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  • 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

  • Reserve teams win 15 awards at Air Mobility Rodeo 2009

    Air Force Reserve units and blended units (reserve-regular Air Force) teams combined to win 15 events at Air Mobility Rodeo 2009,  the U.S. Air Force's premier mobility competition. . The 446th Airlift Wing and 916th Air Refueling Wing won two of the main awards at the week-long, international competition. The 446th AW won Best Security Forces
  • SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- Members of the 916th Air Refueling Wing's RODEO team take their moment in the spotlight with Gen. Arthur Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command and Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, commander of Air Force Reserve Command. The blended Reserve and active duty team won Best KC-135 Team at the international competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/TSgt. Scotty Sweatt, 916ARW/PA)

    Blended team brings Rodeo gold to Goldsboro

    The blended 916th Air Refueling Wing Rodeo team won four awards at Air Mobility Command competition last week. The team, composed of regular and Air Force reserve members won top honors as the Best KC-135 Team at the international competition. Other awards included: Best KC-135 Air Crew, Best KC-135 Cargo Load and Best KC-135 Postflight.

  • 446th Airlift Wing garners awards at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo

    The 446th Airlift Wing Rodeo team has garnered two awards so far as Air Mobility Command's Rodeo is wraps up today with award presentations and closing ceremonies at McChord Air Force Base, Wash.The 446th AW Rodeo team has taken the trophy in the Fit to Fight competition and the Rodeo Security Forces team has snagged the Best Combat Tactics
  • Senior Airman Nathan Shelley low crawls through an obstacle during a combat endurance competition on July 23 at RODEO 2009. Airman Shelley is a Reservist assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. His security forces teammates at RODEO are active-duty Airmen assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the 931st's host unit at McConnell. Eight Reservists are at McChord AFB, Wash., with 22nd ARW Airmen to represent McConnell as a total-force RODEO team for the first time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

    Rodeo reservist

    Senior Airman Nathan Shelley low crawls through an obstacle during a combat endurance competition on July 23 at Rodeo 2009. Airman Shelley is a reservist assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. His security forces teammates at Rodeo are active-duty Airmen assigned to the 22nd Air Refueling Wing, the 931st's host
  • Colonel Dean "Norm" Anderson, 20th Fighter Wing vice commander at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and his younger brother, Lt. Col. Ross "Rosco" Anderson, 482nd FW Operations Group commander and full-time reservist at Homestead Air Reserve Base in Homestead, Fla. Pose for a portrait on the Nellis AFB, Nev., flight line to signify the first time two brothers have been in command together at a Red Flag exercise. The brothers were given the unique opportunity to take command of the Air Expeditionary Wing at the Red Flag 09-4 exercise in Las Vegas. Col. Anderson, serving as the Red Flag AEW commander and Lt. Col. Anderson, as the Red Flag AEW Operations Group commander. "It's a huge honor, and a very big deal to me to be able to do this with my brother in a leadership position," said Lt. Col. Anderson. "Flying side by side in a squadron is one thing, but commanding is a huge honor." (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

    482nd FW Operations Group commander teams with brother to run Red Flag

    For the first time in Red Flag history, two brothers are running the show. America knows many family duos: Presidents George H.W. and George W. Bush, father and son; Eli and Peyton Manning, sibling quarterbacks in the NFL; Venus and Serena Williams, sisters and international tennis stars. How do two members of the same family achieve such
  • Team McConnell’s Security Forces Team members yell ‘Airpower!’ before loading into a vehicle during a combat tactics competition at Rodeo 2009. The event challenges four-person fire teams on small team tactics, self-aid buddy care, communication, observation and reaction to fire/explosive attack skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell)

    Team McConnell building on early success at Rodeo 2009

    Team McConnell members wasted no time making their presence known at Air Mobility Command's Rodeo 2009.The team found itself just one point shy of the top score following a preflight inspection of its KC-135 Stratotanker Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after arriving at McChord AFB, Wash., for the biennial competition.The team's KC-135
  • SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. -- A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing flies over the Pentagon on its way to a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on July 22. The fly-over was to honor service members from Vietnam that were changed from missing in action to killed in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Taylor, 911th Air Refueling Squadron)

    Reserve refueling crew honors fallen at Arlington

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 916th Air Refueling Wing had a mission this week usually reserved for fighters.On July 22, a combined Reserve and regular Air Force crew had the privilege of doing a fly-over at Arlington National Cemetery to honor service members killed in action during Vietnam. The fallen had been listed as missing in action until
  • PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Thirty nationwide Air Force Reserve chaplains gather around an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as 920th Rescue Wing pilot Capt. Paul Carpenter gives them scenarios of his recent deployment to Afghanistan and discusses chopper capabilities. The chaplains toured various Air Force bases in July to learn more about the variety of Air Force missions. The 920th Chaplain, Capt. Calvin Gittner, even tried recruiting someone to minister to the Rescue Wing Airmen to fill a void on his staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)

    PaveHawk pulpit

    Thirty Air Force Reserve chaplains gather around an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as 920th Rescue Wing pilot Capt. Paul Carpenter gives them scenarios of his recent deployment to Afghanistan and discusses chopper capabilities. The chaplains toured various Air Force bases in July to learn more about Air Force missions. The 920th RQW Chaplain, Capt.
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Francis Brookings, World War II Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), shares stories about being a WASP with reservists from the 445th Airlift Wing and to 46 young girls attending the Third Annual Wings of Women Conference July 17. Part of the conference included a stop at the 445 AW where Ms. Brookings and three other WASPs had the opportunity to listen to a wing mission briefing, learn about the mission of the 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and tour a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mikhail Berlin)

    Wright-Patt reservists 'WOW'ed by conference

    Reservists from the 445th Airlift Wing participated in the National Aviation Hall of Fame's Third Annual Wings of Women Conference July 17. Forty-six young women in grades 9-12 attended the daylong interactive education program, with activities taking place at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, NAHF, the Hope Hotel and the 445 AW.
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