June 16, 2006 Elevating experience - Medics get hands-on training at AF Academy Sixteen members of the 917th Medical Squadron here reached new career heights this spring when they trained at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Working at an elevation of more than 7,000 feet above sea level, they integrated with members of the academy's 10th Medical Group to provide
June 16, 2006 Reservists win Air Force aircrew life support awards Air Force reservists won all three of the air reserve component categories in the 2005 Air Force aircrew life support award competition.The Air Force announced the following winners from Air Force Reserve Command June 14: Senior NCO – Master Sgt. James D. Haupt, 773rd Airlift Squadron, Youngstown
June 16, 2006 Security forces get life-saving training in Afghanistan Security forces Airmen here train constantly for missions beyond the scope of their traditional air-base-ground-defense role and, thanks to the U.S. Army, they now have training that may save someone’s life. Members of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron completed a 40-hour combat
June 16, 2006 Your mama wears combat boots, football cleats They tackle like other football players, score touchdowns and show uncommon toughness. There's just one major difference - they're women. Women throughout the local Shreveport-Bossier area have joined forces to become the Shreveport ShockHers, a first-year expansion team for the National Women's
June 13, 2006 Deadlines near for officer education opportunities Sept. 15 is the deadline for Air Force Reserve Command officers to apply for next year’s in-residence intermediate and senior developmental education courses. Intermediate courses include the Air Command and Staff College, and the Joint Military Intelligence College. Senior courses include the Air,
June 13, 2006 Hurricane Hunters track down Alberto Air Force reservists from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron’s “Hurricane Hunters” began flying the year’s first storm missions June 10 into Tropical Storm Alberto. Fueled by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Alberto strengthened. By the morning of June 12, the Hurricane Hunters found
June 13, 2006 New civilian personnel system starts for AFRC employees About 70 people assigned to Tinker AFB, Okla., are Air Force Reserve Command's first civilian employees to convert from the General Schedule personnel system to the National Security Personnel System. They were among 3,100 Air Force employees who made the switch to NSPS April 30. "Their conversion
June 13, 2006 Reservist paddles famous New York waterway An Air Force reservist from here paddled a scenic route famous in American colonial history and took first place in the women’s division of a racing canoe regatta. During Memorial Day Weekend, Master Sgt. Helen Crouch maneuvered her racing canoe 70 miles down New York’s Susquehanna River from
June 9, 2006 Kansas reservists help people in need in Hawaii Most people go to the Hawaiian Islands to enjoy a sun-filled vacation on the beach, complete with leis, hula girls and coconuts. A group of Air Force reservists from the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron here, on the other hand, spent their time in Hawaii with power tools, heavy machinery and elbow
June 8, 2006 AFRC command chief: Look for opportunties to advance career Visiting reservists May 24 for a wing-sponsored career workshop, the command chief master sergeant for Air Force Reserve Command sees opportunity for career advancement at work here in the 446th Airlift Wing. As impressed as he is with the Airmen of McChord, Chief Master Sgt. Jack Winsett will not