Reserve Rodeo maintenance team best at C-17 pre-flight

Reserve, regular aeromedical units partner for win-win training

Aboard the C-130, the "patient" struggled to breathe as medical technicians and flight nurses from the 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron do their best efforts to save his life. He had suffered bilateral burns on the eyes, and was being flown on a C-130. But his condition worsened. Soon he was

ARPC cadre brings personnel answers to troops

Bringing the latest personnel news and information directly to Guard and Reserve Airmen is an essential job of the Air Reserve Personnel Center cadre. The cadre visits gatherings of reservists and guardsmen to explain the latest personnel changes and how they affect that specific group of

Six Reserve wings in it to win at Rodeo

Six Air Force Reserve wings will go toe-to-toe with regular Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and international air forces here at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2007, July 22-27. AMC Rodeo 2007 is the mobility Air Force's readiness competition. This competition focuses on improving worldwide air

Team McGuire makes AMC Rodeo history

A McGuire  Air Force Base crew makes history today by being the first base ever to send a joint regular duty and reserve team to compete in the Air Mobility Command Rodeo being held now through July 27. "By sending a blended C-17 Globemaster III team we're showing the way of the future in total

Reservist among honorees at Hispanic national convention

An Air Force Reservists was among three Airmen honored at the largest, oldest Hispanic organization's annual conference here at Navy Pier July 9-14. Senior Master Sgt. Angelita Ramirez Thayer, from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., received the "Excellence in Military Service Award" during the 78th

'Bold Effort' tests Reserve C-130 unit's re-supply capabilities

Airmen from the Air Force Reserve Command's 911th Airlift Wing here conducted Exercise Bold Effort on July 14 to hone their transport and re-supply skills vital during a time of war. The exercise began with a C-130 Hercules "elephant walk" at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station, the home of the 911th in

Reservists ramp up for Rodeo

Don't expect any complacency at the 2007 Air Mobility Rodeo from the world's 2005 Best C-17 Wing. After picking up top honors for best C-17 wing at 2005's Rodeo - along with five other awards - the Air Force Reserve Command's 446th Airlift Wing is working diligently to keep its title. When Rodeo

A-10 unit experiences post-BRAC building boom

In 2006 , the Base Realignment and Closure Commission mandated moving nine A-10s and roughly 200 Citizen Airmen to the 442nd Fighter Wing here. Closure of the Air Force Reserve Command A-10 unit in New Orleans resulted in a space crunch for the 442nd FW. Nineteen construction projects, valued at

Changing with the Guard

They're sending in the Guard. For the first time in the history of the Air Reserve Personnel Center, some 70 Air National Guardsmen are slated to begin working here later this year. The new Guardsmen are a result of ARPC's taking on personnel services for the Air National Guard, increasing the