Reserve aerial spray unit prepares for firefighting season

Alaska Raptors reach major upgrade milestone

Alaskan F-22s met a major milestone during a recent training sortie when new upgrades to the fighter allowed for a Joint Direct Attack Munition to be dropped on self generated coordinates. Software and hardware upgrades, part of the F-22 modernization plan known as Increment 3.1, allow for pilots to

Air Force reservists support 50 years of space discovery

Flying in the prone position atop a modified jumbo jet, NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery paraded down Space Coast beaches this morning, making a u-turn over Patrick Air Force Base, before heading north to its new home as a static display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.The paired air

Reservists not part of early retirement offer

The Air Force is offering a Temporary Early Retirement Authority to about 250 selected active-duty staff, tech and master sergeants with 15 to 19 years of service. Air Force reservists, including those in the Active Guard and Reserve, are not eligible for the program, which stops taking applications

Air Force Reserve turns 64

In a world where a cell phone is outdated in less than a year, the Air Force Reserve continues to grow more and more high-tech and leading-edge as it celebrates its 64th birthday.Back when the world had only a handful of jet aircraft, no space travel and not an inkling of the Internet, the "Air

Stenner: People are our strength

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the force structure announcement in a video message released April 13, 2012. The general talks about the planned reductions in Air Force Reserve and the potential changes to the

Command honors outstanding Airmen of the year

Air Force Reserve Command honored its outstanding Airmen of the year for 2011 during a ceremony here April 10.The winners who will represent the command in Air Force competition later this year are: first sergeant - Master Sgt. Anthony Johns, 445th Operations Support Squadron, Wright Patterson Air

With C-5M, 'super' culture, capability changes taking place

The culture of the Air Force C-5 community is changing...and it's changing in a "super" way. As the Air Force transitions to the C-5M Super Galaxy, the upgraded airframe has quickly become an integral part of the airlift mission. It has set dozens of airlift world records and spanned the globe

Whiteman, Barksdale fighter units return from deployment

Nearly 300 Citizen Airmen returned home from deployment here and to Barksdale Air Force Base, La., on April 12.The reservists, all part of the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman, and its subordinate unit, the 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale, deployed in December 2011 in support of Operation Enduring

Generals Rice, Stenner: AETC, AFRC partnership vital to mission success

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, took some time to highlight the importance of the partnership between AFRC and Air Education and Training Command during a visit to the 340th Flying Training Group here April 4.Stenner visited many of the Reserve units working