Airpower on display at Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show

Airplanes and helicopters from across the United States arrived in nearby Fort Lauderdale May 3 to give spectators a small taste of the airpower, air superiority and search-and-rescue capabilities provided by the Air Force. Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show's aerial displays and demonstrations took

Hurricane Hunters fly year's first storm mission over Atlantic

The 2007 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season got off to an early start for Keesler's Hurricane Hunters. Flying a specially equipped WC-130 aircraft, they tracked their first tropical disturbance off the coast of Georgia early May 9. Timing of the mission was reminiscent of the early start of the 2005

Reservists honored by Association of Military Surgeons

The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States selected seven units and 17 reservists as winners of Air Force Reserve Command's 2006 AMSUS awards. The 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., earned the most awards - two units awards and three

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

Reserve C-130 wing prepares for wild fire season

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

AFRC commander honors 442nd reservists

Pilot for a day

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,

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