Area mayors visit Air Force Reserve headquarters

Mayors John Stumbo of Fort Valley, Robert Reichert of Macon, Chuck Shaheen of Warner Robins, John Harley of Centerville, Jimmy Faircloth of Perry and Phil Best of Dublin, met with Maj. Gen. Craig Gourley, vice commander of AFRC, and other senior leaders for a working lunch June 3. They talked about

New intelligence squadron stands up at Langley

A ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., June 7 marked the activation of a new Air Force Reserve Command unit at that installation.The 718th Intelligence Squadron reports to the 940th Operations Group at Beale AFB, Calif. The squadron is authorized nine officers and 79 enlisted Airmen.The

Westover fire department assists in tornado response

Westover's fire department responded to a mutual aid call at 7:29 p.m. June 1 after tornadoes left widespread damage in 19 communities in central and western Massachusetts. The initial request was for a specialized rescue unit and one officer for an incident management team. "Our response is based

Reservists complete combat aviation advisor training

Training with their active-duty counterparts, five 919th Special Operations Wing reservists completed the baseline certification course May 27 that will lead to their recognition as combat aviation advisors.This was the first time Air Force reservists have taken this elite special operations course.

March first reponders, others test emergency communications

A major disaster is not the time for first responders to learn they cannot communicate with each other by radio.To ensure they are connected, more than 20 Southern California agencies gathered at the Ben Clark Training Center May 19 for the Third Annual Multi-Agency Communications Interoperability

Little green Airmen

Pope wing commander nominated for promotion

A reservist who enlisted in the Air Force in December 1973 has been nominated by the president for promotion to brigadier general.Col. Merle D. Hart has commanded the 440th Airlift Wing since October 2004. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced the colonel's nomination for promotion on May

Rescue Wing Airmen depart for Afghanistan

Helicopter aviator, maintenance and support Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here departed on the first leg of a year-long deployment to Afghanistan May 22 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft transported the Reservists and

Air Force leaders discuss leveraging Reserve strengths

The Air Force Reserve faces many challenges, such as providing the training that Citizen Airmen need to support warfighting capabilities and maintaining full-time support to joint partners with a part-time force. With tightening budgets, leaders have had to brainstorm innovative ways to meet the

Hill aerial porters back from Balad

Staff Sgt. Stacy Souza, 67th Aerial Port Squadron, pulls her son in for a hug after a five-month deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Rick Souza, Sergeant Souza's husband, played "Mr. Mom" to his three children while his wife was away, and left for basic military training four days after she