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  • Lt. Col. David Garfield, 944th Operations Group commander, passes the 69th Fighter Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Steve Speckhard, 69th FS commander, during the squadron's activation ceremony March 6 where the pilots of the 301st Fighter Squadron symbolically changed their patch to the 69th FS. The 301st FS, which traces its roots to the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, will continue its legacy with the next generation aircraft, the F-22 Raptor, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., as a Reserve associate unit. The 69th FS pilots will continue their reserve associate pilot training program with the 56th Fighter Wing here at Luke. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Susan Stout)

    Squadron reactivates as Reserve unit at Luke

    The pilots of the 301st Fighter Squadron changed their patch to the 69th FS during a ceremony here March 5. The event marked the end of almost a decade of Tuskegee heritage at Luke AFB."It has been a tremendous privilege to be associated with the Tuskegee Airmen and to have but a small part in the hallowed history of the 301st Fighter Squadron,"
  • Women's Airforce Service Pilot, Mrs. Margo deMoss (right) shows Capt. Jennifer Phillips candid photos in a WASP reunion program. Captain Phillips, who is a KC-135 pilot with the 336th Air Refueling Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., visited de Moss at her home near the base, March 5, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Just)

    WASP reminisces about receiving Congressional Gold Medal

    It's been 65 years since Margo deMoss received the heartbreaking news that she and more than 1,000 other Women's Airforce Service Pilots were no longer needed. Not considered veterans, Ms. deMoss and the others were released the same day they received the news and, without benefits or recognition, were left to find their own way home.Despite their
  • LACKLAND AFB, Texas - Tech. Sgt. Katie Badowski showcases her vocal talents performing at the Bob Hope Performing Arts Center. Contestants auditioned for the 2010 Air Force Worldwide Talent Search Jan. 17-25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Chris Burch)

    Dreams come true with Tops in Blue

    After years of dedication and determination, Tech. Sgt. Katie Badowski of the 446th Services Flight here made her dreams a reality.Sergeant Badowski saw Tops in Blue, the Air Force special unit made up of talented amateurs, perform while she was in the Washington Army National Guard. She was immediately hooked. Sergeant Badowski said she started
  • The new DOD social media policy balances the mission value of Web 2.0 tools with security. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Social media policy balances Web 2.0 with security

    The new policy allowing access to social media from computers connected to the Defense Department's unclassified network balances the mission value of Web 2.0 tools and the need for security, a top defense official said. Since being hired as principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs in June, Price B. Floyd has made waves as
  • The Lovett Elementary Student Council in Houston, Texas, raised money in support of troops deployed to Haiti in February 2010. The money was used to purchase care packages which they sent recently to supply the troops with much-needed personal supplies that they were running low on. (Courtesy photo)

    Chief helps Airmen deployed to Haiti

    Thirty days in earthquake-devastated Haiti has left some Airmen without basic supplies as they carry on their mission of helping victims in that country.A quick call by the top enlisted person in Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing mobilized children in Texas and members of the LeMay Center here to gather supplies.Not long before he made
  • Senior Master Sgt. Gina Rogers (right) talks with Tech. Sgt. Karin Hill of the personnel division's education and training branch about the Department of Defense certificate and the coin from the DOD Office of Diversity that Sergeant Rogers received. Sergeant Rogers was one of two Airmen presented the DOD African-American History Month Recognition Award. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Celena Wilson)

    Reserve headquarters Airman receives DOD award

    A senior executive assistant at Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command was one of two Airmen to receive the 2010 Department of Defense African-American History Month Recognition Award in February.Senior Master Sgt. Gina P. Rogers accepted her award Feb. 18 at Morehouse College in Atlanta."I was extremely excited to receive my award at Morehouse
  • This photograph of 3-year-old Blain Lawlor won the portrait/personality photo category in the 2009 Air Force Reserve Command Media Contest. It was also named best stand-alone photo in the annual competition. The Airman and Family Readiness Center at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., created the pillowcase for Blain, so he could keep his dad, Master Sgt. Dan Lawlor, close during a deployment to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Hueming Mui)

    Journalists, photographers win command awards

    Journalists and photographers from six Air Force Reserve Command units won multiple awards in the 2009 AFRC Media Contest.Megan Just from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., wrote the best feature article and the best commentary. Master Sgt. Jason Schaap from the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell AFB, Kan., won the news
  • Tech. Sgt. Cody De Los Reyes, 67th Aerial Port Squadron, cradles his 8-month-old daughter as wife, Keri, looks on. Sergeant De Los Reyes returned home Feb. 26 after a month-long deployment to Haiti, where he and 14 other Air Force Reservists from Hill Air Force Base's 419th Fighter Wing helped restore airfield operations at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bryan Magaña)

    Hill reservists 'grateful' for Haiti deployment

    Five reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing who returned today from a month-long deployment to Haiti said their homecoming is "bittersweet."They and 10 other Air Force Reservists from the 67th Aerial Port Squadron helped restore airfield operations at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince. The team loaded and unloaded
  • Maj. Heather Everly, flight nurse, 459th Aeromedical Squadron on an air evacuation training mission on a KC-135R Stratotanker. Staff Sgt. Joe Byrd and Maj. Everly, 459th AES, provide medical equipment training during an Aeromedical Readiness training mission (courtesy photo).

    Air Force Reserve nurse saves life of commissary employee

    Training, teamwork and quick reactions saved the life of a commissary cashier here Feb. 16.Maj. Heather Everly, a traditional reservist in the 459th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, was shopping when she heard the store public address system ask for a doctor or nurse.When Major Everly arrived at the scene, she was told that the woman had a seizure
  • More than 1500 Afghans were stranded in the Salang Pass, Afghanistan after 36 avalanches ravaged the area Feb. 8-9, 2010. (Courtesy photo)

    Reserve rescuers save lives after Afghanistan avalanche

    As the helicopter door slid open Feb. 9, snow flurries swirled inside stinging the cheeks of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jonathan Grant, 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team leader, as he leaned out slightly into the whipping winds and minus-40 degree air to survey the scene below."There were frozen bodies lying on the road, vehicles
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