First three A-10 Thunderbolt IIs leave Barksdale

Barksdale to begin A-10 transfers

The 917th Fighter Group here will start transferring its 24 A-10C Thunderbolt II jet aircraft to other units beginning April 8 as part of force structure changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2013.The official transfers will start with three aircraft. One A-10C will

April issue of Citizen Airman available online

The April issue of Citizen Airman magazine features a salute to the Band of the Air Force Reserve, which will be inactivating Sept. 30. Also, the magazine includes stories on the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., passing a critical nuclear certification test; a mom who, inspired by

Congress reviews reserve forces equipment needs

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, joined other Reserve and National Guard senior leaders on Capitol Hill March 19 to testify and answer questions.The Air Force and Army reserve component flag officers went before the House Armed Services Committee's Tactical Air and Land Forces

Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

Barksdale Reserve unit passes critical test

The 307th Bomb Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, is now nuclear certified following an Initial Nuclear Surety Inspection here, March 14-18.The 343rd Bomb Squadron and 707th Maintenance Squadron, units under the 307th BW, are tasked to support the 2nd Bomb Wing's nuclear and conventional

Jackson outlines Reserve priorities during House caucus

Service chiefs from the Reserve and Guard components met with members of House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus on Capitol Hill, March 14. Leaders from each branch of service spoke about their top three priorities at the caucus-sponsored breakfast. Lt. Gen. James Jackson, the chief of

Furlough to affect thrift savings plan contributions

Federal civilian employees could see their Thrift Savings Plan contributions reduced if furloughs take effect.The Thrift Savings Plan is a retirement savings and investment plan for federal employees and members of the uniformed services, including the Ready Reserve."Employees who have selected

Nellis pilot is first reservist to fly F-35

A reservist from the 706th Fighter Squadron here recently became the first to fly the F-35 Lightning II, Air Force's newest aircraft.Maj. Joseph Scholtz is an operational test pilot integrated into the Regular Air Force's 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, and currently Nellis AFB's only qualified

Journalists win awards in Air Force contest

Two print journalists and a team of broadcasters from Air Force Reserve Command units won first-place awards in the 2012 Air Force Media Contest. The command also took two second-place and three third-place awards in the competition. Results of the contest were announced March 14 by the Secretary of