Community-military partnership delivers aid to Afghanistan orphans

The 452nd Air Mobility Wing here partnered with community organizations to deliver more than 13,000 tons of clothing and supplies to needy Afghan orphans. The wing worked with International Orphan Care, the Women of Faith, a community group based in Redlands, Calif., through the Denton Program to

Reservist keeps critters in check in Horn of Africa

Most people tend to avoid encounters with dangerous insects, spiders and snakes. Master Sgt. Jennifer Alexander lives for them. The Duke Field reservist is currently deployed as pest manager supporting U.S. Africa Command operations at a forward operating base in the Horn of Africa region. "My

Reserve rescuers excel at Angel Thunder 2011

The surrounding mountain and desert terrain around the greater Tucson, Ariz., area set the stage for the fifth-annual Angel Thunder Personnel Recovery and Rescue exercise. Angel Thunder is a two-week exercise where military rescue personnel from around the world conduct hands-on emergency response

General Schwartz visits Barksdale

McChord Airmen evacuate ill woman from Antarctica

 What started out as a routine Operation Deep Freeze mission to the bottom of the world turned into an emergency medical evacuation of an extremely ill woman.Aircrew from the 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings evacuated Renee Nicole-Douceur from McMurdo Air Station, Antarctica,  to Christchurch, New

McChord aircrew transport Secretary of State to Libya

It was originally planned as a routine airlift mission. But a Total Force aircrew ended up carrying precious cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III to Tripoli, Libya earlier this week.The seven-man crew, made up of six Reservists and an active-duty pilot, were given the task of transporting U.S. Secretary

Congress reviews future Reserve equipment upgrades

As Congress works on the fiscal year 2012 budget and to reduce federal debt, Army and Air Force Reserve and National Guard leaders were on Capitol Hill to testify and answer questions about their future funding on Oct. 12.Chairman Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.) and Ranking Member Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas),

Total Force 'surge' exercise to flex C-5 fleet

A historic "surge" of military airlifters scheduled Oct. 17-21 will exercise the ability of U.S. Transportation Command and its air component, Air Forces Transportation, to rapidly provide strategic airlift in response to large-scale crises and contingencies, said officials here.The surge will more

Reserve pilots, maintainers resume F-22 flight operations

Reservists with the 477th Fighter Group here resumed F-22 flying operations during the unit's monthly unit training assembly or drill weekend following a four month stand-down. The first six jets took off at 9 a.m. Oct. 15. "Most of our pilots integrated into the flying schedule when our active duty

AF Reserve leader addresses Citizen Commandos

"The Air Force is changing, and the Air Force Reserve is going to change with it."That's the message Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command,  brought to the Airmen of Duke Field, Oct. 6 when he visited the base as part of an East Coast tour of reserve locations. The