Oct. 24, 2005 5 compete for DOD fire & emergency services awards Two reservists and three civilians are representing Air Force Reserve Command in the Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Award competition.Maj. Gen. David E. Tanzi, AFRC vice commander, announced the command nominees March 21.The nominees by category include:Civilian firefighter --
Oct. 24, 2005 4 vie for Air Force judge advocate general awards Four people are representing Air Force Reserve Command in the 2004 Air Force Judge Advocate General Award competition.Maj. Gen. David E. Tanzi, AFRC vice commander, announced the command winners March 21.The winners by category are:Reserve judge advocate (Reginald C. Harman Award) -- Lt. Col. Mary
Oct. 24, 2005 17 compete for annual command honors Seventeen bluesuiters from a dozen locations are vying for one of four spots in the 2004 Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Airman/First Sergeant of the Year competition.They will learn April 7 who will represent the command at the Air Force level. Command officials will announce the winners of
Oct. 24, 2005 Reservists travel to Badlands to do good A disaster doesn’t have to strike for Americans to help other Americans in need. Twelve reservists from the 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here traveled to south central South Dakota to work at the Rosebud Indian Reservation Hospital April 2-16. They gave medical care to their hosts while doing
Oct. 24, 2005 C-130 crew delivers cargo, morale to remote locations When Soldiers, Sailors or Marines need something moved, C-130 Hercules crews here answer the call, and recently, that request took one 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron crew to Africa and beyond.Their cargo ranged from helicopter rotors to medical supplies to personal mail. Their mission was to
Oct. 24, 2005 Air Force Reserve selects top chaplain service programs Chaplain programs in three Air Force Reserve Command airlift wings garnered command chaplain service awards for 2005. Headquarters AFRC announced the following awards April 7: Chaplain program – 315th AW, Charleston AFB, S.C. Chaplain readiness team – 446th AW, McChord AFB, Wash. Ministry of
Oct. 24, 2005 Air terminal operators keep freight, passengers moving Airmen in the air terminal operations center here are working around the clock every day to shuttle troops and cargo for Operation Enduring Freedom.On any given day, the 28 people in the ATOC greet a C-130 loaded with Soldiers and Airmen headed for Afghanistan, a civilian plane brimming with mail
Oct. 24, 2005 Command announces top airfield operators Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., and Homestead ARB, Fla., landed most of the 2004 Air Force Reserve Command Airfield Operations awards. Headquarters AFRC announced the awards April 8. Dobbins’ 94th Operations Support Squadron picked up the air traffic control award. Squadron members won the following
Oct. 24, 2005 Summer – A season to exercise off-duty safety “There are no second acts in American lives,” F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote. Memorial Day Weekend signals the start of summer, traditionally a time of fun and sun. During the 101 Critical Days of Summer, we sometimes try to do too much because of the extra sunlight. Here are suggestions on how to