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  • Chart-climbing Jessie James will entertain American troops in Southwest Asia and families in Europe Nov. 29 to Dec. 12 as part of this year's Tour for the Troops, formerly known as Operation Season's Greetings. Joining the up and coming pop and country star will be headliner Kid Rock, comedian Carlos Mencia and members of the Band of the Air Force Reserve. Tour for the Troops will feature performances at Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Incirlik AB, Turkey; RAF Lakenheath, England; and a number of deployed locations in Southwest Asia. (Courtesy photo)

    Jessie James to entertain troops overseas

    Chart-climbing Jessie James will entertain American troops in Southwest Asia and families in Europe Nov. 29 to Dec. 12 as part of this year's Tour for the Troops, formerly known as Operation Season's Greetings.Joining the up and coming pop and country star will be headliner Kid Rock, comedian Carlos Mencia and members of the Band of the Air Force
  • Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Trucker Band will bring their unique blend of Southern rock, soul, country, heavy metal and hip hop music to American service members and their families this holiday season when they headline Tour for the Troops 2009, formerly known as Operation Season's Greetings. Kid Rock and his band will entertain American troops in Southwest Asia and families in Europe Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. Joining them will be comedian Carlos Mencia, singer/songwriter Jessie James, and members of the Band of the Air Force Reserve. The Tour for the Troops features performances at Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Incirlik AB, Turkey; RAF Lakenheath, England; and a number of deployed locations in Southwest Asia.

    Air Force Reserve to bring Kid Rock and friends overseas for holidays

    Kid Rock and the Twisted Brown Trucker Band will bring their unique blend of Southern rock, soul, country, heavy metal and hip hop music to American service members and their families this holiday season when they headline Tour for the Troops 2009, formerly known as Operation Season's Greetings.Kid Rock and his band will entertain American troops
  • Tech. Sgt. Justin Astorga, 302nd Airlift Wing crew chief, marshals a plane for departure on Ramstein Air Base, Germany Nov. 5, 2009. Tech. Sgt. Astorga along with members of the 302nd Airlift Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. is deployed at Ramstein Air Base in support of Operation Joint Enterprise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brittany Perry)

    Colorado reservists contribute to 'Joint Enterprise'

    Air Force reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing left here Oct. 26 for Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to support Operation Joint Enterprise. The operation involves Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard crews flying critical airlift missions as the Regular Air Force transitions to the new C-130J Hercules transport aircraft. The conversion to
  • Master Sgt. Reggie Godbolt (left), a loadmaster with the 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C., helps Maj. Michelle Rowe, flight nurse with the 439th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Westover ARB, Mass., secure a simulated patient on a joint C-17 training mission. (Air Force photo/Capt. Wayne Capps)

    Joint training prepares aircrews for wartime mission

    As fighting rages on in Afghanistan and Iraq, the demands placed on Air Force Reserve aircrews increase to an all-time high as they spend more time away from families and civilian careers. One factor, however, stays constant - the need for training.A recent joint C-17 training mission involved the 315th Airlift Wing from Charleston AFB and the
  • Ann Marie Bernick (left) and Nancy Muscatell, volunteers for the 403rd Wing Key Family Member Program, pack care packages Nov. 7, 2009, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The supplies are for wing reservists deployed overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sergeant Ryan Labadens)

    Keesler wing supports deployed reservists

    During the first weekend of November, volunteers for the 403rd Wing Key Family Member Program packed supplies to give to reservists deployed overseas. Many of the deployed reservists are living in austere locations where the requested supplies are in short supply. Candy, coffee, batteries, shampoo and toothpaste were among the assorted items
  • Airmen from the 451st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron transport Afghan patients from an HC-130 Hercules at Camp Bastion Oct. 6, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelita Lawrence)

    Kandahar Airmen fly missions of mercy

    They are the "Angels of the Battlefield," medics dedicated to transporting and caring for wounded U.S. and coalition servicemembers and helping locals in need."It's our job to take care of these wounded warriors," said Maj. Dawn Rice, a flight nurse and medical director assigned to the 451st Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. "We take great pride in
  • The last WC-130J to evacuate Keesler lifts off gently into the air over the flightline on its way to Homestead Air Reserve Station near Miami to support ongoing missions into Hurricane Gustav and flights beginning tomorrow into Tropical Storm Hannah. Citizen Airmen of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters, have been tracking Gustav over the past several days as it has grown from a depression into a Category 4 hurricane by 2 pm.m today. These Reservists fly missions into these powerful storms to provide the best possible data used by forecasters at the National Hurricane Center to project the direction and intensity. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)

    403rd Wing aircraft evacuate ahead of Ida

    KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. - The Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing is evacuating aircraft Monday from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., to forward operating locations in Texas to avoid possible heavy winds from Hurricane Ida.The storm is expected to work its way near the Gulf Coast in the next 24 to 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center
  • The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" are ready to fly into the 2007 Hurricane Season. The Air Force Reserve squadron is part of the 403rd Wing at Keesler AFB, Miss. This year, the planes will be equipped with the Stepped-Frequency Microwave Radiometer, which continuously measures the wind speed at the surface. The data collected by the Hurricane Hunters increase the accuracy of the National Hurricane Center Forecast by 30 percent. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. James B. Pritchett)

    Citizen Airmen Hurricane Hunters Fly Ida

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  • Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of U.S. Northern Command, learns the "ins and outs" of aeromedical evacuation Oct. 13 from Lt. Col. Kathleen Flarity at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Together with members of her unit, Colonel Flarity, commander of the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron of the Air Force Reserve's Peterson based 302nd Airlift Wing, presented senior leaders from U.S. Northern Command with details on the unique requirements of providing military evacuation support to civilian authorities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Collier)

    Air Force Reserve aeromeds showcase mission capabilities for NORTHCOM, AMC

    Air Force reservists in the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron showed senior leaders from U.S. Northern Command and Air Mobility Command Oct. 13 how they could help civilian communites with medical evacuations. The briefing and up-close look at C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aeromedical evacuation capabilities and equipment gave
  • A C-5A Galaxy cargo aircraft assigned to Air Force Reserve Command's 433rd Airlift Wing "yawns" before sunrise May 22, 2009, on the flightline at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The fiscal 2010 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Air Force to halt plans to retire its C-5A's, to run more tests on the aircraft and to present a report to Congress giving reasons for keeping the older C-5s or mothballing them in favor of a newer transport aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Brian McGloin)

    Defense bill approves more benefits, people

    The National Defense Authorization Act for 2010, signed into law Oct. 28 by President Barack Obama, authorizes a variety of pay and benefits for Air Force reservists. A military pay raise of 3.4 percent across the board starts Jan. 1, 2010. The bill also increases the end strength of Air Force reservists in the Selected Reserve from 67,400 in 2009
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