Air Force reservists help train Iraqi firefighters

Iraqi firefighters can now sharpen their abilities to operate effectively inside burning structures with the aid of a new training facility here. Seven Iraqi firefighters learned search and rescue tactics at the new facility July 30 alongside firefighters from the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer

Air Force Reserve medics provide care despite challenges

With only half their medical team and less than three days to see patients, Air Force reservists from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, still managed to care for more than 2,000 Peruvians. A 19-person team from Air Force Reserve Command's 433rd Medical Group treated patients in the Ayacucho region,

Air Force Reserve approves 1,095 man-days waivers

More than 1,600 reservists have received or will receive a waiver to stay on active duty after Sept. 30. Nearly four years ago, reservists through the rank of colonel received permission to serve up to 1,095 man-days of the previous 1,460 days in a rolling four-year calendar. The program encourages

Colonels assume command of flying wings

Two Air Force Reserve colonels took command of flying wings in August. Col. Tim Cahoon, vice commander of the 459th Air Refueling Wing at Andrews AFB, Md., replaced Col. Stayce D. Harris as wing commander effective Aug. 1. Colonel Harris moved to Scott AFB, Ill., to become mobilization assistant to

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Whiteman civil engineers work at Kirkuk

Air Force Reserve unit grows to meet total force needs

The 926th Group, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, is recruiting part-time and full-time reservists to support a rapidly growing mission here. The group has 137 available positions to fill. The goal is to reach 511 people by 2013. "We are proud to answer the call of the Regular Air Force," said

Enlisted corps nominates colonel for Order of Sword

The enlisted people of Air Force Reserve Command nominated the commander of recruiting service for induction in the command's Order of the Sword in a ceremony here July 31. Col. Francis M. Mungavin accepted the nomination from Chief Master Sgt. Troy McIntosh, AFRC command chief master sergeant. The

Seasoning program gets Airmen trained faster

A year ago, Brad Vanzandt was a tractor salesman wondering what direction he wanted his life to take. He decided to make a change, a big change of "220,000 volts." He told his father, an Air Force retiree and electrical engineer, what he wanted to do. The contract jobs his father worked on in

Brothers in arms cross paths in Afghanistan

Senior Airman Matthew Delgado made one last trip back home before deploying to Bagram, Afghanistan, in May. Halfway into his four-month deployment, he was surprised when someone knocked on his dorm room door and told him his older brother was waiting for him at the post exchange here. Army Private