Rescue Airmen partner with Canadians for search-and-rescue training

Approximately 30 Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., traveled to Canada July 15-22 to train alongside and strengthen partnerships with Royal Canadian Air Force search-and-rescue technicians, known as SAR Techs, and their support personnel. The SAR Techs from our

AF Reservist finishes 4th in 2012 Summer Olympics

An Air Force Reserve captain from Colorado finished fourth during the fencing competition at the 2012 London Olympics August 1.Air Force Reserve Capt. Seth Kelsey earned the best finish since 1956 for a U.S. men's individual epee fencer at the Olympic Games. Kelsey is a logistics officer with the

Jackson takes helm of AF Reserve Command

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson became chief of Air Force Reserve and assumed command of Air Force Reserve Command in a ceremony July 30 at the Museum of Aviation.He replaced Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., who retired from the Air Force with 39 years of military service after the change of command.

Jackson to lead Air Force Reserve Command

Leadership of the Air Force Reserve Command will change hands July 30 in a ceremony at the Museum of Aviation.Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson will assume command of AFRC, replacing Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., who has served as commander since June 2008. Stenner will retire from the Air Force with 39

AFRC vice commander visits 445th Airlift Wing

Reserve A-10 pilots debut new technology at RIMPAC

In its first operational test with maritime operations, nine 47th Fighter Squadron A-10 pilots are debuting new helmet and survival radio technologies during the Rim of the Pacific exercise here June 29 through Aug. 3.One of the new technologies is the Scorpion system, which is integrated into the

Nighttime refueling keeps F/A-18 Hornet flying

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet with the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., during Rim of the Pacific exercise, July 23, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships

Reserve's 917th Fighter Group supports RIMPAC

Colorado Reserve C-130s, crews continue aerial fire fighting

Two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130s from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing here, moved operations to Boise, Idaho, to continue to provide aerial fire fighting support to the U.S. Forest Service as fires continue to rage in the Rocky Mountain area.Aircraft have

Total Force C-130 operations building opens at Peterson

With a snip of the ceremonial scissors, Air Force Reserve and Active Duty Airmen ushered in the opening of a new Total Force C-130 operations facility July 17 here.The new $5.6 million facility is the next milestone in the 302nd Airlift Wing's integration with the Active Duty 52nd Airlift Squadron.