Air Force Reserve announces airlift control, SERE awards

Air Force Reserve Command officials here announced several 2006 command awards in April. Awards announced April 4 include the following: Airlift control flight - 440th ALCF, Gen. Mitchell International Airport Air Reserve Station, Wis.; senior NCO - Master Sgt. Adam D. Black, 512th ALCF, Dover AFB,

McChord dominates aeromedical evacuation awards

Six reservists from the 446th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, McChord AFB, Wash., swept Air Force Reserve Command's AE awards for 2006. Command officials here announced the following winners March 30: Operational support officer - Lt. Col. Michael Gainer Crew member officer - Maj. Judith A. Krill

Command picks best in weather, enlisted aircrew, pararescue

Air Force Reserve Command officials here announced several 2006 command awards in March. Award winners announced March 23 include the air reserve component weather flight - 5th Operational Weather Flight, Shaw AFB, S.C.; weather officer - 1st Lt. Christopher T. Higgins, 12th OWF, Scott AFB, Ill.;

2 units, 7 people land airfield operations awards

Air Force Reserve Command officials here announced the following command airfield operations awards for 2006 on March 22: Air traffic control facility - Tower/ground approach control, 452nd Operations Support Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif. Airfield management facility - 934th OSS,

Mandatory separation ages change for reserve officers

If otherwise eligible, Air Force Reserve officers can now stay in the service longer before reaching their mandatory separation age. In the past, brigadier generals and below had to retire or separate when they reached age 60. Now they can stay until age 62. The age for major generals rose from 62

AF 60th Anniversary baseballs begin around the world journey

Minneapolis leads command in precision airdrop system

The 96th Airlift Squadron here demonstrated a "lean forward" approach toward its tactical airdrop mission by sending two aircrews to participate in Joint Precision Airdrop System training earlier this year. Reservists from the 934th Operations Group, 934th Operations Support Flight and 96th AS,

Rescue reservists continue to deploy overseas in 2007

Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing continued to support the war on terrorism in April with more deployments overseas as part of the air expeditionary force. Since the beginning of 2007, reservists from the wing have deployed monthly. On April 1 about 45 Airmen went to Afghanistan to join

Aerial porters train at Charleston's Patriot Partner

Aerial port reservists from other bases come together two weeks every year to train at Charleston AFB as part of the Patriot Partner Exercises. These exercises train reservists to take over part of an active-duty aerial port during their annual tours. Reservists from five other locations

Mother and daughter's worlds collide at 30,000 feet

Air Force Reservist  Master Sgt. Vivian Caraviello had an opportunity that few Air Force parents get during an aeromedical evacuation mission from Ramstein Air Base, Germany to Andrews Air Force Base, Md.The 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron  nurse was able to fly the mission alongside her