Briefing the boss

Homestead pioneers emergency communications kits, joint exercise

The 482nd Communications Squadron here pioneered a joint base recovery exercise designed to shape the way  communications squadrons throughout the Air Force Reserve respond during emergencies."We're really proud to be the first base to plan and hold a joint base recovery exercise. We want to show

Pittsburgh named best command installation

Cheers erupted from the crowd as the 911th Airlift Wing commander delivered the news to more than 1,200 Airmen gathered for a commander's call Nov. 1.Col. Jeffrey A. Van Dootingh enthusiastically announced that Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station was the Air Force Reserve Command's

815th AS provides support for Operation Southern Strike

A large mechanical whir fills the back of the C-130J as the back ramp doors begin to slowly open like a pair of iron jaws. Chief Master Sgt. Troy Peltier, a loadmaster with the 815th Airlift Squadron at Keesler, turns to the 25 paratroopers from the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

Mobility teamwork is key to retrograde mission

As the United States and its coalition partners reduce their presence in Afghanistan, there has been a robust retrograde mission to ensure that as much equipment and materials that supported the warfighters there are recovered. Team Dover C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and Airman from both the 436th and

Reserve wing ensures safe passage for GPS satellite launch

Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing provided range-clearance and safety support for the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 1:21 p.m. today.The payload for today's launch included the Air Force's eighth Block IIF navigation

Airmen return to Missouri after seven months in Afghanistan

Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing returned here from a seven-month deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, Oct. 26 and 27.The final, largest wave of personnel, comprised of 245 reservists and 76 active duty Airmen, returned Oct. 27.During the deployment, the Airmen were critical to the generation of

Headquarters RIO activates at Buckely

Headquarters, Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization was ceremonially activated and Col. Christopher E. Cronce formally assumed command during a ceremony at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here Oct. 28.The activation and assumption of command were the culmination of a 12-month

Reservists evaluate wartime readiness with fly away mission

The 701st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina flew two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and transported 117 members from the 315th Airlift Wing to Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, Oct. 16 for a four-day readiness inspection mission.The training mission was part of the 315th

Denton delivery

Crew members of a C-5 Galaxy from Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, prepare to unload their cargo of donated goods Oct. 11, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The cargo transporting aircraft delivered over 6,000-pounds of humanitarian aid and supplies that were donated to Honduran citizens in