March 3, 2006 Reserve doctor makes house call to developing nations An Air Force doctor is helping thousands of people in developing countries as a results of a chance encounter with Texas reservists at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, eight years ago. Lt. Col (Dr.) Josef Schmid was in the Regular Air Force working in the Rhein-Main clinic when a team of reservists
March 3, 2006 Sew Much Comfort helps Soldiers cope with injuries With spools of thread, yards of fabric and an array of patterns, Air Force reservists help bring thousands of smiles to injured Soldiers hospitalized in rehabilitation facilities throughout the Washington, D.C., area and overseas. “I learned about Sew Much Comfort after hearing about a special
Feb. 27, 2006 Command picks best in communications & information A communications and information award selection board convened here and selected 18 individuals and two units as Air Force Reserve Command C&I winners for 2005. Command officials announced the award selections Feb. 16. Maj. Brian Lowmiller, 919th Communications Squadron, Eglin AFB Field 3, Fla.,
Feb. 22, 2006 Deployed Reserve and Guard provide 'people' services in Southwest Asia In any given Air Expeditionary Force rotation, Guard and Reserve members provide support roles in Personnel Support in Contingency Operations teams around the AOR. However, this rotation, Reserve component service members comprise more than 95 percent of the 379th PERSCO team in Southwest Asia.
Feb. 22, 2006 Reserve loadmasters at the heart of C-130 operations As Tech. Sgt Kristy Decker, 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, knows, no flight in the AOR is predictable. With nearly two decades of flying under her belt, the Colorado Springs Air Force reservist is serving her first tour of duty with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron based in
Feb. 22, 2006 Reserve unit provides new “hoops” for Philippines youth Reservists from the 624th Civil Engineer Squadron and Philippine soldiers came together Feb. 17 to build a basketball court for children here. Shortly after arriving at the base from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii Feb. 15 to participate in Exercise Balikatan 2006, Airmen noticed a group of children
Feb. 17, 2006 Journalists win awards, advance to Air Force contest Two journalists and a magazine staff turned in repeat performances by taking first-place awards in the 2005 Air Force Reserve Command Media Contest. The Gulf Wing from the 403rd Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss., won the command’s best publication title for the second year in a row. It advanced in the
Feb. 15, 2006 President asks for more money, Air Force reservists The president’s proposed defense budget for next year seeks $4.1 billion in funding for Air Force Reserve Command and an end-strength of 74,900 reservists. The fiscal 2007 request covers the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. It asks for 900 more Air Force reservists than the 74,000 authorized this