Balancing Reserve force discussed at Commander and Spouse Forum

Air Force Reserve wing commanders and their spouses attended the annual Air Force Reserve Commander and Spouse forum here July 6-8 to gain increased awareness of the needs of Citizen Airmen and their families.Attendees engaged with Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve and

Employers get a glimpse of Youngstown mission

The engines of a C-130 Hercules roaring to life, fire arms blazing as terrorists attack and take hostages, and flames shooting into the blue sky and engulfing the hulk of a Hercules during a mock training scenario. These were just a few of the sights and sounds that approximately 60 civilian

Reserve C-130s continue aerial firefighting efforts in Southwest

Air Force Reserve personnel and two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130s continue to assist the U.S. Forest Service in fighting wildfires in New Mexico and Arizona.Since being activated by the National Interagency Fire Center in Idaho on June 15, the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group

On target

94th Security Forces Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors conduct M-4 carbine training during the July 9 unit training assembly. Students -- other members ofthe 94th Security Forces Squadron -- spent several hours in the classroom and then went to the range to qualify. 

Pope reservists to join 9/11 Ruck March to Remember

The 440th Airlift Wing Security Forces Squadron is joining forces with 14 other Air Force Security Forces Squadrons and participating in the 9/11 Ruck March to Remember. In relay fashion, southern and eastern seaboard state Air Force Squadrons will march from Lackland AFB near San Antonio, Texas to

Air Force Reservists serve as astronauts' Guardian Angels for one final launch

Despite threatening weather, Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off Launch Pad 39A at 11:29 a.m. at Kennedy Space Center and disappeared into the clouds over Florida's east coast for the last time July 8, marking the end of an era for NASA, the space shuttle program, and the 920th Rescue Wing's astronaut

Reservists deliver aid to Haiti over holiday weekend

While most Charlestonians were at home with family over the Fourth of July holiday weekend enjoying the beaches, hot dogs and fireworks, members of the 315th Airlift Wing here departed on a C-17 Globemaster III on a humanitarian aid mission to Haiti July 1. The aircraft delivered 20 pallets of

Wynonna gets close-up view of air refueling

Wynonna Judd showed her love for America's military by blowing kisses to F-15E Strike Eagle pilots June 30.The five-time Grammy winner and "New York Times" bestselling author flew from here on a KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling mission. The plane belongs to the 916th Air Refueling Wing from Seymour

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AF Reserve C-130s join aerial firefighting efforts in Southwestern U.S.

Two Air Force Reserve Modular Airborne Firefighting System equipped C-130 Hercules along with approximately 26 MAFFS-certified Air Force Reserve aircrew and support personnel left here June 28 to support the aerial firefighting efforts for the ongoing wildland fires in the Southwestern U.S. The