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

Arctic Reservists begin work on Boy Scout Jamboree site

Arctic Reservists assigned to the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron recently arrived in Beckley, W. Va. to begin work on a 10,600 acre National Scout Jamboree site as a part of Joint Task Force Summit. Over the next two weeks, 22 Reserve civil engineers will clear trees and install silt fences on the

Youngstwon unit wins Grover Loening Trophy

The 910th Airlift Wing's 757th Airlift Squadron was awarded the 2010 Air Force Reserve Grover Loening Trophy, May 2. The trophy is awarded annually to Air Force Reserve Command flying units and associate units, exclusive of combat rescue and special operations units. The award is named for noted

Reserve HQ holds bake sale for wounded warriors

Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command hosted a Wounded Warrior bake sale May 19 to help two military men injured while serving in Afghanistan. Both of the wounded warriors have parents working at HQ AFRC. They have similar stories. Both lost limbs within weeks of each other, both are only two doors