Rescue reservists support shuttle launch

Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing at nearby Patrick Air Force Base supported the successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery here Mar. 16. Wing pararescuemen, along with crewmembers on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and an HC-130P/N refueling aircraft were stationed on or around Kennedy

Aerial porters wrangle experience from Roundup

When reservists from 18 Air Force Reserve Command aerial port squadrons converged here for 22nd Air Force's first aerial port Roundup March 13-15 most of them were seasoned competitors. However, some of them had never attended a competition like the Roundup, which was geared to the capabilities of

Journalists win Air Force awards, advance to DOD competition

Air Force Reserve Command journalists won four of the five primary writing categories in the 2008 Air Force Media Contest. Air Force officials announced the results of the contest by message March 10. "The scores were close, and the judges had a difficult time selecting the very best," said Col.

Dobbins, community respond to bomb threat

Base and local authorities squashed a bomb threat at the Dobbins ARB main gate March 11. The incident began at 4:45 p.m. after a man parked his car about 50 feet from the guard shack and told the guards his vehicle had dangerous materials inside. "The individual exited his vehicle and began behaving

Reservists take on new generation of firefighting equipment

Airman tracks down parts for Iraqi maintenance depot

New accountability system to go online Air Force-wide

A new personnel accountability system goes on-line April 1 and affects both Airmen and civilians. The Air Force Personnel Accountability Assessment System is a new total force web-based program that assists Air Force people and their families after a disaster or large-scale crisis. The old

Air Force approves Reserve B-52 formal training unit

As part of the Air Force's reorganization of its B-52 forces, Air Force Reserve Command's 93rd Bomb Squadron here will spearhead the Air Force's B-52 Formal Training Unit program. Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, formally approved the total force integration initiative March 9. The

Air Force Reserve announces command & control awards

Air Force Reserve Command officials here announced the winners of the command's 2008 command and control awards March 5. The winners are: Large command post - 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. Small command post - 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio Command post senior NCO - Master

Reserve civil engineers deploy to Southwest Asia