Aerial firefighting units recertify, maintain mission during fire season

For the first time in the history of the military's modular airborne firefighting system program, the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group's Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard MAFFS-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft are operating on two fronts after wildfires broke out in Texas just before the annual

MacDill Reservists get in sync before deploying

Team Rescue counts down for historic space shuttle launch

President Barack Obama and Senator Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., are among the spectators who will be at the historic launch of Endeavour today, marking the second to last time a space shuttle will leave Earth for space at nearby Kennedy Space Center.Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue

Enlisted Citizen Airmen lunch with AFRC Commander

Citizen Airmen often express concerns through their chain of command, but they rarely get the chance to speak with the top leader of the Air Force Reserve and share what's on their mind.Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, headquartered at Robins Air Force Base,

302nd Air Expeditionary Group continues to fight Texas wildfires

The 302nd Air Expeditionary Group continues to battle the wildfires that are raging throughout areas of southern Texas. The 302nd, comprised of both Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units, has been assisting with firefighting efforts throughout the week. The AEG currently has six deployed

Deployers, families learn communication, deployment skills at Yellow Ribbon event

Air Force Reserve members and their families tackled communication strategies and a myriad of deployment issues during the western regional Yellow Ribbon event held at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak here, April 15-17.Eighty-one Reservists from 15 bases nationwide who are either preparing to deploy or

Air Force Reserve C-130s now fighting Texas fires

Steering group leads Reserve Command to energy cost-cutting

As energy prices continue to increase, Air Force Reserve Command maintains its resolve to lead cost-cutting efforts in energy consumption through existing and new initiatives. The Energy Management Steering Group serves as the focal point providing strategic direction for the command's energy

AFRC commander makes 'heartwarming' return to Grissom

Home is where the heart is, and for the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, a quick stop a Grissom was, in a way, a homecoming. "It's been really heartwarming coming back here to Grissom," said Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., Air Force Reserve Command commander, who was on a tour of AFRC installations

Reservists part of gold medal teams at Armed Forces Triathlon

Four Air Force reservists helped their U.S. Air Force Triathlon Teams win the Armed Forces Triathlon Championship for the second consecutive year. Twenty-four Air Force triathletes, including two men and two women from the Air Force Reserve, represented the Air Force at the Armed Forces Triathlon