Hurricane Hunters prepare for 2006 storm season

It was a quiet opening day of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron spent the day training and getting ready for what forecasters say will be another active season. Though the season officially begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30, last year

Command announces senior officer moves

Air Force Reserve Command officials here and in the Pentagon announced several senior officer actions in May and June. Those announcements included the following: Brig. Gen. Neil A. Rohan from commander of the 301st Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Carswell Field,

PT uniforms mandatory at CENTCOM locations

Air Force reservists deploying to or traveling in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility can now look forward to being more uniform more often. Effective June 10, the Air Force physical training uniform will become more common as the wear of civilian PT gear will no longer be allowed in

Doctor named as examiner for national quality award program

An Air Force Reserve Command doctor has been selected to the 2006 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award. The award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. Col. (Dr.) William B.

3 selected to attend Air Force Academy’s Teen Aviation Camp

Three teen-agers with roots in Air Force Reserve Command are among 36 teens selected across the Air Force to attend the Air Force Academy’s Teen Aviation Camp, Colorado Springs, Colo., June 3-9. Trevor Perreault is the son of Robert Perreault, an Air Force retiree, and Master Sgt. Elaine Perreault.

Reserve offers force-shaped lieutenants chance to serve

Air Force lieutenants involuntarily separated as result of force reductions have until Aug. 1 to join the Air Force Reserve to continue their military careers without a break in service. On May 10, the Air Force released the names of 884 lieutenants who are to be involuntarily separated because of

Command to send 5 teens to space camp

Five young people whose parents are members of the Air Force Reserve Command have been selected to attend the Space Camp Academy July 31-Aug. 4 at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala. The camp uses a hands-on approach to introduce youths to space and aviation. More than 100 youths

Air Force Reserve selects youth of the year

Megan Harper, teen-age daughter of Tech. Sgt. Gregory and Melody Harper, is Air Force Reserve Command’s Youth of the Year for 2006. Ms. Harper holds a 4.0 GPA in high school and has received academic awards in English, algebra and economics. Her father is an Air Force reservist at Gen. Mitchell

Airborne fire fighting crews prepare for wildland fires

Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing here are preparing for yet another war. This one is not against a foreign enemy, but a domestic foe. It’s the war on wildland fires that destroy millions of acres of land and thousands of homes, and kills immeasurable wildlife each year. After a wildland fire

C-130J-30 Delivered to 403rd Wing