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

Bradley visits troops at Bagram

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

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

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

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

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

From Homestead to Hawaii

Defensor Fortis: Defenders of the force

Forty members of the 433rd Security Forces Squadron returned from a challenging refresher training course called Patriot Defender, along with nearly 100 others from various wings throughout AFRC. The 433rd, along with the other units, participated in the two-week course at Camp Swift near Bastrop,

Nose art recognizes KC-135's golden anniversary

Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, a KC-135R boom operator with Air Force Reserve Command's 507th Air Refueling Wing, gave a personal artistic touch to the 50th anniversary of the KC-135 tanker aircraft. Sergeant Perrin, a nationally known aviation artist in civilian life, was asked to paint a special