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  • Niagara C-130s support Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg

    The 914th Airlift Wing here participated in the annual Operation Toy Drop over Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec.10. Operation Toy Drop is a week-long, philanthropic project where American and foreign paratroopers stationed at Fort Bragg contribute new, unwrapped toys to be distributed to local children's homes

  • Joint Base Charleston receives new C-17 Globemaster III

    The 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston received the latest C-17 in its fleet Dec. 9.The aircraft was flown from the Boeing assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif., by aircrew members from the 315th Airlift Wing. Accompanying the flight crew was Lt.  Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the

  • Senior officers nominated for promotion

    Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta announced Dec. 8 that the president has nominated nine Air Force Reserve one-star generals and two colonels for promotion.Nominated for promotion to major general are:Brig. Gen. Gary M. Batinich, mobilization assistant to the commander of U.S. Air Forces Central

  • Parents Magazine selects 445th Airlift Wing reservist for best blog

    More than 33,900 people voted when a national parenting magazine asked readers to nominate and choose the best blogs out there, and in the end, a 445th Airlift Wing sergeant and blogger came out on top.Tech. Sgt. Julie Weckerlein, 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, and her husband, Martin, earned

  • Reserve Command bringing laughs, lyrics to deployed service members

    Dazzling lights filled the eyes of spectators while vibrations echoed through their bodies as the sounds grew louder and louder. While most Airmen deployed here are accustomed to these sensations as B-1B Lancers take-off and land, these were derived from a more symphonic source on an eventful night,

  • 'Top Shot' becomes American during McChord tour

    The first time British citizen Iain Harrison came to the Pacific Northwest, he landed at McChord Field, Wash. as a Royal Army infantryman. Twenty years later, the first season winner of the History Channel's "Top Shot" returned to become a U.S. citizen aboard a C-17 Globemaster III."It's a very cool

  • Daughtry, Iglesias, Reserve Band begin Tour for Troops

    Rock Band Daughtry, comedian Gabriel Iglesias and members of the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve departed from here Nov. 28 for a 13-day, six concert swing through Southwest Asia and Europe to bring entertainment to American troops and their families as part of Operation Seasons Greetings - Tour