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  • Staff Sgt. Adam Moses of the 445th Security Forces Squadron waits in the baggage claim area at the Dayton International Airport, Ohio, Aug. 6, 2009. Joining him are his wife, Sheila, holding their daughter Rayvin, and their older son Dante and younger son Kain. Sergeant Moses was one of 12 reservists from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to return home after six months at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

    Wright-Patt reservists return from Iraq

    A dozen reservists from Wright-Patt's 445th Security Forces Squadron arrived at Dayton International Airport, Ohio, Aug. 6 after spending six months at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. While overseas, the Airmen belonged to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. "Kirkuk is where the Air Force Reserve has been providing the majority of the
  • Capt. Matt Grimes and 2nd Lt. Amanda Piersak, flight nurses in the 934th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, set up an intravenous drip aboard a C-17 aircraft during dissimilar aircraft readiness training Aug. 8, 2009. The squadron hosted the training at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station, Minn., Aug. 8-9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Williams)

    Aeromedical crews train on different aircraft in Minneapolis

    The quarterly dissimilar aircraft readiness training exercise for Air Force Reserve Command aeromedical evacuation squadrons wrapped up here Aug. 9. The 934th Airlift Wing hosted the event at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station. About 120 people and four aircraft from 11 bases throughout the command joined reservists of
  • Brian Hickman proposes to his girlfriend, Senior Airman Gabriella Brewer, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., on Aug. 6, 2009. Airman Brewer, a 403rd Security Forces Squadron reservist, returned to Keesler the same day after a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Tanya King)

    Keesler security forces return from Iraq

     - The summer sun was high in the sky as a WC-130J streaked over the heads of about 75 anxious people. The "Hurricane Hunter" plane landed here just after noon Aug. 6, returning the first wave of 403rd Security Forces Squadron members to their friends and family after their deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. As the plane touched down on
  • Brig. Gen. W.C. Morse, left, enters the first master personnel record in the open shelf files at the Air Reserve Records Center in Denver in 1957. Fifty-two years later, Brig. Gen. Kevin E. Pottinger, right, scans one of the last Air Force Reserve unit personnel records at the Air Reserve Personnel Center. Contract employees in ARPC converted the last unit personnel record group to an electronic record Aug. 4, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Eric Valdez)

    Conversion to paperless records continues

    The Air Reserve Personnel Center here reached an important milestone Aug. 4. It was the last day a paper copy of a unit personnel record from an Air Force Reserve unit was electronically scanned . During the year-long conversion project, employees at the center scanned a total of 54,649 records. The conversion means traditional reservists and
  • Master Sgt. Janet Hudson, 624th Regional Support Group Family Support, helps Tech. Sgt. Dedric Brown, 624th Civil Engineer Squadron, with his gear before he leaves the Honolulu (Hawaii) International Airport July 31, 2009. Fifty-four Air Force reservists from the squadron at Hickam Air Force Base were mobilized for six months of duty at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mark Bates)

    Hawaii civil engineers deploy to Afghanistan

    Fifty-four Airmen from the 624th Civil Engineer Squadron here were mobilized in July for six months to support the U.S. Army at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The Air Force reservists left Honolulu International Airport July 31 to begin their deployment. Theirs was a partial mobilization because only about half of the squadron was activated. The
  • Chief Master Sgt. Dwight D. Badgett, command chief master sergeant for Air Force Reserve Command, speaks to recent graduates of the NCO Leadership and Development Course at a recognition ceremony at the Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Ga.) Consolidated Club July 31, 2009. The chief visited Dobbins July 31 and Aug. 1 as part of his duties as adviser to the AFRC commander on enlisted matters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

    Air Force Reserve command chief visits Dobbins

    In late July, the command chief master sergeant of Air Force Reserve Command left his office at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., and traveled up the road to meet with Air Force reservists here. Chief Master Sgt. Dwight D. Badgett represents the highest level of enlisted leadership in the command. Part of his job involves advising the commander on
  • Staff Sgt. James Black and 12 other security forces reservists from the 512th Security Forces Squadron deployed to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, earlier this year and returned to Dover Air Force Base, Del., in July. While he was at Kirkuk, Sergeant Black patrolled the base perimeter and worked in the towers where he monitored the surrounding area for potential threats. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Dover security forces reservists return from Iraq

    Thirteen Airmen from the 512th Security Forces Squadron here returned from a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, at the end of July. The reservists, assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, provided base defense operations such as perimeter security, entry control and base patrol. The city of Kirkuk is about
  • Tech. Sgt. Michael Pennington of the 445th Security Forces Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, explains how night-vision goggles work July 21, 2009.Sergeant Pennington and other reservists demonstrated their skills to military children participating in Operation Purple Camp July 13-14 and July 20-21. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Amanda Duncan)

    Campers learn about military life at Wright-Patterson

    Campers taking part in the National Military Family Association's Operation Purple Camp at 4-H Camp Graham, Clarkesville, Ohio, came here July 13-14 and July 20-21 to get hands-on experience of what the 445th Airlift Wing has to offer and to meet other military kids. Operation Purple Camp is a free, one-week overnight camp for military children
  • An Air Force Reserve C-130 equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or 'MAFFS II, presents a live water drop July 27 at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wis. The airshow is known as the world's greatest aviation celebration and attracts hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts from all over the world. The C-130, assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is equipped with the new MAFFS II system and is on display at EAA AirVenture through July 29. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Jeff Schoen)

    Air Force Reserve makes 'splash' at the 2009 AirVenture

  • Brig. Gen. Kevin Pottinger, ARPC commander, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for ARPC's new building at Buckley Air Force Base on July 23. The ceremony marked the beginning of an estimated $17 million, two-year construction project to build a new facility for ARPC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ellen Edwards)

    Construction starts for new personnel center building

    History was made as officials broke ground on the Air Reserve Personnel Center's new headquarters building July 23 at Buckley Air Force Base, Colo. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, spoke to an audience of more than 200 ARPC employees and Air Force and community leaders during the groundbreaking ceremony. "We
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