McConnell Reservists return from deployment

More than 50 Airmen from the Air Force Reserve 931st Air Refueling Group have returned home from a deployment Nov. 11-12. The final collection of Airmen arrived here this afternoon after completing more than two months of serving as part of the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Incirlik

Hurricane relief mission hits home with N.J. Reservists

After a historic hurricane battered New York and New Jersey, Airmen from across the country leaned forward to answer the call for help, but for the Airmen of one Reserve wing, those calls for help were coming from friends, family and neighbors.Most of the Airmen assigned to the 514th Air Mobility

Ohio Reserve C-17s complete 9th Hurricane Sandy relief mission

Airmen from the 445th Airlift Wing here completed their ninth Hurricane Sandy relief mission Nov. 7, transporting four heavy-duty off road pickup trucks and two trailers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst N.J."The C-17 is the perfect cargo aircraft for this type

McChord C-17 delivers power equipment to New York

An Air Force Reserve crew flew a McChord C-17 Globemaster III loaded with two trucks and nine power workers from Seattle City Light and Bonneville Power Administration to the East Coast Nov. 3. The C-17 landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, N.Y., just after midnight on Nov. 4

Westover C-5 and crew participate in round-the-clock relief ops

In response to President Obama's call for the government to "lean forward" to support East Coast relief efforts, a Westover C-5B flew to March Air Reserve Base, Calif. There they picked up 73 electrical workers and two utility trucks. Five hours later, they dropped them off at Stewart Air National

Reserve units ramp up to provide storm relief

Airmen and transport aircraft from across the nation converged here Nov. 1 to begin moving relief supplies and equipment to the beleaguered areas of New York and New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.Crews from 12 active-duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command bases descended

Reservists can carry leave balance after training tours

In a "one-step-at-a-time" approach, Air Force officials have a new program for reservists to save and carryover leave time from year to year beginning Nov. 1.Reservists performing duty under the Reserve Personnel Appropriation or RPA orders may now "save" their leave for future use. Prior to this

New AFRC Mobile App Focuses to Improve Resiliency among Airmen

As part of the Wingman Toolkit outreach effort, the Air Force Reserve Command launched a mobile app on October 30 that gives Airmen the tools necessary to bring balance to their busy, stressful lives. The Wingman Toolkit provides Airman and families with access to useful information and resources to

Air Force Reserve commander visits rescue group

Westover Planes Evacuate in Anticipation of Storm

Westover officials decided Sunday afternoon to evacuate most of its fleet of C-5s to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy's landfall on Monday. Two aircraft will remain on base. Base meteorologists forecast gusts up to 57 mph Monday night, prompting the evacuation.Each of