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  • Senate Armed Services Committee reviews issues with reserve chiefs

    Mobilizations, deployments, sustainability, transformation and civilian employer support were the highlights on the minds of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services during testimony about U.S. reserve forces. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Dennis M. McCarthy and the seven reserve component chiefs met with the senators May

  • Board to select candidates for courses

    The Air Force Reserve School Selection Board will convene at Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center in July to select Air Force Reserve officers to attend developmental education, officer professional development and joint courses. Chief master sergeants and senior master sergeants may apply for the Reserve Component National Security Course.The
  • A C-130 aircraft from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, drops an oil-dispersing chemical into the Gulf of Mexico as part of the Deepwater Horizon Response effort May 5, 2010. Reservists from the 910th AW are in Mississippi to assist in cleanup efforts. The wing specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense's only large area fixed-wing aerial spray unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

    Youngstown Airmen take part in oil spill cleanup

    Two C-130H aircraft and crews from here are spraying oil-dispersing agents as part of an effort to clean up the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More than 40 Citizen Airmen from Youngstown's 910th Airlift Wing are operating out of Stennis International Airport, Miss. They began operations at Stennis on May 1.In their first 18 sorties over the
  • Tech. Sgt. Domingo Sales, front, with fellow 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Airmen, loads a baggage pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III April 27 in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Sales is a 512th Airlift Wing reservist out of the 71st Aerial Port Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

    Reserve aerial porters support Operation Enduring Freedom

    About 30 reservists assigned to Dover's 512th Airlift Wing are moving critical supplies and personnel in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.They are from the  71st Aerial Port Squadron, Langley AFB, Va., and are deployed as part of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron. They are providing logistics support by
  • Capt. Shirley Whitney, 512th Airlift Control Flight, prepares to throw a dummy grenade at the National Guard Bethany Beach Training Site April 30. Captain Whitney was one of more than 60 Air Force Reserve officers who attended the Junior Officer Leadership Development course April 29 to May 2. The Air Force Reserve's 512th Airlift Wing hosted the event, which was coordinated by the unit's Company Grade Officer's Council. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Reserve officers hone leadership skills

    More than 60 Air Force Reserve officers from throughout the nation came to the First State to hone their leadership skills as part of the Junior Officer Leadership Development course April 29-May 2.Hosted by the Air Force Reserve Command's 512th Airlift Wing, three general officers shared their experiences and thoughts on leadership with the
  • Staff Sergeant Donaldson inspects the wheel and tire assembly on an F-16. (U.S. Air Force Reserve photo/Capt. Jessica Martin)

    Maintainer passes tests, joins Thunderbird team

    An aircraft maintainer from Air Force Reserve Command's 926th Group has earned a coveted spot with the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron.Staff Sgt. Andrue Donaldson, an F-16 crew chief, was patched during a ceremony March 12 in the Thunderbird hangar."The amount of professionalism on this team is amazing," Sergeant
  • Aircraft and crews from the Air Force Reserve Command’s 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, were notified April 29, 2010, that they will support the oil spill recovery effort in the Gulf of Mexico. The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense’s only large area fixed wing aerial spray unit. In this Nov. 8, 2006, file photo, a 910th AW C-130H flies low level above a simulated oil slick six miles off the shore of Galveston, Texas, during an oil dispersant exercise. (U.S. Air Force file photo)

    AF Reserve aerial spray aircraft called in to fight Gulf oil spill

    Aircraft and crews from the 910th Airlift Wing have arrived at a staging area in the Gulf coast region in anticipation of supporting emergency oil spill clean-up efforts. "We are posturing to be ready to provide support to the ongoing emergency efforts if called upon," said Col Craig Peters, 910th Operations Group commander. The 910th AW
  • Craig Fugate, Administrator of FEMA, looks at the control panel of a WC130-J aircraft as Lt. Col. John Fox, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, explains his role as a navigator. Mr. Fugate visited the 53 WRS "Hurricane Hunters" April 29 to learn about the mission and discuss hurricane preparedness. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kimberly Erickson)

    FEMA administrator visits AF Reserve Hurricane Hunters

    Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, visited Reservists of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron April 29 to address hurricane preparedness as the June 1 storm season approaches."The Air Force does a lot for FEMA," Mr. Fugate said in an address to the 53 WRS "Hurricane Hunters," as well as national and local media at
  • In April, Air Force personnel will be allowed to access Internet-based social media sites via the Air Force Network for official use and limited personal use. All Airmen must use due diligence when posting information online and must always follow Joint Ethics regulations, operations security and pubished rules of engagement. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Air Force-wide social media access begins

    Air Force officials began a two-week phased opening April 26 of access to social media sites Air Force-wide.  Air Force Reserve Command will get access beginning May 1.Pacific Air Forces bases gained access to social media sites earlier in April, serving as the test-bed prior to the Air Force-wide initiative.Air Force Space Command, Air Education
  • Col. Dominic DeFrancis laughs with students from Kotzebue High School during his visit for Operation Arctic Care 2010 April 16 through 17 in Kotzebue, Alaska. Colonel DeFrancis is the Air Force Reserve Command Surgeon General. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Melissa E. Chatham)

    Arctic Care brings medical support to Alaskans

    Military and Department of Defense senior leaders traveled here to visit Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors participating in Operation Arctic Care 2010.This operation is the largest recurring joint military medical readiness and logistics training exercise, providing real-world humanitarian assistance and medical care to underserved U.S. citizens in one
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