Father, son prep jets together for flight in Iraq

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 301st Fighter Wing out of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, pulls into a hangar here for alert-status preparation. A frenzy of crew chiefs work together to get the aircraft turned around quickly for the next go. Among the crew chiefs, a master

McChord serves as safe haven for aircraft, Airmen from Alaska

Airmen here are supporting a precautionary redeployment of Air Force aircraft from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska to McChord. The aircraft and about 200 Airmen who operate and maintain them are being temporarily relocated in light of increased activity associated with Mount Redoubt, a volcano

Air Force Reserve firefighters from Dover deploy to Iraq

Eight reservists from 512th Airlift Wing deployed to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, in January. While assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, the 512th AW "Liberty Wing" Airmen will provide base operations, such as crash rescue, medical response and response to structure and

Volunteering to help Iraqi children

First-timers share thoughts on wing OEF deployment

A queue of empty buses sat idling outside this base's massive logistics readiness center Jan. 26. Nearby, dozens of Duke Field reservists and Eglin Airmen relaxed and chatted before boarding an awaiting aircraft that would airlift them toward an Operation Enduring Freedom assignment. Clearly most of

ARPC releases 2009 Guard, Reserve Personnel fact sheets

The Air Reserve Personnel Center released the 2009 Guard and Reserve Personnel Fact Sheets today. This publication offers valuable information on a variety of subjects including pay charts, promotion and retirement information, entitlement benefits and assignment information. The publication is

Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters fly Alaska winter storms

Hurricane Hunter aircraft deployed to Anchorage, Alaska, Jan. 17 for a month-long mission in support of the 2009 Winter Storm Reconnaissance program. In addition to two WC-130J aircraft, the 403rd Wing put together a team of Air Force Reservists including aircrews, operations, maintenance, aerial

Instinct leads reservist to thwart escape

"He just looked suspicious," remarked Staff Sgt. Otis T. Luke, referring to the Iraqi detainee he prevented from escaping from a medical facility. Sergeant Luke was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal in late-December for thwarting a detainee's escape attempt while deployed to Iraq last

Command of 4th Air Force changes hands

Hundreds of people here watched Maj. Gen. Robert E. Duignan turn over command of 4th Air Force to Brig. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree Jan. 25. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, presided over the ceremony. After relinquishing command,

Air Force Reserve aircrew delivers humanitarian supplies to Nicaragua

A C-17 aircrew from Dover's 326th Airlift Squadron airlifted 18,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo to Nicaragua Jan. 17-19. Onboard were desks, chairs, file cabinets and books for the new library at Ave Maria University, Latin American Campus, in San Marcos, Carazo. The school is a one-hour drive from