March 24, 2006 Patriots Cheerleaders visiting Pacific bases Six cheerleaders for the NFL’s New England Patriots will bring cheer to American troops overseas April 5-18. Headquarters United States Central Command at MacDill, AFB, Fla.; Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Headquarters Pacific Air Forces at Hickam AFB, Hawaii;
March 24, 2006 Lee Greenwood to entertain deployed and overseas troops The man best known for writing and performing “God Bless the U.S.A.” will entertain U.S. troops in Europe, Southwest Asia and the Pacific April 5–18. "I am thrilled that Restless Heart, Dick Hardwick, the New England Patriot Cheerleaders and members of the Air Force band have all agreed to accompany
March 23, 2006 New Orleans A-10s arrive at Whiteman The eighth A-10 aircraft from the 926th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, La., arrived here March 16. In addition to the aircraft, Whiteman’s 442nd FW must assimilate an estimated 185 to 200 new jobs as it prepares to increase from 15 to 24 A-10s under a base realign and closure
March 23, 2006 General Mazick commands 22nd Air Force Maj. Gen. Martin M. Mazick assumed command of 22nd Air Force at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., March 11. He replaced Maj. Gen. James D. Bankers who retires effective March 31. General Mazick previously served as the director of intelligence, air, space and information operations for Air Force
March 22, 2006 Reservists serve those who gave all to their country The national news reports another warrior has died. For a fleeting moment, sadness and anger mix with a feeling of disheartenment. Yet, in the next moment, most of us move forward with our lives without stopping to think of our fallen comrade’s final journey home. Most of us, but not all of us. Not
March 21, 2006 Reserve selects top performance manager Capt. Ray W. Gale from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, is Air Force Reserve Command’s top performance manager for 2005. Command officials announced the award selection March 20. Captain Gale was one of first performance managers in the command to volunteer and deploy
March 21, 2006 Command names airfield operations award winners Dobbins Air Reserve Base outside of Atlanta landed half of Air Force Reserve Command’s airfield operations awards for 2005. In a March 16 letter to commanders, AFRC officials announced the selection of the Dobbins ARB tower/ground controlled approach as the best air traffic control facility in the
March 21, 2006 Air Force honors command safety programs, people Four Air Force Reserve Command flying units, an aero club and a crash recovery team received Air Force awards for their safety programs in 2005. Command officials announced March 17 that following units earned flight safety plaques: 315th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C.; 349th Air Mobility Wing,
March 21, 2006 Statistics show fitness program needs to get on track Since the new fitness program began in 2004, Air Force Reserve Command’s performance has stumbled. In 2003, 76 percent of unit reservists took the fitness test. Most of them – 98.9 percent – passed their assessments. Two years later 68 percent of the reservists tested. But, this time 7 percent of
March 21, 2006 Boots on the ground It’s hot, dry, windy and dangerous on the airbase. As you walk around, sand blows in your face and stings like it would at the beach. But this is no beach. This is where people from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., are playing a vital role in the War on Terror, thousands of miles from home. Chief