Reserve Strike Eagle team leads opposing force in major exercise

Costello: What's the guy's name on first base?Abbott: No. What is on second.Costello: I'm not asking you who's on second.Abbott: Who's on first.Costello: I don't know.Abbott: He's on third; we're not talking about him.This famous routine by the comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello is a classic

Wright-Patt reservists train at Volk Field exercise

About 100 reservists from the 445th Airlift Wing here boarded a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wis. April 22 to prepare for the unit's upcoming operational readiness inspection.The group used the four-day exercise at Volk Field to hone their skills in responding

Deja Vu: man returns to the Air Force 50 years later

When the F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot hooked up to the KC-135 Stratotanker and looked through his canopy into the boom window of the aircraft above, he was surprised to see the face of an 87-year-old man smiling back at him.James Watland felt right at home in the boom pod of the KC-135 Stratotanker

Dobbins reservists deploy to Middle East

More than 100 reservists from Dobbins ARB deployed to the Middle East, departing on four C-130 aircraft in a series of send-off ceremonies that concluded May 7.The 94th Airlift Wing transitioned from an Air Education and Training Command mission to an Air Mobility Command mission in 2011. This is

Stenner speaks at Georgia College commencement ceremonies

Technology improves rescue support for rocket launches

The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a communications satellite onboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on May 4. As the rocket lit up the sky and was hurled into space, personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing stood by and watched, knowing their part of the mission had

Yellow Ribbon helps bring families ‘home’

Resiliency and family were the themes at the Yellow Ribbon event during the last weekend of April at the Peabody Hotel here. Hosted by Air Force Reserve Command's Yellow Ribbon Program, more than 300 Citizen Airmen and six Citizen Marines attended the three-day event. "It's all about families," said

Charleston PA productions win Telly Awards

The 315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office won two awards in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards competition for broadcast and production excellence.The videos selected for the awards were a mission video for children, called "Mission Airlift," and a special segment of the wing's television news program

Air Force holds public hearings for F-35A basing

More than 100 community members attended Air Force hearings in Layton and Ogden May 1-2 outlining the Draft F-35A Operational Basing Environmental Impact Statement. A third public hearing took place in Wendover, Nev., on May 3. The hearings offered local residents the opportunity to learn more about

Lockheed Martin delivers final F-22 Raptor

Air Force senior officials attended a ceremony here May 2 commemorating the delivery of the final F-22 Raptor from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company to the U.S. Air Force.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz was joined by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and other senior congressional,