Anthrax vaccinations mandatory for high-threat deployments

Anthrax vaccinations became mandatory March 19 for Air Force reservists who have or will deploy to a high-threat area for more than 15 days. Mandatory vaccinations are limited to Airmen in specific high-threat areas - U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and the Korean peninsula - for more

Korean airliner lands at March, makes history

A Korean airline 747 landed here March 21, making history as the first aircraft to fly under an airlift support agreement established in 1981 by the Department of Defense and South Korean air force. Sung H. Kim, senior manager at Korean Air's traffic department in Los Angeles, said the exercise ran

Command announces awards for 2006

Air Force Reserve Command officials announced several awards in March recognizing units and people for their accomplishments in safety, aviation resource management and tactics for 2006. The awards include the following: Flight safety 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C. 349th Air Mobility Wing,

U.S., Canadian Airman train for combat

One hundred fifty Airmen and 14 CF-18 Hornets from the Canadian Air Force's 410th Tactical Fighter Squadron recently completed a three-week dissimilar aircraft combat training exercise here . The bilateral training Feb. 19 - March 9 was the last air-to-air training scheduled for t93rd Fighter Wing

'Portraits in Courage' highlights reservists' contributions

Two Air Force reservists from here are among 15 heroes from around the Air Force featured in "Portraits in Courage" profiles. Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Bahm, 919th Maintenance Group superintendent, and Senior Master Sgt. Dale Berryhill, 919th Operations Group airborne mission systems specialist,

AF Reserve Pipe Band marches in NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade

Reservist wins national award

Firefighters have an undeniable need to help others. Airmen on the other hand live by core values that include service before self. When these two traits came together here last year, they resulted in Master Sgt. Scott Dellinger earning the 2006 GEICO Military Service Award. Sergeant Dellinger is a

AF Reserve Band pipes in leaders

Air Force reservists helps search for missing fisherman

The 920th Rescue Wing answered the call March 16 to aid the Coast Guard and Navy in the search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla. Within minutes of notification, the Air Force Reserve Command rescue unit launched an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and an extended-range HC-130P/N

Air Force Reserve officer rifles through historical past

Maj. Warren Smith loves shooting at the firing range but he usually can't see how he did until the smoke clears. That's typical when the weapon-of-choice is a live-fire, Civil War musket, and other people are competing on a Civil War shooting team. Major Smith is chief of mobility and disaster