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Future Total Force outlined on Capitol Hill

There will be no "gap" between the end of assigned missions for Air National Guard units and the beginning of their replacement missions. In testimony before the House Armed Services Committee on July 20, the director of Air Force plans and programs told legislators the service is working hard to

Air Force Reserve seeks applicants for full-time duty

The Air Force Reserve is looking for officers and enlisted people to fill full-time Active Guard and Reserve positions. In the past 15 years, the number of AGR slots has increased from 400 to more than 1,900 authorizations. “We have opportunities in many specialties but a larger concentration in

Milwaukee C-130 crew earns command flying award

Six reservists earned the 2004 Air Force Association Outstanding Reserve Aircrew Award for safely landing their C-130 Hercules aircraft late last year after it was damaged by enemy ground fire. Maj. Rolf W. Breen and his crew from Milwaukee’s 440th Airlift Wing saved not only themselves and their

Reservists airlift dolphin from Texas to Florida

No one knows how or why Noah, a rough-toothed dolphin, ended up near death on a Texas beach last August. However, his journey home drew national media attention July 15 when he was loaded onto an Air Force Reserve Command C-130J-30 for a flight to Florida. A crew of reservists from the 815th Airlift

Duke Field picks up new mission after Hurricane Dennis

As Northwest Florida residents evacuated before the arrival of Hurricane Dennis, a 400-member contingent prepared to pull into Duke Field July 10 to begin relief efforts for storm victims as 120-mph winds waned. Duke Field became a logistical staging area for the contingent made up of the Federal

General sees ‘seamless’ force in Southwest Asia

Everyone is on the same team, wears the same uniform and performs the same mission. As a result, people can’t tell the difference between active-duty, Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard troops. That’s the impression Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley, chief of Air Force Reserve and AFRC

Construction begins on Lackland C-5 Galaxy schoolhouse

Contractors began breaking ground June 27 to build facilities that will allow the C-5 Formal Training Unit to move from Altus AFB, Okla., to its future home here at the Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Wing. The on-going commotion near the flight line signals the first stages of a new era.

Reservist among Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen

An Air Force Reserve Command senior NCO is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2005. Senior Master Sgt. Anthony J. Rittwager is the accessories flight chief for the 514th Maintenance Squadron at McGuire AFB, N.J. An Air Force board at the Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph

Air Force Reserve spouses earn education scholarships

The wives of three Air Force Reserve Command reservists will receive $1,000 scholarships to further their education. Jacquelyn Gaiters-Jordan, Susan Mattes-Bostian, Joy Supplee and 27 other Air Force spouses earned the Air Force Association’s 2005 Aerospace Education Foundation Spouse Scholarships.