May 17, 2007 Reserve Airmen build homes, relationships Twenty-two civil engineers from the 301st Fighter Wing here left home to get involved in a 'labor of love' honoring some of Hawaii's most valued citizens. They returned May 12 from a two-week deployment to Oahu where they worked on homebuilding projects for the elderly and handicapped at the
May 16, 2007 Command selects youth of the year Trevor Perreault, son of Elaine and Robert Perreault of Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., is Air Force Reserve Command's Youth of the Year for 2007. Trevor attends high school where he maintains a 4.1 GPA and participates in extracurricular activities such as cross country, track and tennis. He is a
May 15, 2007 And the Emmy goes to ... The 315th Airlift Wing's mission video, "Reaching Across the Globe," has been nominated for an Emmy Award by the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Maj. Bill Walsh, reserve public affairs officer for the Air Force Reserve Command unit here, was nominated for
May 15, 2007 Maintenance Airmen fight corrosion in belly of the beast It's amazing what an Airman can do with a little time and material. When Airmen of the 442nd Fighter Wing fuel cell shop discovered severe corrosion in a fuel cell on aircraft No. 237 in late February, the wing's structure shop was faced with manufacturing and installing a floor in the cell, a
May 14, 2007 Air Force reservist commands group in Horn of Africa Col. Robert Swain Jr. took command of the 449th Air Expeditionary Group from Col. Michael McMillie during a change of command ceremony here May 10. Nearly 50 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and coalition forces attended the ceremony. Rear Adm. Jim Hart, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa
May 11, 2007 Reservists win Air Force public affairs achievement awards Three full-time air reserve technicians and two individual mobilization augmentees won Air Force public affairs achievement awards for 2006. The winners were announced May 9. By category they are: Wing field grade officer - Maj. Dave Kurle, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo. Wing company grade
May 10, 2007 Airpower on display at Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show Airplanes and helicopters from across the United States arrived in nearby Fort Lauderdale May 3 to give spectators a small taste of the airpower, air superiority and search-and-rescue capabilities provided by the Air Force. Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show's aerial displays and demonstrations took
May 9, 2007 Hurricane Hunters fly year's first storm mission over Atlantic The 2007 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season got off to an early start for Keesler's Hurricane Hunters. Flying a specially equipped WC-130 aircraft, they tracked their first tropical disturbance off the coast of Georgia early May 9. Timing of the mission was reminiscent of the early start of the 2005
May 8, 2007 Reservists honored by Association of Military Surgeons The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States selected seven units and 17 reservists as winners of Air Force Reserve Command's 2006 AMSUS awards. The 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., earned the most awards - two units awards and three