Oct. 6, 2006 Tick, tock: ATOC works around the clock The primary mission of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is to provide air mobility support to U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan fighting the war on terrorism. About a third of that mission funnels through the base's air terminal operations center, a total force operation manned by active-duty
Oct. 5, 2006 McChord wing absorbs displaced reservists Earlier this year the 446th Airlift Wing opened its doors to 138 Airmen affected by force realignment and the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act. That number is likely to grow, as at least 20 more Air Force reservists who train at the Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., are slated to trickle
Oct. 5, 2006 Mass enlistment ceremony shows diversity of Air Force Reserve Air Force Reserve recruiters held a mass enlistment ceremony here Oct. 5. The ceremony kicked off the new recruiting year for Air Force Reserve Command's 482nd Fighter Wing. It was part of a nationwide effort in October to boost recruiting throughout the command. Last year the wing recruiters
Oct. 4, 2006 Air Force Reserve changes officer promotion system Air Force Reserve Command is changing its officer promotion system to meet future total force requirements. The command will implement the changes starting with the Oct. 16 Air Force Reserve Line and Non-line Colonel Promotion selection board. Results of the board are expected to be announced early
Oct. 3, 2006 Air Force Reserve to operate with more reservists Air Force Reserve Command will have a slightly larger force in 2007. The fiscal 2007 Defense Appropriations Act signed by President George W. Bush Sept. 29 funds an end-strength of 74,900 reservists. That's 900 additional reservists compared to the fiscal year 2006 end-strength of 74,000. The new
Oct. 3, 2006 Air Force Reserve rescue crews find, save final survivor Crews from the 920th Rescue Wing rescued the fifth and final missing boater Oct. 2 from a pleasure craft that capsized the night before 15 miles off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla. The survivor was reported to be severely hypothermic when found by two Air Force Reserve Command HH-60G Pavehawk
Oct. 3, 2006 Reservists assists with airlift, supplies in Operation Mountain Fury Far above the rugged mountainous terrain of eastern Afghanistan, the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 aircrew flies into the night sky. Just hundreds of feet below firefights and mortar fire dot the landscape. The Air Force reservists peer through their night-vision goggles at the battles
Sept. 29, 2006 Building a wall of hope at Ground Zero Earlier this year, base firefighter Gerard Reheiser created a painting on a tile to commemorate 9/11. Mr. Reheiser entered the tile in a contest sponsored by Tiles for America at a store in Woodstock, Ga. The tile not only won the contest but it is now part of a permanent display at Ground Zero in
Sept. 29, 2006 Historic Moments in Safety -- The Coconut Grove Night Club The Coconut Grove, once a trendy Boston area nightclub, was destined to be the sight of the deadliest nightclub fire in United States history. On the night of Nov. 28, 1942, the Coconut Grove was packed full with men and women, many of whom were in the military. The recently expanded nightclub had
Sept. 29, 2006 Maintainer part of Air Force cycling team Exhausted and out of breath, the bicyclist reached the top of the first hill to find four more hills ahead. Strong crosswinds added to Richard Scully's mental stress of knowing that there were 60 more miles of rolling hills before the second day of the event was over and six more days left before he