Air Force Reserve announces senior officer moves

Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command personnel officials here announced several senior officer actions in March.Brig. Gen. Jack C. Ihle, commander of the 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La., will retire April 3.Col. Robert O. Tarter, mobilization assistant to the deputy chief of Air Force Reserve,

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 --

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

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

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

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

Preparing for Wilma's aftermath

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

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

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