Air Force Week Atlanta: Just dropping in

Visit from the Top

Reserve honors Tuskegee Airmen at activation ceremony

Five Original Tuskegee Airmen traveled from all over the country to witness the standing up of the 477th Fighter Group activation ceremony Oct. 2 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The 477th was originally established as the 477th Bombardment Group in May 1943 to train bomber crews in the B-25. At

AF Week Atlanta kicks off with proclamation ceremony

C-130 crews resume flying missions to get wounded home

Almost two years have passed since the 440th Airlift Wing started flying Integrated Continental United States Medical Operations Plan missions. In late 2005, Col. Jay Flournoy and Lt. Cols. Bobby Oates, Jeff Paulus and Dennis Beatty drew up a plan that would use the talents of the wing's flyers and

Wanted: Hiking, free-falling scuba divers willing to learn medicine

If you are interested in medicine, parachuting, rock climbing, swimming, scuba diving and camping, the 920th Rescue Wing here has a part-time job that might appeal to you. The Air Force Reserve Command unit is looking for U.S. citizens to become pararescuemen. Known as PJs, these reservists train to

Air Force Reserve stands up first F-22 Raptor unit

In a day centered on the unit's heritage, with ties to the Tuskegee Airmen, Air Force Reserve Command officially activated its first F-22 Raptor unit, the 477th Fighter Group, Oct. 2. The activation formally gave the Air Force Reserve a valuable part of America's newest and most sophisticated

Minneapolis lodge wins Air Force Innkeeper award

The North Country Lodge here made history in September when it won the Air Force Innkeeper Award in the large base category. The lodge, which serves Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, is the first Air Force Reserve Command inn to win the Air Force-level award. In 2002

Hugs, teary eyed smiles at 913th AW inactivation ceremony

"Airing" it out