July 9, 2007 Fire & emergency services pick award winners Two reservists, two civilian employees and a base fire prevention section received 2006 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services awards for Air Force Reserve Command. Maj. Gen. Allan R. Poulin, AFRC vice commander, announced the award winners in a memo July 6. The winners are: Master Sgt.
July 9, 2007 Whiteman recruiters lead Air Force Reserve The 442nd Fighter Wing recruiting team has demonstrated its boldness by becoming the first main operating location in Air Force Reserve Command to surpass its annual recruiting goal May 10. As a result, its members were "knighted" for their efforts. Master Sgt. Jerry Hancock, in-service and line
July 5, 2007 Air Force Reserve medics bring relief to desert people A group of 14 Air Force Reserve Command medics teamed up with a battalion of Marine reservists and a hand full of Sailors and Soldiers to form Task Force 225 as part of exercise Shared Accord June 16-30. Shared Accord 07 was a scheduled U. S. European Command exercise coordinated by U.S. Marine
July 5, 2007 Change to Palace Chase shortens service obligation time Airmen who leave the Regular Air Force and sign up for Palace Chase before Oct. 1 will be required to serve shorter periods of time. Palace Chase is an early release program for people who want to establish a new date of separation and finish their service commitment as a member of the Air Force
July 5, 2007 Peace museum shows military unit's humanitarian missions Seeing a military exhibit at a peace museum might seem out of place, even frightening to some people. But that's not the case at the Dayton (Ohio) International Peace Museum. Until the end of September the museum will feature a display highlighting the humanitarian work of Air Force Reserve
July 2, 2007 Training mission results in real-life rescue A series of coincidences and an alert helicopter crew from Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing here saved the life of a 66-year-old Florida man. Several miles off of the coast of Florida's Daytona Beach, Lt. Col. Paul Nevius and his crew were piloting an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter back to
July 2, 2007 Hill reservists say goodbye to last of F-16s The last of the 419th Fighter Wing's F-16 aircraft left here June 28, signifying an end of an era and a beginning of another for the unit. The pilots and maintainers from the Air Force Reserve Command wing will now team up with Hill's active-duty 388th FW to carry out a joint flying mission. The