Sept. 27, 2010 Sweet Home Alabama: 908th deployers return Approximately 150 members of the 908th Airlift Wing returned to here Sept. 17-18 after a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia. The main body arrived via a commercial airliner, while the unit's C-130 Hercules transports and aircrews arrived separately. Members of the wing deployed in May to
Sept. 23, 2010 Special ops crew recognized for life-saving Afghan mission On a runway cut into the side of a mountain, four critically wounded Afghan National Police waited in the cold for a medical evacuation aircraft to land and rescue them from a fate determined by a suicide bomber, hours earlier. That aircraft was an MC-130E Combat Talon I from the 711th Special
Sept. 23, 2010 Chaplain passes away A senior chaplain assigned to Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command died Sept. 21 while on temporary duty to Joint Base Andrews, Md.Chaplain (Col.) Charles M. Bolin was on active-duty orders at the time. He told his wife, who went with him to Andrews, that he was going jogging. At about 6 p.m., a
Sept. 22, 2010 Military couple completes African service projects Taking a trip during a summer vacation to visit the town where ones parents grew up is not unusual. Maj. Jonathan Gration, a pilot assigned to the Regular Air Force's 90th Fighter Squadron, and Capt. Julie Gration, a reservist with the 477th Fighter Group, didn't have typical travel plans. Their
Sept. 20, 2010 F-16 pilot fulfills lifelong dream as Thunderbird No. 4 Maj. Sean Gustafson has a simple but important message for his fellow Air Force reservists: "If they can dream it, they can do it. The opportunities available to reservists today are truly unlimited."He should know. The major is in the middle of a four-year Active Guard and Reserve tour fulfilling
Sept. 20, 2010 Reserve A-10 fighter group prepares for deployment Twenty-five reservists from the 476th Fighter Group at Moody AFB, Ga., are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in September with their active-duty counterparts.The A-10 pilots and maintainers will support Operation Enduring Freedom, providing close air support for U.S. and International Security
Sept. 15, 2010 Air Force dentists bring relief to the Congo A medical training exercise gave residents of Kinshasa, including the U.S. embassy staff and families, an opportunity to receive dental care as part of Medical Flag 2010.Three Air Force Reserve dentists treated about 35 patients while training in the DRC as part of MEDFLAG 10."It's been about two
Sept. 14, 2010 General proposes closer look at active, reserve force mix Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. spoke to a standing-room only crowd Sept. 13 at the Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition 2010.The chief of Air Force Reserve who also commands Air Force Reserve Command was one of dozens of senior leaders who addressed the future of
Sept. 14, 2010 Reserve recruiting reaches goal for 10th straight year Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service recorded its 10,500th enlistment of the fiscal year Sept. 14, marking the 10th year in a row the service reached its recruiting goal.The goal of 10,500 was the group's highest in 10 years. The unit is on track to post its highest number of enlistees in 16