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  • The sun set on the 445th Airlift Control Flight at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2009, when the unit deactivated because Air Force Reserve Command realigned its airlift control flights. Reservists in the Wright-Patt flight transferred to other bases, retired or took other jobs in the 445th Airlift Wing, which flies the C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ken LaRock)

    Wright-Patt airlift control flight shuts down

    No fanfare or well-wishers were present when the lights went off for the last time Sept. 30 at the 445th Airlift Control Flight. The 445th Airlift Wing is one of four units in Air Force Reserve Command to lose its airlift control flights because of ALCF restructuring in the command. Other units in the command will absorb the manning and mission
  • Twenty-four new recruits take the oath of enlistment from Maj. Gen. Martin M. Mazick, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander, during a mass enlistment ceremony Oct. 10, 2009, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse)

    Georgia National Fair provides venue for mass enlistment

    Air Force Reserve Command hosted a mass enlistment ceremony for 24 new recruits at the Georgia National Fairgrounds here Oct. 10. The recruits, all Georgians from around the state, took the oath of enlistment in front of a crowd of about 8,000 country music fans, who had gathered in Reaves Arena for a concert by recording artists Montgomery Gentry.
  • Servicemembers assembled on the flightline to tour a C-130 Hercules from the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 5, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The C-130 was dedicated to the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in honor of the cohesion of the Air Force and the Army in Afghanistan and was put on display for servicemembers to view the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

    C-130 dedication honors 82nd Airborne Soldiers in Afghanistan

    Air Force officials here dedicated a C-130 Hercules Oct. 5 to the Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division deployed to Bagram Airfield. The transport was originally dedicated Oct. 25, 2008, in North Carolina at Pope Air Force Base to Fort Bragg's entire 82nd Airborne Division. Tail No. 79282 from Air Force Reserve Command's 440th Airlift Wing at Pope
  • Lt. Col. Carlos Ortiz (right), 52nd Airlift Squadron commander, accepts the squadron guidon from Col. David Kasberg during an activation and assumption of command ceremony Oct. 3, 2009, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 52nd AS is active associate C-130 unit that will work with reservists in the Air Force Reserve's 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson. Colonel Kasberg commands the 19th Operations Group at Little Rock AFB, Ark., which oversees the 52nd AS. (U.S Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

    Air mobility squadrons associate with Air Force Reserve units

    Air Force Reserve Command and Air Mobility Command are working to establish three active associate flying squadrons. About 500 Regular Air Force Airmen will associate with Air Force Reserve units at Keesler AFB, Miss.; March Air Reserve Base, Calif.; and Peterson AFB, Colo., by 2012. Lt. Col. Carlos Ortiz assumed command of the 52nd Airlift
  • Leonard and Alma Scott pin new rank insignias on their daughter, Lt. Col. Kimberly Scott, 728th Airlift Squadron, during her promotion ceremony October 3, 2009. Colonel Scott's pinning on ceremony included not only members of her immediate family, but also members of the Tuskegee Airmen. Retired Lt. Col. Edward Drummond administered the oath of office. "Members of the Tuskegee Airmen have mentored, encouraged, and supported me over the years," said Colonel Scott. "It was incredibly meaningful to me to have been sworn in by him."

    Tuskegee Airman takes part in next-generation promotion

    The past and future met Oct. 3 in a promotion ceremony that bridged two generations of American heroes. Retired Lt. Col. Edward Drummond, a Tuskegee Airman who flew the B-25 bomber and P-47 Thunderbolt during a 25-year Air Force career, administered the oath of office to Kimberly Scott during her promotion ceremony to lieutenant colonel. Colonel
  • Senior Airman Megan Knutson, a medical technician at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., fills a syringe with a vaccination May 13, 2009. Air Force Reserve Command officials are encouraging reservists to be immunized this flu season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kasey Zickmund)

    Air Force Reserve seeks to minimize H1N1 effects

    Air Force Reserve Command is taking a more active role this year in preventing influenza-like illnesses, including the new H1N1 strain. "The first line of defense is understanding how the disease is transmitted," said Lt. Col. Tim Bennett, AFRC public health officer. The flu and the H1N1 strain spread from person to person by small droplets formed
  • Maj. Travis Clark loads ammunition into a shotgun he fired Sept. 16, 2009, during a weapons qualification course for flight safety officers at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Major Clark, chief of safety for Air Force Reserve Command's 931st Air Refueling Group, attended the course with safety officers assigned the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the host unit at McConnell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Safety helps boost integration at McConnell

    It wasn't so much a shotgun wedding, more like a honeymoon event. The coming together of the 931 Air Refueling Group and 22nd Air Refueling Wing safety offices really started a month ago with total force integration meetings. Not long after the two made the integration commitment, Maj. Travis Clark, a reservist and 931st ARG chief of safety, was
  • GANDER, Newfoundland - Air Force Reserve combat rescue crew chiefs from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. unfold the rotors of this HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter Sept. 21 to prepare it for competition exercises in Canada Search and Rescue 09. The annual exercise staged out of Canada's 9 Wing here unites the Canadian and U.S. Air Force Reserve forces to share experiences and exercise their skills. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)

    Rescue wing crew chiefs crank it up in Canada

    Nearly two dozen combat rescue crew chiefs kept busy readying and maintaining two 920th Rescue Wing aircraft in Canada Search and Rescue Exercise 09. The exercise ran Sept. 22-25 and staged out of the Royal Canadian Air Force's 9 Wing here. The HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter and the fixed-wing HC-130P/N Hercules work as a team on rescue missions flown
  • Staff Sgt. Teo Mejiaperalto holds his son for the first time in six months after returning home from a deployment, as his wife and daughter walk with him through the Anchorage (Alaska) International Airport Sept. 13, 2009. Sergeant Mejiaperalto belongs to the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and was one of the 37 squadron Airmen to deploy to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Craig Dunbar)

    Civil engineers return to Alaska

    Thirty-seven Air Force reservists from the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron arrived at Anchorage International Airport Sept. 13 after deploying to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. Family and friends welcomed home the Airmen, who were deployed for four to six months. The reservists worked with Iraqis and other American Airmen and Soldiers to repair roads and
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio - Senior Airman Steven Sherman, 87th Aerial Port Squadron, hugs his daughter Amelia, upon his return from a six-month deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq. More than 50 squadron members deployed to Southwest Asia this spring and will be returning throughout the month of September. (Air Force photo/Maj, Cynthia Harris)

    Wright-Patt aerial porters return home

    Family, friends and co-workers gathered at the Dayton International Airport Sept. 16 for the return of four reservists from the 87th Aerial Port Squadron. The Airmen were greeted with cheers and welcome home signs after returning from a 120-day deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq. While waiting for their dad's airplane to arrive, Vernon, Nathan, AJ
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