Aug. 17, 2007 Barksdale bombers deploy to Valiant Shield 2007 The 917th Wing deployed two B-52s and 36 personnel to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 31 to participate in Valiant Shield 2007.Valiant Shield was a training exercise designed to bring multiple branches of the military together in response to global contingencies. The focus was to provide a
Aug. 16, 2007 March's security forces return from Kirkuk After a six month and 15,000-plus mile journey, one short escalator ride was all that stood between them and home. On the floor below, family members, friends and co-workers anxiously crowded the small passage area at the Los Angeles International Airport in Calif., waiting for the first glimpse of
Aug. 15, 2007 Homestead reservists return from Iraq More than 260 Air Force reservists received a warm homecoming Aug. 13 as they returned from a deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq. Buses took the Airmen from the flightline to a reception area where hundreds of family members, friends, elected officials and local media representatives awaited their
Aug. 15, 2007 Homestead EOD reservist awarded Bronze Star Earlier this summer an explosive ordnance disposal journeyman in the 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron here received the Bronze Star for heroism. Tech. Sgt. Timothy Haffner completed a six-month deployment to Iraq in June where he led a team of three EOD technicians. Embedded with U.S. Army units, they
Aug. 14, 2007 Hurricane Hunters fly into Flossie with ‘smurf’ Air Force Reserve Command's Hurricane Hunters flew a WC-130J with wind-measuring 'smurf" equipment into a hurricane for the first time Aug. 13. Reservists on the aircraft recorded Hurricane Flossie's minimum central pressure at 28.62 inches. The Pacific Ocean storm was moving northwest at 15 mph,
Aug. 13, 2007 Recruiters issue new card to 'Get 1 Now' Changes to Air Force Reserve Command's "Get 1 Now" recruitment program may boost enlistments. The program, which has been around since 2000, relies on reservists to refer friends and acquaintances to recruiters. In March 2006, the already successful program became Web-based, enabling Airmen to
Aug. 10, 2007 Raptors usher in new era for Air Force Reserve When six F-22 Raptors arrived here Aug. 8 from Langley AFB, Va., they brought a new day for the Air Force Reserve Command. The command's 477th Fighter Group will associate with the 3rd Wing, becoming the first Air Force Reserve unit to maintain and fly the F-22 Raptor. The group will be comprised of
Aug. 9, 2007 Reservist uses pageant to speak out against bullying in school In July an Air Force reservist from the 419th Maintenance Operations Flight removed her combat boots and slipped on a pair of high heels to compete in Ms. America's Touch of Class pageant. When the pageant ended, Staff Sgt. Eileen Safford left the Las Vegas event with the title of Ms. America. "I
Aug. 9, 2007 Activated security forces reservists deploy to Iraq On Aug. 2, the third and final 419th Security Forces Squadron team deployed for Kirkuk, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Thirty-five 419th SFS reservists joined people in other Air Force Reserve Command and Regular Air Force units to monitor base defense during the six-month deployment.