Air Force reservists answer call for help in Japan and over Libya

Conducting operations in an international spotlight, 27 Air Force reservists have volunteered and been sent to support humanitarian efforts in Japan as well as combat operations in the skies over Libya.The reservists are from various units across the United States including Travis Air Force, March

Airmen help search teams load cargo

Reserve school selectees announced

Air Reserve Personnel Center officials here announced selection results from the Reserve School Selection Board. The selection board convened at the center Jan. 18 - 21, 2011 to match selected members to their respective schools based upon the needs of the Air Force Reserve followed by consideration

General returns from SWA to command 4th Air Force

Brig. Gen. Mark A. Kyle assumed command of 4th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree at a change-of-command ceremony in the C-17 hangar here March 12.Before becoming commander of 4th Air Force, General Kyle served as director of mobility forces for U.S. Air Forces Central in Southwest

Pittsburgh reservists step in to replace Lakenheath deployers

Acting on a short-notice request for volunteers, 13 members of the 911th Security Forces Squadron here answered the call to fill a deployment void created by the deadly March 2 shooting attack at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany.The appeal went out shortly after a lone gunman boarded a bus

Happy homecoming: Hill reservists return from Afghanistan

About 30 Air Force Reservists from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron returned today from a six-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.Click here for the photo essay.While deployed, the Airmen traveled throughout northeastern Afghanistan, completing construction projects at 62 forward

Total force Airmen preserve heritage, restore aircraft

Sparks were flying inside one airplane hangar near the flightline here March 4, as active-duty and Reserve maintenance personnel pressed forward in their efforts to restore an air mobility artifact.For decades, a C-118 Liftmaster with an interesting history stood on display at the traffic circle

Rescue wing flexes to fly the fleet during hurricane exercise

Click here to view slideshowAirmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here stepped up to the challenge from their commander, Col. Robert Dunn, who had them launch the wing's entire fleet of aircraft March 6 during their drill training weekend. The mission simulated a mass hurricane

AF Reserve legislative goals presented on Capitol Hill

"Force Readiness, Force Rebalance, and Force Support" are the three top legislative priorities unveiled by Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., to more than 60 Congressional staffers and military liaison officers at the Senate and House on Feb. 25."The new priorities are designed to focus Congressional

Gen. Schwartz: Austerity, strategic challenges call for true total force

Austerity and the strategic environment make communicating and collaborating as a total force paramount for the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, the Air Force chief of staff said here Feb. 28.Efficiency and zero tolerance of fraud, waste and abuse are also critical priorities,