flying squadron in Air Force Reserve Command. The associate unit squadron flies C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. Command officials
March 28, 2008 Niagara Falls dominates aircrew life support awards Air Force Reserve Command officials here announced the following aircrew life support awards for 2007: Airman - Senior Airman Rosemary P. Warner, 328th Airlift Squadron, Niagara Falls International Airport Air Reserve Station, N.Y. NCO - Staff Sgt. Alfred A. Chagnon, 439th Operations Support
March 28, 2008 Air Force picks top security forces reserve unit The Air Force selected the 482nd Security Forces Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., as its best security forces reserve unit for 2007. Maj. Gen. Allan R. Poulan, vice commander of Air Force Reserve Command, announced the award selection in a memo to commanders March 20. Each year the
March 28, 2008 One team, one fight – CE squadrons join forces in test Barksdale's active-duty and Air Force Reserve civil engineer squadrons join forces this spring to test working as an integrated unit. Hickam AFB, Hawaii, and Travis AFB, Calif., are also testing the process. The Air Force is looking into better ways to integrate reservists into the total force and
March 26, 2008 Real estate transaction to benefit March ARB In March, the Air Force held an "Industry Day" in the city of Norwalk, Calif., and here. The event gave real estate developers, building contractors, private equity lenders and others a chance to take possession of an old defense fuels farm in exchange for improvements at March ARB. About 60 people
March 25, 2008 Some reservists face limit on man-day tours Later this year hundreds of reservists could reach the limit on the number of man-days they can serve in Air Force Reserve Command. Three and one half years ago, reservists through the rank of colonel received permission to serve up to 1,095 man-days of the previous 1,460 days in a rolling four-year
March 24, 2008 McGuire reservists named top enlisted aircrew members Three reservists from the 514th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J., are Air Force Reserve Command's top enlisted aircrew members for 2007. Command officials announced the following winners March 21: Senior NCO - Master Sgt. Douglas Grant, 732nd Airlift Squadron NCO - Tech. Sgt. Joseph J. McGann,
March 24, 2008 Dover units help prepare Canadian reservists for deployment Reservists in the 512th Airlift Wing took part in Exercise Southbound Trooper VIII at Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 8-March 16. Performed annually since 2000, the exercise prepares Canadian army reservists from the 36th Canadian Brigade Group for possible mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan. This
March 21, 2008 Dover reservist initiates AFSO 21 overseas Aircraft maintenance initiatives with Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century are making their way to Rota Naval Air Station, Spain, thanks to efforts by a 512th Airlift Wing reservist. Senior Master Sgt. Bryan Ford of the 512th Maintenance Group went to Rota in December to work with the
March 21, 2008 Reservist earns Air Force award for saving money A reservist from Dover Air Force Base, Del., saved the Air Force more than $1 million and earned a service-level award. Senior Master Sgt. Andrew W. Calvello of the 512th Maintenance Squadron is a recipient of the 2007 Air Force Productivity Excellence Award for developing a new procedure to replace
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
AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8.