Mini C-17 gets new look

Active duty, reservists meld to form A-10 squadron at Bagram

This summer's rotation of A-10 pilots here is almost a 50-50 mix of active duty from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and Air Force reservists from the 303rd FS, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Both sets of pilots have come together as a single team to employ the A-10 in the

Reservists receive patients coming and going

Mobilized reservists and volunteers from the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, are completing another tour of duty here in August. This is the fourth four-month rotation for the Air Force Reserve Command squadron, part of the 445th Airlift Wing, to serve as the

Caring for those who bear the fight

Three medical professionals in Air Force Reserve Command's 439th Aeromedical Staging Squadron served four months in a place where theories and abstracts give way to tangibles as real as the shriek of a mortar alarm and the smell of burnt explosives, propellant and metal. Lt. Col. Robert C. Dorman,

Command names top individual mobilization augmentees

Air Force Reserve Command officials here announced the command's top individual mobilization augmentees in medicine for 2005. The following IMAs were named winners Aug. 14: Col. (Dr.) Richard A. Hout, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Bolling AFB, D.C. - dental corps officer. Lt. Col. Tami A.

Bagram A-10s surge for summer offensives

Six U.S. and Coalition troops peer out from a remote position on a ridge top in Afghanistan. At sunset on the third day of their vigil, a large force of Taliban extremists carrying heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades surround and pin down the team. By design, an Air Force joint tactical

First of 17 jets leaves Air Force Reserve unit

The first of 17 F-16s from the 944th Fighter Wing departed here Aug. 15 for Hill AFB, Utah, where it will undergo Falcon Star, a life-extending set of upgrades. From there, aircraft No. 86-273 will make its home at Nellis AFB, Nev. Members of the Air Force Reserve Command unit lined the 944th FW

Air Force Reserve unit targets ocean during San Francisco oil spill exercise

Air Force Reserve Command's aerial spray unit was put to the test Aug. 9. However, instead of combating swarming mosquitoes, the 910th Airlift Wing from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, cooperated with other government agencies in an oil spill response exercise off the California coast.

OSI seeks reserve volunteers for special-agent duty

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is recruiting staff sergeants and technical sergeants to serve as special agents in the Air Force Reserve's Individual Mobilization Augmentee Program. Current reservists or Airmen leaving active duty may apply for the duty. Accepted applicants will

Deployed reservists receive more downtime

A memorandum released July 27 by the Air Force Reserve Command vice commander outlines a new post-deployment downtime policy for people gained by the command. Effective Aug. 1, deployed personnel now receive two and a half days of downtime for every 30 days deployed, up to a maximum of 14 days. The