920th Rescue Wing deploys for Texas

A group of 91 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, deployed to Texas to exercise their hurricane relief capabilities. “We train constantly for situations like this. Our Airmen are highly specialized and have the ability to utilize their expert combat

Hurricane Hunters track Harvey

Harvey began as a scattered collection of clouds drifting across the Atlantic Ocean and in just over a week has developed into a category two hurricane.

Rescue Airman amputee wins battle to serve

For most, an amputation would be the greatest challenge they have ever faced in life, but for one Citizen Airman, the real struggle came when he fought to keep serving.Separation from the service he loved so much was never an option for Senior Airman Kevin Greene, a healthcare management technician

Charleston C-17 flies on "Dark Side of the Moon"

An aircrew of Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina had the opportunity Aug. 21 to fly a routine training mission under no so routine conditions – flying in the path of a total solar eclipse. During the standard training flight, the Air Force Reserve, comprised of 317th

Pausing for a view

Focus Day aligns Air Force Space Command, guard, reserve efforts

The annual Air Force Space Command Air Reserve Component Focus Day occurred here Wednesday. The focus day brought together senior leadership from the total force including Gen. Jay Raymond, commander of Air Force Space Command, Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and

Reserve Citizen Airmen lead joint, international partner in Exercise Patriot Warrior

More than 570 Reserve Citizen Airmen are meeting at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin to participate in Exercise Patriot Warrior 2017, which occurs in various phases from August 7 to August 24.

Patriot Warrior kicks off at Dobbins

The world’s busiest airport got a little busier this week as Airmen from around the Air Force Reserve descended upon Atlanta to participate in this year’s Patriot Warrior exercise. The goal of the exercise is to improve combat readiness through practical hands-on experience in a simulated austere

Refueling mission linchpin in allied training

It was a clear August morning on the Joint Base Andrews airfield when crews from the 459th Air Refueling Wing geared up for a flying mission almost a year in the making. As early light streamed into the dimly lit cockpit of one of the Wing’s eight KC-135R Stratotankers, pilots and boom operators

Wing bids farewell to last HC-130P model

The 920th Rescue Wing commander, Col. Kurt Matthews, and members of a hand-selected aircrew flew the wing’s last HC-130P King, Aug. 7 from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to be decommissioned.The