Dec. 21, 2005 Charleston Reserve unit helps break C-17 flying record The largest formation of C-17 Globemaster IIIs from a single base took off this morning from here in a demonstration of the strategic airdrop capability of the Air Force.Seventeen C-17s, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing and the Air Force Reserve's 315th Airlift Wing, took off at about 10:20 a.m.
Dec. 20, 2005 Reservist can establish online virtual accounts Air Force reservists can now go online to create an account on the Reserve Personnel Center’s Virtual Personnel Center-Guard Reserve portal. The portal on the personnel center’s Web site allows reservists to access virtual personnel services and enhances the traditional “vMPF” tools with which many
Dec. 20, 2005 New rules to reinforce Guard, Reserve re-employment protections The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is lauding the Labor Department announcement issuing rules clarifying re-employment rights for citizen-soldiers. They said the Dec. 16 announcement is a major step forward for guardsmen, reservists and their civilian employers.
Nov. 29, 2005 Air Force Reserve fighters destroy terrorist hideout Air Force Reserve Command F-16 pilots bombed a booby-trapped house near Al Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Nov. 23. Anti-Iraqi forces had attacked Iraqi army soldiers with an improvised explosive device two days earlier. When coalition ground forces secured the area, they discovered the booby-trapped house, which
Nov. 29, 2005 Trick Pony brings season’s greetings to troops After playing for the troops in Korea earlier this year, country music band Trick Pony is back in the saddle again, slapping leather with Airmen on the other side of the world. They started riding with the Air Force Reserve Nov. 21 to Germany, Turkey and a forward-operating base in Southwest Asia.
Nov. 29, 2005 Ramstein Reservist helps injured troops get home "Home for the holidays" is a familiar goal for many military people, but not Tech. Sgt. Katheryn Bicker. This reservist from 944th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz., is forgoing her own holidays to help others in what she thinks is the true spirit of the season. "I don't think about it being tough,"
Nov. 29, 2005 Reserve giving warfighters gifts they can use Giving and receiving are the hallmarks of the holiday season. If you don't believe it, ask the aerial porters at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, who receive an average of about 600,000 pounds of cargo per day and give the warfighters in Iraq "gifts" that they can use. "When airlift operations at