Electronic payments required for TRICARE reserve premiums

To avoid losing coverage, beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check need to switch to an electronic form of payment before Jan. 1, 2013. Starting next year, TRICARE will only accept TRS and TRR monthly premium payments using

Luke Reserve medical unit teams up with Mayo Clinic Arizona

The 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron achieved a readiness milestone here Sept. 9 when the Mayo Clinic Arizona agreed to form an educational affiliation with the unit.The partnership will allow doctors, nurses and medical technicians from the 944th ASTS to train with one of the world's premier

Barksdale B-52 a 'magnet' at NATO Days

The 307th Bomb Wing's B-52 Stratofortress was a major attraction during NATO Days 2012 in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sept. 22-23.  . "The B-52 was like a magnet for the people at NATO Days," said Col. Jonathan Ellis, 307th BW commander. "From visiting the Polish Consulate to flying foreign dignitaries

Canadian Forces fire officials visit Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls ARS firefighters got to show off their capabilities and fire training pit to Canadian Forces fire officials here Sept. 26.Maj. Rick Dunning, 1 Canadian Air Division fire marshal for the Royal Canadian Air Force, and Warrant Officer Ron Johnson, 8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton

Reserve units shine in AF Week in Photos

Three Air Force Reserve units are highlighted in the Sept. 28 edition of Air Force Week in Photos.This week's slideshow includes a photo by Lt. Col. Bob Couse-Baker, 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif., showing KC-10 and C-5s lining up for a mass launch exercise; Tech Sgt. Dana Rosso, 477th

Reserve aerial porters to deploy downrange

A group of 512th Airlift Wing reservists is scheduled to deploy this week to the Kyrgyz Republic in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The team of aerial porters, from the 46th Aerial Port Squadron, will serve a six-month rotation at the Transit Center at Manas, a transportation and logistics

Dobbins Reservists return from deployment

More than 100 Reservists returned from a four-month Southwest Asia deployment in separate flights Sept. 21-24.The first wave of 53 Airmen arrived Sept 21. Two additional waves with the remaining deployed Airmen arrived Sept 22 and Sept 24. Members of the 94th Airlift Wing completed the deployment

'Earl of ESGR' volunteer gets national award

For 12 years, Earl Bonett has put the needs of veterans before his own.For this and other reasons, he has been named the 2011 National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Military Outreach Volunteer of the Year.All titles aside, he just likes to be called Earl of ESGR.After retiring from the

Reservists deliver newest C-17 to McChord

AF Reserve commander praises total force

The Air Force Reserve Command's highest ranking officer discussed the virtues of total force integration in remarks at the 2012 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 18. Lt. Gen. James Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve and the Air Force Reserve Command