Air Force Reserve rescue crews find, save final survivor

Crews from the 920th Rescue Wing rescued the fifth and final missing boater Oct. 2 from a pleasure craft that capsized the night before 15 miles off the coast of Jacksonville, Fla. The survivor was reported to be severely hypothermic when found by two Air Force Reserve Command HH-60G Pavehawk

Reservists assists with airlift, supplies in Operation Mountain Fury

Far above the rugged mountainous terrain of eastern Afghanistan, the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 aircrew flies into the night sky. Just hundreds of feet below firefights and mortar fire dot the landscape. The Air Force reservists peer through their night-vision goggles at the battles

Building a wall of hope at Ground Zero

Earlier this year, base firefighter Gerard Reheiser created a painting on a tile to commemorate 9/11. Mr. Reheiser entered the tile in a contest sponsored by Tiles for America at a store in Woodstock, Ga. The tile not only won the contest but it is now part of a permanent display at Ground Zero in

Historic Moments in Safety -- The Coconut Grove Night Club

The Coconut Grove, once a trendy Boston area nightclub, was destined to be the sight of the deadliest nightclub fire in United States history. On the night of Nov. 28, 1942, the Coconut Grove was packed full with men and women, many of whom were in the military. The recently expanded nightclub had

Maintainer part of Air Force cycling team

Exhausted and out of breath, the bicyclist reached the top of the first hill to find four more hills ahead. Strong crosswinds added to Richard Scully's mental stress of knowing that there were 60 more miles of rolling hills before the second day of the event was over and six more days left before he

Command names fire & emergency services award winners

Two reservists and two civilian employees received 2005 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services awards for Air Force Reserve Command. Maj. Gen. Allan R. Poulin, AFRC vice commander, announced the award winners in a memo Sept. 8. The winners are: Senior Master Sgt. Michael J. Parsons, 419th

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Air Force reservist provides legal counsel in Iraq

It was March when the 931st Air Refueling Group judge advocate here packed her bags and gear, boarded an aircraft and set off to work at the largest legal office in the Department of Defense. Last month Lt. Col. Deann Lehigh returned from a five-month tour of duty with Task Force 134's Detainee

Air Force Reserve C-130 makes historic flight

A C-130 H2 aircraft assigned to the 908th Airlift Wing here completed its first flight Sept. 20 after going through the Avionics Modernization Program. The Air Force Reserve Command aircraft took off and returned to Lackland AFB, Texas. The flight was successful, lasting about three hours, according

Reserve wing dedicates aircraft to Gulf Coast communities