March 12, 2007 Dover Reserve squadron takes last C-5 flight The 326th Airlift Squadron, a unit in the Air Force Reserve Command's 512th Airlift Wing here, took its last C-5 Galaxy flight March 10. The squadron converts to the C-17 Globemaster III mission April 1. The base's first C-17 arrives in June and it will receive 12 more of the aircraft over the
March 12, 2007 F-16 crashes in Florida Straits An Air Force Reserve Command F-16 fighter jet crashed about 11:05 a.m. March 12 approximately 75 miles south-southeast of Homestead ARB in the Florida Straits. The aircraft was from the 93rd Fighter Squadron. At the time of the accident, it was flying a routine training mission. One pilot was on
March 10, 2007 Reservist sets 'benchmark' for Air Force A-10 canopy repairs When 442nd Maintenance Squadron people need to repair an A-10 canopy, they mount a Plexiglas dome on a workbench called a "canopy rigging fixture." That used to be a problem because the canopy rigging fixtures Air Force Warthog maintainers had to use over the years were designed for F-16 - not A-10
March 9, 2007 Reserve Airmen contribute to medical mission in Iraq Air Force Reservists from the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., found themselves integral to the success rate of the Air Force Theater Hospital here. Nine Airmen from the 920th ASTS, part of the Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing, are deployed here working for the 332nd
March 7, 2007 Air Force Reserve tests activation process The first of 24 bases scheduled for musters of individual ready reserve Airmen took place at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., on March 2. The Air Reserve Personnel Center conducts IRR musters, which are required by law, to enhance readiness and ensure the Air Force can "reach out and touch" the IRR
March 6, 2007 Air Force Reserve headquarters staff earns award Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command is among 16 organizations throughout the Air Force to receive the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for 2004-2005. The Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council announced the awards March 5. According to Headquarters AFRC A1 manpower and personnel
March 6, 2007 Grissom doctors moonlight for NASA Think your job is cool? If you want to keep thinking that maybe you shouldn't talk to Lt. Col. (Dr.) Scott Phillips or Maj. (Dr.) Greg Pinnell, both from the 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron here. The two Air Force Reserve Command doctors work for NASA as part of a 30-member medical rescue team for