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  • Tech. Sgt. Barry Burkitt, an Air Force Reserve C-130 loadmaster, looks on as supplies as United Nations helicopter fly overhead Jan. 30 at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Also providing aid is a KC-135 from the Brazilian air force, parked just behind Sergeant Burkitt and his C-130 Hercules. Sergeant Burkitt is one of approximately 50 Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing currently assigned to the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, which supports Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak at Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico. The members are deployed in support of Haiti earthquake relief operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

    Colorado-based AF Reservists continue relief aid flights into Haiti

    The Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing delivered another bundle of supplies Jan. 30 into the Caribbean nation of Haiti as relief supply runs into the country continue.The Colorado-based aircrew from the 302nd AW and their C-130 Hercules delivered dozens of cases of bottled water, printing supplies and equipment and additional parts for awaiting

  • Wright-Patt reservists join Haiti relief effort

  • 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members Lt. Col. David E. Rodberg, medical crew director, and Tech. Sgt. Alycia J. Jackson, medical technician, off load medical equipment Jan. 31 they used to provide critical assistance to Haitians. The crew returned from a two-week deployment in support of Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

    Dobbins medical team returns from Haiti relief mission

    Five members of the 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here returned home Jan. 31 after a two-week Operation Unified Response deployment to provide medical care and support for Haitians injured in the devastating earthquake. While unloading their medical equipment, the recently named "Dobbins Angels" -- Lt. Col. David E. Rodberg, medical crew
  • The Spirit of Global Reach, Team Dover's first C-5M Super Galaxy, was delivered Feb. 9 during a delivery ceremony at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jason Minto)

    Team Dover completes C-5M tests, evaluations

    After nearly four months of missions and demonstrations, Team Dover Airmen completed operational testing and evaluation of the C-5M Super Galaxy.With OT&E complete, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center will present their findings to the Department of Defense and Congress, based on the tests conducted at Dover AFB."Operational Test
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    McChord becomes part of Joint Base Lewis-McChord

    Reservists in the 446th Airlift Wing no longer report to McChord Air Force Base, Wash., for their Reserve drill weekends or any other homestation tour of duty. Reservists now report to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field.Reservists in the Air Force Reserve Command wing still report to the same place; only the name has changed. On Feb. 1,the
  • HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, Florida -- U.S. Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Dan Marhulik, a loadmaster assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, directs a cargo handling vehicle towards the rear of a C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft on the flightline here, January 21. The vehicle is carrying 18,400 pounds of food and water that the aircraft, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, will carry to San Isidiro Air Base, Dominican Republic, where it will be trucked across the island to Port-au Prince, Haiti as part of the massive international effort to provide relief to the people of the Caribbean island nation in the aftermath of a devastating January 12 earthquake. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    Youngstown delivers food, water for Haiti relief

  • Col Paulette Schank joins with other American doctors and a Cuban doctor to operate on Frantz Andy Saintus, two-month-old who had an umbilical hernia. - (Courtesy photo//Suchat Pederson,The Delaware News Journal)

    Resourceful Reserve nurse helps save a life in Haiti

    Col. Paulette Schank knew she had to do something. Two and a half month old Frantz Andy Saintus was gasping for breath, in need of immediate care in order to survive. He survived a devastating earthquake in Haiti and Colonel Schank would not allow breathing complications to take his life.In her civilian life, the colonel is a nurse anesthetist and
  • TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Medical personnel at Travis Air Force Base board a C-17 Globemaster bound for Haiti, as they bid farewell to Col. James Vechery, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander. About 38 Airmen packed the aircraft full with medical supplies, medicines and equipment, including a "hospital in a box," to support the ongoing Haitian relief efforts in the wake of a devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. Local television stations and news outlets, escorted by the Airmen of the 60th AMW, 349th AMW and 615th Contingency Response Wing public affairs offices, interviewed the deployers and families, and filmed their departure for local news casts. The medical professions from David Grant Medical Center and other squadrons, could be gone anywhere from 30 days to six months to provide desperately needed medical care for the beleaguered Haitians. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Meredith Mingledorff).

    Team Travis sends 'hospital in a box' to Haiti

    Travis personnel bid farewell to medical personnel as they board a C-17 Globemaster bound for Haiti. Team Travis Airmen packed the aircraft with medical supplies, medicines and equipment, including a "hospital in a box," to support the ongoing Haitian relief efforts. The medical professions from David Grant Medical Center and other squadrons could
  • Chief Master Sgt. Byron Todd (far right) guides Army Staff Sgt. Luke Skinner, a Soldier with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, as he backs a satellite communication uplink trailer into an awaiting Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules Jan. 27 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Sergeant Skinner and more than 10 members of his unit later arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they deployed in support of earthquake relief operations. Chief Todd is a loadmaster assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Both the C-130 and its aircrew are deployed to Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico, in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak, operated by the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

    Total Force crew delivers soldiers, communication equipment to Haiti

    An Air National Guard aircrew flying an Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules transported approximately 10 Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division and critical satellite communication equipment Jan. 27 to earthquake-ravaged Haiti.The Minnesota Air National Guard aircrew from the 133rd Airlift Wing and their C-130, operating out of Muniz Air Base, Puerto
  • Lt. Col. Ted F. Treffeisen, chief of training for the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson AFB, Colo., observes members of the Royal Thai Air Force as they run preflight checklists at Phitsanulok Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. Seven members of the 302 AW traveled to Thailand to provide expert training to RTAF members on safe and effective Modular Airborne Firefighting System operations. This event marks the first time the Air Force Reserve has sent delegates to train a foreign Air Force on use of the MAFFS equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jody L. Ritchie)

    Reserve aircrews teach airborne firefighting to Royal Thai Air Force

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve-led Modular Airborne Firefighting System training for the Royal Thai Air Force has transitioned from classroom to flying. RTAF crews began flying MAFFS missions Monday with members of the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing providing oversight and advice.Seven members of the 302 AW traveled to Thailand to share their
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