May 7, 2007 Inactivation ceremony used to praise, thank reservists More than 500 people attended a formal ceremony here May 6 in which three of the 939th Air Refueling Wing's subordinate units were inactivated. The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission mandated the drawdown. During the ceremony, wing reservists, distinguished guests from Oregon and
May 7, 2007 7 units share public affairs achievement awards The 315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office from Charleston AFB, S.C., won four of the 13 Air Force Reserve Command PA Achievement Awards for 2006. Six other AFRC units took the remaining awards, according to a command announcement April 30. The following units received PA director's awards: Small
May 3, 2007 Air Force Reserve announces senior officer moves Air Force Reserve Command officials at Headquarters AFRC, Robins AFB, and in the Pentagon announced the following senior-officer actions this spring: Maj. Gen. Richard C. Collins from commander of 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Carswell Field, Texas, to retirement,
May 2, 2007 Reservists provide humanitarian aid to Moroccans Some cases were more memorable than others. For instance, there was a 17-year-old girl who nearly passed out after having a tooth pulled. And, there was a little boy who suffered from hydrocephalus - "fluid on the brain." One case members of the 944th Medical Squadron like to recall from their April
May 2, 2007 Air Force aerial firefighters train in New Mexico Air Force C-130 transport aircraft dotted the skies over central New Mexico from April 30 to May 4 in preparation for this year's firefighting season. The Cibola National Forest and the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, based at Peterson AFB, Colo., hosted the annual training and
May 2, 2007 Mission support group finds creative solution to training turbulence As commanders and first sergeants struggle to keep their Citizen Airmen up to date on ancillary training, leadership from the 442nd Mission Support Group recently established "Ancillary University." The two-month-old program, which features classes en masse versus individual and small-group
May 1, 2007 Air Force air evac crews adapt, train onboard mix of planes Caring for patients on an aircraft is no easy task. Throw in patient emergencies, problems with the aircraft or an unfamiliar aircraft and the challenges become even greater. Aeromedical crews faced these and other issues during an Air Force Reserve Aeromedical Evacuation Jamboree here April