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  • B-52s fly search and rescue missions after Hurricane Ike

    B-52 crews from here flew two missions to gather high-resolution digital imagery and full-motion video of destruction after Hurricane Ike hit the United States Sept. 14. The crew members are from the Air Force Reserve's 93rd Bomb Squadron and Regular Air Force's 96th BS. This was the first time the

  • Aerial spray team prepares to help Louisiana

    Three more C-130s and 40 more reservists from Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing flew to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept.18 to conduct aerial spray missions throughout southeastern Louisiana. Another C-130 and 10 reservists from the unit based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio,

  • Former bomber unit re-activated for space duty

    The 310th Space Wing welcomed its newest unit Sept. 6 as the 380th Bombardment Squadron (Medium) unfurled its colors as the 380th Space Control Squadron at WestPac Restorations in Colorado Springs. At the ceremony, retired Col. William Bower, a Doolittle Raider and the last commander of the 310th

  • General discusses role of Air Force Reserve at AFA conference

    Air Force Reserve Command's vice commander spoke to a gathering of service members and civilians Sept. 16 during a presentation at the 24th Annual Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here. Maj. Gen. Allan R. Poulin talked about the command's role in the war on

  • Flying Jennies Hauls Rescue Team to Texas

    After Hurricane Ike crushed the Texas coast, civil authorities called on the military to assist with search and rescue capabilities. Reservists from the 815th Airlift Squadron pitched in to help out by transporting Reservists and 5 tons of gear from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. into Texas.

  • Aerial spray team deploys to Louisana

    Ten reservists and an Air Force Reserve C-130 from here flew to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 17 to begin aerial spray missions throughout that state in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Another three specially equipped C-130s will deploy to Barksdale AFB Sept. 18. The base in Shreveport, La., was

  • March ARB installs anti-terrorism barrier

    Tucson police had no clue what Fidel Antonio Lopez-Sanchez was up to two years ago when he sped pass gate guards at Davis-Monthan AFB in his pickup truck at 6:45 a.m. He had cocaine in his pocket and a loaded .45-caliber revolver under his seat. The inside of his truck reeked of alcohol. Although

  • Rescue reservists save people and pets from Ike floodwaters

    Air Force reservists assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing rescued people and pets from the flood waters of Hurricane Ike in a small Texas town Sept. 13. The reservists deployed from their home station of Patrick AFB, Fla. with two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and two HC-130P/N refueling aircraft. In

  • KC-135 refuels F-22 with synthetic blend

    An Air Force Reserve aircrew from March Air Reserve Base, Calif., made history Aug. 28 by air refueling an F-22 Raptor with a 50/50 synthetic fuel blend, the same blend used to fuel its KC-135R. Both aircraft used only the blended fuel mix during the 2.5-hour sortie, which included two refuelings.

  • Total force crews complete first-ever Antarctica night vision goggle mission

    Team McChord Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings completed the first-ever night vision goggle mission Sept. 11. Airmen from the McChord regular and reserve wings are deployed to Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica where they took off from Christchurch, New Zealand, and landed at