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Wing exposes civilian employers to AF Reserve, MAFFS missions

Since the call up of the 302nd Airlift Wing's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission on June 24, Air Force Reservists have answered the call to support the local Colorado Springs community and Rocky Mountain area in an effort to battle raging wildfires. As these members waved goodbye to their

CSAF's 'fini flight' a ride of remembrance

When Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz climbed aboard the MC-130E Combat Talon I here July 12 for his last flight as an active duty officer, he immediately began to reminisce on his flying career with special operations and the C-130 Hercules community."This is more than a little

Reserve loadmasters eligible for voluntary limited recall

Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard loadmasters may be eligible to apply for a limited period recall to extended active duty, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.The loadmaster career field is chronically undermanned, said Senior Master Sgt. Marvin Daugherty, AFPC accessions branch

MAFFS operations move west

Military C-130s equipped with the U.S. Forest Service's Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems have moved staging operations from Cheyenne, Wyo. and Colorado Springs, Colo., to Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City.Four of the aircraft, from the 153rd and 302nd Airlift Wings are operating from Boise Air

Barksdale program prepares recruits for rigors of basic training

During the July Unit Training Assembly, a lunch time crowd from the 307th Bomb Wing fills one room of the dining facility here, talking, eating and enjoying the camaraderie with their fellow Airmen. For them, lunch time is a break, a time to relax, escape the heat of the day and get away from the

Fight dream pushes Airman to Olympic trials

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee," a line made famous by boxing legend Muhammad Ali, means different things to Senior Airman Dustin Southichack, a 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron pest management specialist. When Southichack is not busting bugs, he throws punches in the ring as the only

Operations group Reservists ace evaluation

The fact that 279 aircrew Reservists averaged 98.9 percent on a closed book test, with zero failures, is just one factor in the 446th Airlift Wing earning accolades from its recent Aircrew Standard Evaluation Visit June 18-July 2. The 62nd Airlift Wing also excelled in the ASEV.Even before the

MAFFS operations resume

C-130 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System operations resumed here July 3. The California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing joined the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing and the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, stationed at Peterson Air Force Base, in supporting

Josh Turner headlines Reserve band's final Independence Day concert

American country music superstar Josh Turner and his The Tonkin' Honkies band got hands clapping and feet thumping at the this year's Independence Day concert in Warner Robins July 2.Turner's new album, "Punching Bag," was rated No. 1 on Billboard's Country Albums and No. 4 in Billboard 200 during