Reserve selects nearly 5,000 positions to unfund

Nearly 5,000 Air Force reservists will receive letters in April, telling them they have to make career decisions because of authorization reductions. To help pay for force modernization, the Air Force Reserve Command will reduce its manpower authorizations by 7,700 over the next four years. Part of

Rescue wing supports air operations in Djibouti

Missouri fighter wing goes to wild, wild west

From the ground, the Barry M. Goldwater Range looks like the set of a 1960's Clint Eastwood spaghetti western. The air is dry enough to taste, and the ground sprouts an occasional cactus. The mind can only envision what creepy kinds of scorpions scurry along these barren sands near Gila Bend Air

Maintainers keep Pave Hawks flying in Afghanistan

Texas reservists anchor critical war-supply hub

The drone of forklifts moving pallets breaks the smoke-filled haze as dozens of aerial porters work against the clock to expedite critical missions. Whether it's aircraft parts, ammunition, fire trucks or heavily-armored vehicles, members of the 332nd Aerial Port Flight (APF) here palletize them,

Musicians rehearse different kind of performance

More at home in a concert hall, Capt. Chad Steffey crawled on his belly through mud and rain. Thirty-five pounds of combat gear clung to his woodland battle dress uniform as he peered through night-vision goggles. Captain Steffey, commander of the Band of the Air Force Reserve, and nine other band

Tuning up for combat

Whiteman reservists team up with Spangdahlem pilots again

The lines between the active duty and Air Force Reserve Command continue to blur here. The Reserve's 442nd Fighter Wing is once again partnering with the 81st Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, the same A-10 unit it deployed with 10 months ago. Twenty pilots from the 81st FS, part

Groups gather to discuss working together in disaster response

People from the military, other federal agencies, first-responder organizations and private industry met here March 23 to discuss the future of interoperability during a disaster. Lt. Col. Stephen Hoogasian, an Air Force Reserve Command KC-135 pilot, organized the conference. His goal was to bring

Citizen Airman thanks school