Dec. 15, 2006 Air Force Reserve rescuers join search for Mount Hood climbers A team of pararescuers from the 943rd Rescue Group's 304th Rescue Squadron are deployed to Mount Hood, Ore., to assist in ongoing rescue efforts there. The 304th RQS pararescuers are stationed at Portland International Airport, Ore., as a detached squadron of Air Force Reserve Command's 943rd Rescue
Dec. 14, 2006 Can't pick your family, pick your coworkers 'Good help is hard to find' is an oft repeated phrase these days. But a program in Air Force Reserve Command may help take the guess work out of finding new employees. The 'Get 1 Now' program, begun in AFRC in 2001, mirrors many civilian companies in the same way that they give incentives to current
Dec. 13, 2006 Air Force Reserve announces new C-5 ISO inspection site Air Force Reserve Command announced on Dec. 13 that Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., will perform C-5 cargo aircraft isochronal inspections in the future. ISO inspections are thorough examinations of the entire aircraft. During these inspections, aircraft maintainers look for and repair problems in
Dec. 6, 2006 Atlanta to host Air Force Week in October 2007 The Air Force announced Dec. 5 that Dobbins ARB and the Atlanta metro region were selected as one of the six locations to host "Air Force Week," Oct. 8-14, 2007. Various activities will be scheduled around the Atlanta area and will conclude with the Great Georgia Airshow at Falcon Field in Peachtree
Dec. 6, 2006 IMAs, units to share Air Force Reserve personnel reductions Faced with eliminating 7,700 personnel authorizations, Air Force Reserve Command officials have decided to divide those cuts between individual mobilization augmentees and unit reservists. "To do our part in the Air Force's recapitalization and modernization efforts, as well as participate in
Dec. 4, 2006 Reservists deliver specialized team to support burn victims It's like a page from a script right out of a Hollywood movie. A McChord AFB C-17 aircraft was diverted Dec. 1 to fly a nine-member Army Burn Center Flight Team from Lackland AFB, Texas, to Hickam AFB, Hawaii, to care for six Navy Sailors with burn injuries. The Sailors were burned when a steam
Dec. 1, 2006 Minneapolis clubs win command culinary contest The officers' and services clubs at the 934th Airlift Wing here won Air Force Reserve Command's first Inside Out contest earlier this year. Inside Out focuses on a club's customers and employees. Its goal is to ensure AFRC clubs provide customers with the best service possible. The idea behind it is
Nov. 30, 2006 Florida rescue unit spins up for high-altitude war There are many ways to die in war and not all of them involve bullets. Airmen from Air Force Reserve Command's 301st Rescue Squadron here trained Nov. 9-17 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., for the high-altitude rigors and hazards of Southwest Asia before they deploy for their 2007 Air Expeditionary
Nov. 29, 2006 Reservists deal with homecoming stress Most people who deploy to a war zone deal with some stress in conjunction with going there or returning home. Sometimes the stress goes away on its own; sometimes it doesn't. "In many ways, readjustment stress can be considered a normal reaction to abnormal events," said Dr. Jennifer Wood, a