Reserve Airmen test mobilization at Lackland

With the start of the Air Force "Push-Pull 2007" exercise here June 18, some 320 Individual Ready Reserve Airmen from across the country have been called to active duty. A push-pull exercise, typically conducted every two years, tests the mobilization process and evaluates the skill level of the

A heartfelt thanks

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General-style generosity

8-year-old pulls drowning toddler to safety

It was a fun-filled day among friends recently on Lake Ouachita, Ark., that nearly turned tragic if it wasn't for the courageous, extraordinarily quick thinking of an Air Force Reservists' eight-year-old daughter. Sarah Ellingwood, daughter of Senior Master Sgt. Darren Ellingwood, followed her gut

Milestones accomplished as 'Golden Medic' exercise ends

After nearly two weeks of intense training, building tents, surviving thunderstorms and simulating a real-world environment, the Golden Medic 2007 exercise at the Augusta Regional Airport - Bush Field and at Fort Gordon, Ga., concluded June 20, 2007. "Colonel (Janet) Moore-Harbert, your unit did an

South Pole airdrop leads to award

Reservist helps process personal effects

Photos of a soldier's family, a wedding band of a Marine, a bible of a Defense Department civilian - items left behind of those killed in action. These are items regularly seen at the Joint Personal Effects Depot, which is three warehouses on a U.S. Army post just northeast of Baltimore. Maj. John

Exercise portion of Golden Medic begins

After three days of preparation and classroom training, the exercise portion of the Army Reserve's largest annual medical exercise got under way here June 15. Golden Medic 2007 tests the ability of Army and Air Force medical units to transfer patients from the battlefield to a well-equipped regional

Team meets to develop reserve officer space career field

The first force development team for Air Force Reserve officers in the space career field met June 12-15, 2007 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here. During the four-day visit, the seven-person development team reviewed development plans and records of 276 Reserve officers who started or