Reservists get second Raptor unit ready to fly

Air Force Reserve Command moved closer to launching its second F-22A associate group Jan. 7 when Col. Donald "Louie" Lindberg flew his first Raptor sortie here. Colonel Lindberg commands Detachment 1, 301st Fighter Wing at Holloman. Plans call for the detachment to stand up as the 44th Fighter Group

Vice president-elect Biden visits Kirkuk Air Base

Maintainers begin weekend training on Global Hawk

The 940th Air Refueling Wing reached another milestone in January in its transformation to a reconnaissance mission. Aircraft maintainers in the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron trained for the first time during a unit training assembly weekend on an RQ-4 Global Hawk here. According to Lt. Col. John

McConnell teamwork helps new Airmen see mission up close

Birthdays came a little early this year for Airman 1st Class Matt Rourk and Airman Timothy Lollis.They were among 29 active-duty Airmen who flew with a Reserve KC-135 Stratotanker crew on an aerial refueling mission on Jan. 10. Because Airmen Rourk and Lollis had birthdays in January, they were

Team McConnell adopts total 'fours' training

Just prior to being named the Secretary of the Air Force last year, Michael B. Donley said he wanted to "open the door to innovation" to every junior person in the Air Force.Capt. Mark Villacis accepted the invitation. Total force integration and better operational effectiveness was the

Air Force Reserve C-130 units get new commanders

Two Air Force Reserve Command C-130 wings with high-profile special missions welcomed new commanders in January. Brig. Gen. Richard Moss, 403rd Wing commander at Keesler AFB, Miss., retired from the Air Force after 38 years of service. Col. James J. Muscatell replaced General Moss as commander of

Board selects 37 officers for developmental education

A board met at the Air Reserve Personnel Center in December and selected 37 Air Force Reserve officers to attend developmental education courses. The Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board chose 17 officers for Senior Developmental Education schools. These schools include the Air War

Air Force reservist meets President-elect Obama

Arctic reservists deploy to Guam

Six F-22A Raptor maintainers and two weapons loaders from the 477th Fighter Group here deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, Jan. 9. The Arctic reservists will work with Elmendorf's 3rd Wing as it provides theater security in support of U.S. Pacific Command objectives in the western Pacific region. Eight

Dover reservists help defend base in Iraq

Eleven security forces reservists from here deployed to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, in early January. The 512th Airlift Wing Airmen will be assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. They will provide base defense operations such as perimeter security, entry control and patrol