Oct. 18, 2006 Grissom breaks ground for $5 million construction project With the flick of wrists and the turn of dirt, base officials marked the official start of a new $5 million construction project here. Slated to be completed in January 2008, the project will replace the current radar approach control facility. The facility was built in the 1960s and is located off
Oct. 17, 2006 Former Air Force Reserve commander makes historic flight A former commander of the Air Force Reserve touched down here aboard a piece of history Oct. 12 to participate in the dedication of one of America's newest memorials. Retired Maj. Gen. Richard Bodycombe said he and his crew endured a "very chilly" trip aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress from Detroit to
Oct. 16, 2006 Travis team places first in national firefighting competition A team of firefighters from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., finished first in the individual heats portion of the 2006 U.S. National Firefighter Combat Challenge held here Oct. 13-14. In the individual heat team competition, the best three team member times were totaled for the team time. The Travis
Oct. 12, 2006 AFRC postpones mandatory wear of command patch Air Force Reserve Command has postponed the mandatory wear of the AFRC patch on battle dress uniforms and flight suits until May 1. AFRC unit reservists were supposed to start wearing the patch Oct. 1, but command officials delayed it because of a lack of patches. As of Sept. 11, the command had
Oct. 10, 2006 Masters need senior NCO academy to fill higher rank jobs Master sergeants must now finish the Air Force Senior NCO Academy before they fill a senior or chief master sergeant position in the Air Force Reserve. Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, announced the policy in a Sept. 27 memo. Before