Scholarship named in honor of late Reserve Airman

The memory of one Reserve Airman at McGuire Air Force Base will live on in her unit, the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, through a scholarship instituted in her name. Dec. 19, Tech. Sgt. Lenthel Drachler became the first recipient of the Senior Master Sgt. Tracy P. Tyler Memorial Scholarship.

Portland pararescue unit assists in Mt Hood search

Reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron here team up again on Dec. 17 with Air National Guardsmen from Nevada in hopes of finding three missing hikers lost on Mt. Hood more than a week ago. "This was our first opportunity to see the top of the mountain because of the poor weather and extreme

Air Force Reserve rescuers join search for Mount Hood climbers

A team of pararescuers from the 943rd Rescue Group's 304th Rescue Squadron are deployed to Mount Hood, Ore., to assist in ongoing rescue efforts there. The 304th RQS pararescuers are stationed at Portland International Airport, Ore., as a detached squadron of Air Force Reserve Command's 943rd Rescue

Can't pick your family, pick your coworkers

'Good help is hard to find' is an oft repeated phrase these days. But a program in Air Force Reserve Command may help take the guess work out of finding new employees. The 'Get 1 Now' program, begun in AFRC in 2001, mirrors many civilian companies in the same way that they give incentives to current

Air Force Reserve announces new C-5 ISO inspection site

Air Force Reserve Command announced on Dec. 13 that Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., will perform C-5 cargo aircraft isochronal inspections in the future. ISO inspections are thorough examinations of the entire aircraft. During these inspections, aircraft maintainers look for and repair problems in

CNN tours total force base

Atlanta to host Air Force Week in October 2007

The Air Force announced Dec. 5 that Dobbins ARB and the Atlanta metro region were selected as one of the six locations to host "Air Force Week," Oct. 8-14, 2007. Various activities will be scheduled around the Atlanta area and will conclude with the Great Georgia Airshow at Falcon Field in Peachtree

IMAs, units to share Air Force Reserve personnel reductions

Faced with eliminating 7,700 personnel authorizations, Air Force Reserve Command officials have decided to divide those cuts between individual mobilization augmentees and unit reservists. "To do our part in the Air Force's recapitalization and modernization efforts, as well as participate in

Reservists deliver specialized team to support burn victims

It's like a page from a script right out of a Hollywood movie. A McChord AFB C-17 aircraft was diverted Dec. 1 to fly a nine-member Army Burn Center Flight Team from Lackland AFB, Texas, to Hickam AFB, Hawaii, to care for six Navy Sailors with burn injuries. The Sailors were burned when a steam

Minneapolis clubs win command culinary contest

The officers' and services clubs at the 934th Airlift Wing here won Air Force Reserve Command's first Inside Out contest earlier this year. Inside Out focuses on a club's customers and employees. Its goal is to ensure AFRC clubs provide customers with the best service possible. The idea behind it is