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  • Charleston reservists fly donated children's shoes to Belize

    A Charleston-based C-17 carrying more than 15,000 pounds of shoes landed in Belize in early February as part of a humanitarian mission to the Central American country. The Denton Amendment allows the U.S. military to transport on a space-available basis humanitarian supplies from non-governmental

  • Commander shares vision with reservists in Utah

    When the commander of Air Force Reserve Command visited here in early February, he got to see the realization of a vision he helped build as AFRC director of plans and programs at Robins AFB, Ga., from 2003 to 2006. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. envisioned Total Force Integration of Air Force

  • Air Force removes duplicate deployment data

    The Air Force recently decided to remove 45-day deployment data from its officer selection briefs. This change is a total force initiative that affects the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. In the Air Force Reserve, the change will go into effect with the April 2009

  • Dover reservists prepare for C-5M Super Galaxies

    Reservists in the 512th AW have spent a year preparing for the arrival of the first C-5M Super Galaxy. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, will land the new and improved transport aircraft here Feb. 9. In addition to training, Dover's Air Force Reserve flyers and maintainers

  • Reserve tanker crew airlifts wounded from Afghanistan

    Some members of the 931st Air Refueling Group spent their Super Bowl weekend resting from a 12-day aeromedical evacuation mission in Afghanistan.Eight reservists from the 931st manned a specially equipped KC-135 Stratotanker that made four back-to-back trips to Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, to pick

  • Westover center wins family readiness award

    The 439th Airlift Wing Airman and Family Readiness Center, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., will receive a Department of Defense-level award in February for helping deployed Airmen and their families. Each year military reserve components name their 2008 Department of Defense Reserve Family