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  • CAC login makes access easier for reservists

    Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here launched a new enhancement Oct. 30 that allows Airmen to log into the virtual Personnel Center-Guard and Reserve using their Common Access Card. Being able to open their vPC-GR account with their CAC means Airmen no longer need to remember another

  • March emergency responders team up to train for threats

    Air Force reservists and Air National Guardsmen took part in a joint exercise here Oct. 5, testing their ability to respond and work together in an emergency. The 452nd Civil Engineering Squadron's emergency management flight conducted the test of Airmen who respond to a chemical, biological,

  • A-10 maintainers continue to work after competition ends

    Even though there was no flying on the last day of Hawgsmoke 2008, the flight line at Salina Airport was still the scene of activity as maintainers serviced aircraft in preparation for their return home. While the pilots waited for the results the Air Force's biennial A-10 Thunderbolt II bombing and

  • Idaho Air National Guard unit wins Hawgsmoke team award

    The Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron was named the top team at Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salina, Kan., Oct. 17. An awards banquet capped off four days of competition among 14 A-10 Thunderbolt II squadrons from across the Air Force. The 190th, part of the 124th Wing, based at Boise

  • Smoking allowed - Hawgsmoke A-10s rain fire from the Kansas sky

    Hawgsmoke 2008 continued on Oct. 16 with the bombing and gunnery portion of the competition at Smoky Hill Range near Salina, Kan. It was Day 3 of the Air Force's biennial A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition, which took more than a year to plan. Part of the planning included orchestrating a

  • Skies clear as Hawgsmoke 2008 gets into full swing

    With the arrival of the last group of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs late in the afternoon, Hawgsmoke 2008 got into full swing Oct. 15 as pilots flew out to the Kansas Air National Guard's Smoky Hill bomb and gunnery range nearby for range familiarization flights. Clearing skies signaled the end of nearly two