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  • Hurricane Hunters provide critical data during major storms

    As the Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, better known as the "Hurricane Hunters," wrap up their mission flying through Hurricane Isaac, one of the unit's pilots provided an insight into who they are and some facts and figures about how they perform during their dangerous

  • AFRC commander tours Colorado Reserve wing

    Air Force Reserve Command leadership learned first-hand about the 302nd Airlift Wing mission during a visit Aug. 28.Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, AFRC commander and Command Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen R. Buckner  toured facilities, met with Reservists and got an update on the wing's role in what has

  • MAFFS meets major mission milestone

    Department of Defense Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System C-130s reached a major mission milestone on Friday, Aug. 24, by dropping the 2 millionth gallon of retardant for the season.MAFFS 5, assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.,

  • New rules mobilize Air Force reservists for national emergencies

    Officials are putting new policies and programs in place to mobilize Air Force reservists in response to national disasters and emergencies.This is the first time Title 10, or federal reserve forces from all services have been planned and funded to be mobilized, like their National Guard

  • Medivac team helps heal unseen wounds

    Shrapnel, open chest wounds, missing limbs - they'd seen it all before. On this flight, Capt. Esma Etan and her aeromedical evacuation team from MacDill's 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron had to care for an invisible wound. The injured Soldiers aboard her plane accepted the risk of being injured

  • Four Airmen bound by oath, blood

    Members of the Reserve can be considered brothers and sisters in uniform, but four brothers in the 419th Fighter Wing are literally bound by oath and by blood.Andrew, David, Timothy and Samuel Potter all joined the wing within the past four years. Growing up, they all say they considered joining the

  • Total Force F-22's first to employ small diameter bombs

    During a Combat Hammer exercise Alaska F-22 Raptors became the first operational F-22 unit to drop GBU-39 small diameter bombs.Although small diameter bombs have been employed by test pilots, Combat Hammer, a weapons system evaluation program sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, provided