Sept. 5, 2006 Air Force Reserve tops recruiting goal again For the sixth year in a row, Air Force Reserve Command has exceeded its recruiting goal. AFRC Recruiting Service surpassed its goal for the 2006 recruiting year Aug. 31 when it accessed its 8,001st recruit. The number signing up continues to climb. Col. Francis Mungavin, AFRC Recruiting Service
Aug. 31, 2006 Maxwell security forces reservist helps nab rapist Earlier this year the Arts & Entertainment Network's TV series "Cold Case Files" acknowledged an Air Force reservist's role in helping the Rochester (N.Y.) Police Department solve rape cases from 12 years ago. Staff Sgt. Richard Peterson of Air Force Reserve Command's 908th Security Forces Squadron
Aug. 31, 2006 Reservists prepare to fight wildfires in Pacific Northwest Air Force Reserve Command's only airborne fire fighting unit is back on the road and ready to fight fires again. Twenty-one members of the 302nd Airlift Wing boarded a C-130 Aug. 27 and headed for Klamath Falls, Ore., where they will stage Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System missions in an effort
Aug. 29, 2006 Rescue wing gears up for Tropical Storm Ernesto Air Force Reserve Command's rescue unit here is taking measures to prepare for Tropical Storm Ernesto as it heads toward central Florida. The 920th Rescue Wing will evacuate its aircraft to Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., on Aug. 29. Wing aircrews will fly their HH-60Gs Pavehawk helicopters and
Aug. 29, 2006 Hill reservists take part in multinational Cope Thunder Reservists from Hill AFB's 419th Fighter Wing joined more than 800 U.S. and allied forces at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, for Cooperative Cope Thunder 06-3. Cooperative Cope Thunder, the Air Force's largest multilateral air combat exercise in the Pacific, began in late July and ended in early
Aug. 29, 2006 Homestead reservists prepare for Ernesto Air Force reservists of the 482nd Fighter Wing are preparing for landfall of Tropical Storm Ernesto on the Florida Peninsula here.Pilots evacuated six F-16s to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Ft. Worth, Texas, on Aug. 28. Another eight jets remained at Hill Air Force Base, Utah over the
Aug. 24, 2006 Cactus Aloha pits Reserve F-16s against Guard F-15s Pilots and support people from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., are training with the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron in exercise Cactus Aloha. Cactus Aloha is a dissimilar aircraft combat tactics training exercise, in which Air Force Reserve Command F-16s from Homestead are
Aug. 24, 2006 Maintenance officer reunites with old friend in Iraq, inspires husband to follow After returning from Iraq, one Air Force reservist from here says she will never look at the news the same way again. Lt. Col. Maureen "Moe" Banavige, 934th Maintenance Squadron commander at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn., spent six-months in the Multinational
Aug. 22, 2006 New procedures improve accountability in emergencies If a national emergency occurs, Air Force Reserve Command has improved procedures in place for keeping track of its military people and their families. The command developed the procedures to prepare for future disasters after hurricanes devastated the Gulf Coast last year. "Our goal is to educate