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  • Members of the 185th Air Mobility Wing begin loading four crates of children's wheelchairs onto a C-130 June 11, 2009, in Sioux City, Iowa. A C-130 aircrew from Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., transported the wheelchairs to Andrews AFB, Md., where a larger cargo plane transported the wheelchairs to Baghdad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Brian McReynolds)

    Reservists help get wheelchairs to needy Iraqi children

    After a brief stop in America's Heartland, an Air Force Reserve C-130 aircrew from here took another step in a long journey for a special load of cargo headed for Iraq. On June 11, reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing flew to Sioux City, Iowa, where they received four pallets of children's wheelchairs. The 115 wheelchairs, donated by Hope Haven
  • Tech. Sgt. Daniel Elvenia, left, and Senior Airman Derek Dumlao discuss the best approach for loading cargo May 16, 2009, during their May drill weekend at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. They are reservists with the 48th Aerial Port Squadron, which was named the Air Force's best Air Reserve Component Air Transportation Activity for 2008. The squadron is part of the 624th Regional Support Group at Hickam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Christy Stravolo)

    Hawaii aerial porters garner Air Force award

    Hickam's 48th Aerial Port Squadron is the Air Force's best Air Reserve Component Air Transportation Activity for 2008. Lt. Col. Randall Honke, 48th APS commander; Chief Master Sgt. Leland How, 48th APS air freight superintendent; and Col. Robert "Randy" Huston, 624th Regional Support Group commander, traveled to Washington, D.C., May 29 to receive
  • Maj. Bill Pierce learned June 1, 2009, that he is being promoted to principal of the Kirkland Elementary School in Putnam City, Okla., in the coming school year. He is a reservist in the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., and is currently deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

    Deployed reservist to face adjustments back home

    Reservists who deploy face many challenges when they return home, including the prospect of not having a job. Maj. Bill Pierce, a public affairs officer in the 507th Air Refueling Wing here, is not getting his old civilian job back because he's been promoted. The Board of Education in Putnam City, Okla., voted unanimously to hire Major Pierce as
  • Tech. Sgt. Troy Bickham loads a dropsonde in the launch chute on a training mission June 6 to St. Croix, V.I. on a WC-130J Hercules from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Sergeant Bickham is a weather reconnaissance loadmaster assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. The training mission prepared the Air Force Reserve Command's "Hurricane Hunters" as they enter Hurricane Season, which began June 1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

    More than a loadmaster

    Three, two, one, launch! But this launch isn't part of the space program. It's launching dropsondes or "sondes"out of a WC-130J Hercules to record vertical weather data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla. "It's the best job I've ever had, and I plan on being here a long time," said

  • Too many Airmen opting out of SGLI

    For less than one dollar a day, Airmen can prevent financial hardship for their families if they die unexpectedly. Although the $27 a month Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance premium provides $400,000 in coverage and automatically comes out of military paychecks, some people are opting out of coverage. An airman basic recently turned down the

  • Space aggressor helps community

    An imagery analyst with the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colo., is Air Force Reserve Command's nominee for the 2009 American Legion Spirit of Service Award. Staff Sgt. Katherine Githens contributed her time, service and money to 25 worthy causes in her community during 2008. She served as the regional director of a national food
  • Pilot in training, Cooper Hirst of Ogden Utah, gets a little help with the controls of a Flight Simulator from 466th Fighter Squadron pilot, Lt. Col. Buster Delmonte, before the showing of the IMAX movie "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag" at the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City during Air Force Week Salt Lake City on June 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

    Reservist gives back during Air Force Week

    Speaking to children whose parents are currently deployed, as well as other community members, Lt. Col. Paul "Buster" Delmonte, a 466th Fighter Squadron flight commander, summed up last week's Air Force Week efforts in one sentence: "It's not my Air Force, it's yours." Colonel Delmonte was one of many reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing to
  • WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Master Sgt. Mark Lyle, 445th Mission Support Group and Superintendent of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base active duty honor guard, was selected as the 2008 Base Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year for the Air Force. He's shown here being congratulated by Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr, Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command, and Col. Stephen D. Goeman, 445th Airlift Wing Commander. The Honor Guard is dedicated to supporting the ceremonial needs of the 445th Airlift Wing and the greater Miami Valley communities by proudly performing as professional representatives of the United States Air Force.

    Reservist receives Air Force honor guard award

    A reservist from here is the 2008 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Base Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year. Master Sgt. Mark Lyle of the 445th Mission Support Group was selected June 2. He is the superintendent of the Wright-Patterson AFB active-duty honor guard and has won Air Force Reserve Command's manager award for four consecutive
  • Tech. Sgt. Steven Durham and other Airmen in the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron build a concertina wire fence outside Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, May 30, 2009. The c-wire and other barriers placed around a security tower help mitigate threats against the installation. Sergeant Durham was recently chosen the 506th Air Expeditionary Group NCO of the month. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eunique Stevens)

    2 Wright-Patt reservists named best at Kirkuk

    Two of the best Airmen at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, are reservists from here. Tech. Sgt. Steven Durham was chosen NCO of the month, and Senior Airman Joseph Easterling was selected airman of the month for the 506th Air Expeditionary Group. Both are in the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Kirkuk and the 445th Security Forces
  • Space Shuttle Atlantis made a pit-stop, to a parking area near the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland AFB, Texas, today (June 2, 2009). The shuttle is on its way home to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., from the landing site at Edwards AFB, Calif. According to Ms. Candrea Thomas, public affairs officer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Atlantis was returning from "STS Mission 125" where the crew serviced and upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope on the International Space Station. Weather caused a delay and relocation of the landing site. After landing at Edwards AFB, Atlantis was "piggybacked" onto a modified Boeing 747 called a shuttle carrier. The 747 then flew from Edwards to El Paso, Texas and spent the night waiting for severe thunder storms to pass. Next stop was the Lackland AFB flight line. The shuttle carrier took on fuel while parked near the Alamo Wing"s C-5 Galaxy parking ramp. From here, the shuttle plans a stop in Columbus, Ohio and is expected back in Florida early in the evening. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Collen McGee)

    Shuttle Atlantis makes Lackland pit-stop

    Space Shuttle Atlantis made a pit-stop on the parking ramp near the 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, June 2, 2009. The shuttle is on its way home to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., from the landing site at Edwards AFB, Calif. According to Ms. Candrea Thomas, public affairs officer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Atlantis was
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