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  • An F-16 "Mako" from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. taxis onto the runway of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to participate in the advanced aerial combat training exercise, Red Flag, Jan. 26. This is the first time in 16 years HARB has participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Bucky Parrish)

    Makos return to Red Flag after a 16 year absence

    For the first time in 16 years, members of the 93rd Fighter Squadron "Makos" and the 482nd Maintenance Squadron deployed to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to participate in the advanced aerial combat training exercise, Red Flag. "Participating in Red Flag is a huge milestone for the Air Force Reserve Command," said Lt. Col. David W. Smith, 93rd FS
  • Lt. Col. David Rodberg bids farewell to one of the passengers on an aeromedical evacuation flight out of Haiti, Jan. 22 and 23, 2010. In all, 18 urgent care patients, four critical-care patients and 26 attending family members were escorted by Colonel Rodberg's team, based at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Colonel Rodberg is the medical crew director of the 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Nicholas Mercurio)

    Air Force 'angels' rescue injured Haitians

    "Don't leave me," said a young Haitian girl, her arms and head bandaged after being badly burned. She reached out to a nearby nurse, "Am I going to die?""No, not today. Don't you worry," the nurse said. The girl settled back onto her litter.Farther down the row of litters a Haitian man was chanting, his breath fogging the oxygen mask over his mouth

  • Social Media Tips for Air Force Reservists

    Thousands of Air Force Reservists are among the 350 million Facebook users. The popular social media site facilitates virtual networking and communication among like-minded individuals who "friend" each other, giving Airmen multiple platforms to engage in conversations about their professional and personal interests."Compared to their active duty
  • Alene, right, and her granddaughters, ages 9 and 6, travel from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to Orlando, Fla., aboard a C-17 aircraft Jan. 22. The threesome joined 51 other passengers en route to the United States to reunite with extended family members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bryan Magaña)

    PHOTO ESSAY: The faces of hope

    Fifteen members of the 419th Fighter Wing's 67th Aerial Port Squadron recently deployed to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in support of the ongoing earthquake relief effort dubbed Operation Unified Response. The reserve Airmen, all volunteers, will be deployed at least 45 days and will help restore airfield operations to accommodate increased
  • Tech. Sgt. Brad Dahl, a crew chief deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing, closes the hatch on an Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules Jan. 25 at Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico. Moments later, the C-130 and its crew took off, performing their first mission in support of Haiti earthquake relief operations since deploying the Caribbean. Approximately 50 members of the 302nd AW deployed to Muniz Jan. 23 in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak, operated by the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The 133rd AW is based at St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

    Total force team launches first Puerto Rico-based Haiti relief mission

    After deploying to this Puerto Rican airbase two days earlier, a combined Air Force Reserve and Active Duty crew took off in their C-130 Hercules under the cover of darkness and rain Jan. 25 in support of Haiti earthquake relief operations.The crew will fly to Florida where they are expected to take on humanitarian supplies bound for Haiti. After
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Senior Master Sgt. David Ellis, 445th Security Forces Squadron, swoops up his daughter, Trinity Diane, as she welcomes him home at the Dayton International Airport Jan. 17. Sergeant Ellis and 12 other Airmen from the SFS just completed a 197-day deployment in Iraq. While deployed the Airmen performed various security forces functions to include base security, vehicle searches, gate security, patrol, and tower duties. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cynthia Harris)

    Wright-Patterson reservists return from deployment in Iraq

    After travelling for more than 52 hours, 13 members of the 445th Airlift Wing Security Forces Squadron arrived at the Dayton International Airport. The Airmen returned Jan. 17, after serving a 197-day deployment in Kirkuk, Iraq.Family, friends and co-workers applauded and cheered as the Airmen made their way through the airport escorted by members
  • Ms. Erin Pemungia and her newly adopted son, Noah, age 7, wait to board an Air Force Reserve C-17 aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Force Base, Calif. The aircraft traveled to Port-au-Prince Jan. 22 to deliver 15 personnel and equipment from the 419th Fighter Wing’s 67th Aerial Port Squadron. The 67th APS members will be deployed to Port-au-Prince for at least 45 days and will assist with airfield operations. The aerial porters, all volunteers, will help pave the way for increased U.S. humanitarian aid in the aftermath of last week’s devastating earthquake. Prior to returning to the United States, the C-17 took on 54 passengers, including Ms. Pemungia and Noah. Most were Haitian orphans traveling to the U.S. to be united with their adoptive parents. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Kari Tilton)

    419th reservists offer help, hope in Haiti

    In the days following the massive earthquake that recently surged through Haiti, U.S. concerned citizens watched news footage of crumbled homes, heartbroken widows and half-buried bodies - all from the safety of their sofas.Other citizens - Citizen Airmen - headed straight to the scene of destruction, eager to offer help and hope. On Friday, 15 Air
  • Master Sgt. Heath Martin, 94th Maintenance crew chief from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., provides transient alert support to Operation Unified Response aircraft at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. "Master Sgt. Johnny Vincent and I have assisted with the marshalling of more than 282 aircraft here," said Sergeant Martin. Various airlift aircraft, including Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard C-130s have supported the Coronet Oak mission of providing disaster-relief airlift to the Republic of Haiti. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Coleman)

    Coronet Oak responds to Haiti Earthquake

    Editor's note: Master Sgt. Stan Coleman deployed from the 94th Airlift Wing to provide Public Affairs assistance to the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Muñiz Air National Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico*"After Afghanistan, we thought our Coronet Oak assignment would be a two-week vacation," said 1st Lt. Casey Fallon, 35th Expeditionary
  • Maj. Brad James, 731st Airlift Squadron pilot, meets with Colorado Springs media before departing Peterson Air Force Base Jan. 22 in support of Operation Coronet Oak. Two C-130 Hercules and approximately 50 Air Force reservists from 302nd Airlift Wing left Colorado to fly missions out of Puerto Rico in support of Haitian relief efforts. (Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

    Colorado-based AF Reservists deploy in support Haiti earthquake relief

    Approximately 50 Air Force Reservists and two C-130 Hercules from Colorado's 302nd Airlift Wing left here, Jan. 22 to fly humanitarian missions in support of Haitian relief efforts. The AF Reservists will support airlift operations including aeromedical evacuation and aerial delivery missions, transporting much needed food and water as well as
  • Lt. Col. Kelvin Anderson (right) coordinates with Col. Julio "Zorro" Lopez, 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, after he and members of the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing arrived Jan. 23 at Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico. Approximately 50 Airmen from the 302nd AW are deployed to the U.S. territory in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak and its involvement with earthquake relief operations in Haiti. The Colorado-based AF Reserve Airmen are expected to be at Muniz Air Base for two weeks. Colonel Anderson is the mission commander for the deployed 302nd AW Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

    Getting to work

    Approximately 50 Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing deployed to Puerto Rico in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak and its involvement with earthquake relief operations in Haiti. The Colorado-based AF Reserve Airmen are expected to be at Muniz Air Base, Puerto RIco, for two weeks.
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