Command awards recognize Citizen Airman, employer

A reservist assigned to Laughlin AFB, Texas, and his civilian employer received 2011 Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman and Employer of the Year Awards.Maj. Tomas J. Sohayda is an instructor pilot with the 96th Flying Training Squadron. His employer, NetJets Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, supported his

Georgia senator visits Air Force Reserve headquarters

Sen. Johnny Isakson made a special visit to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command May 14.He joined Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and other senior leaders in the headquarters for a working lunch to discuss the growing importance of the Air Force Reserve to

150 Pope reservists deploy to support Operations New Dawn, Enduring Freedom

Pope Field's 440th Airlift Wing's Operations  and  Maintenance Groups, successfully deployed more than 150 personnel last week to various parts of the Middle East and African in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. The Airmen, once in theater, will team up with air crews from other

Guardian Angels protect astronauts on historic launch

Along with estimated crowds of tens of thousands of spectators on Florida's Space Coast, Senator Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz, kept a watchful eye as her husband, Commander Mark Kelly, and his crew as they blasted off from nearby Kennedy Space Center May 16 - marking the second to last time a space

Reserve aerial spray team participates in California oil spill exercise

Combat Talon ends career as historic monument

Exactly one year after making its final flight, the MC-130E Combat Talon I 64-0567 reached the end of its 47-year journey with a stirring dedication ceremony at the base's airpark May 6.The Talon, or as it came to be know by 919th Special Operations Wing Airmen, "Wild Thing," will now be a historic

Commander discusses FY12 budget at Senate hearings

The top leaders from Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force Reserve and Guard programs provided statements and answered questions regarding the proposed estimates for their fiscal year 2012 budgets.Led by Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), the U.S. Senate Committee on

Grissom Airman 'judged' best in Reserve Command

Indiana is no stranger to most valuable players with the names like Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Larry Bird, and now the Hoosier state can add one more name to the MVP list. Maj. Matt Coakley, 951st Reserve Support Squadron staff judge advocate, was recently selected as Air Force Reserve Command's

First lady invites Guard, Reserve kids to fitness event

Alongside about 80 children of National Guardsmen and reservists, first lady Michelle Obama showed off her dance moves and football-handling prowess yesterday during a "Let's Move" fitness and nutrition event for military families on the White House's South Lawn.The first lady invited the kids to

"Total Force 21" paper may drive new Reserve/Regular force mix, DOD savings

Air Force Reserve officials announced new guidelines that may help combat planners to better access Reservists, make the Air Force more efficient and save money.Called "Total Force 21," this new approach refocuses planning efforts on how many Reservists can be mobilized instead of traditional