Nation celebrates Medal of Honor Day

National Medal of Honor day is a day that is dedicated to all Medal of Honor recipients.In 1990, the United States Congress designated March 25th of each year as National Medal of Honor Day.It was on March 25, 1863 when the first Medals of Honor were presented.Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton

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New Reserve unit to open doors at Keesler

The 403rd Wing is going through a period of growth with the activation of an additional aircraft maintenance squadron solely focused on keeping the 815th Airlift Squadron's 10 C-130Js healthy and in the air.With the approval of a new manning document, the total authorizations for positions in the

Crosstalks aimed at improving KC-135 service

Experts from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the Air Force Reserve, National Guard Bureau and the Legacy Tanker Division conducted a customer support visit here and at two other bases, March 14-18, to listen to unit concerns regarding KC-135 "Statotanker" support and logistics.

AFRC, RE win Organizational Excellence Award

The Air Force Office of the Air Force Reserve in the Pentagon and Air Force Reserve Command here are winners of the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award.The Secretary of the Air Force Personnel Council approved the organizations for 2014-2015 U.S. Air Force Unit Awards for the period from Oct.

Changes to DoD mobilization authority could impact reservists

Department of Defense Mobilization Authorities for Reserve Component access is undergoing some changes that could impact benefits for deploying Reservists, according to Air Force Reserve Force Generation Center officials.The authority in Title 10 U.S.C. 12304b, Mobilization for Preplanned Mission

Night Vision landings shed light on Antarctic airlift

Airlift support to the U.S. Antarctic Program wrapped-up in March, and members from Joint Base Lewis-McChord met challenges of the harsh Antarctic environment head-on, including performing night-vision goggle landings on a runway made of ice during the Austral Winter.The flights were part of

Reserve Command wins AF production of year

Air Force Reserve Command’s video production “Winning Your Wings II” earned top honors as the Production of the Year in the 2015 Air Force Visual Information Products Awards.Brig. Gen. Kathleen Cook, director, Air Force Public Affairs, made the announcement March 18.The video, produced by AFRC

Air Force, NASA team up to ready for America's return to human spaceflight

Air Force Guardian Angel Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here and astronauts practiced aspects of safe rescue operations recently when they completed rehearsals at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas, and at Langley Research Center, Virginia.NASA recently released news that its

Cyber aggressors attack Red Flag pilots

Blue forces have more to worry about than defeating aggressor pilots during Red Flag exercises. Cyber warfare is the new threat, with attackers attempting to debilitate all war-fighting capabilities from the ground.The 57th Information Aggressor Squadron is deliberately building a red force