Czech Republic welcomes a Cold War Warrior

The crowd looked toward the horizon; the black smoke from the engines of a B-52 bomber barely visible. As the glow from the aircraft landing lights came into view, the excitement began to grow as all eyes and cameras focused on the gray metallic hulk descending onto the airfield. Spectators lined

AF reservists play key role in Pakistan flood relief as air operations end

The government of Pakistan has informed the U.S. that as flood relief operations shift from air to ground transportation they no longer require U.S. military C-17 Globemaster III or C-130 Hercules aircraft support for delivery of relief supplies.Two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft conducted

President extends deadline for stop loss benefit

Eligible Airmen, veterans and their beneficiaries now have until Dec. 3 to apply for retroactive stop loss special pay following an extension in the continuing resolution signed by the president Sept. 30.The new Dec. 3 deadline extends the original Oct. 21 cutoff for applications and allows eligible

Fielding new talent

Air Force reservists update Congress on satellite protection

Air Force reservists were on Capitol Hill to brief congressional staffers on a new initiative to protect satellite communications. Often taken for granted, information flowing through satellite links is a vital part of everyday civilian life and high-tech military operations."Space technology

Air Force reservists participate in Africa's largest air expo

Six reservists from the 317th Airlift Squadron Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., were in Cape Town, South Africa Sept. 21-25, to participate in Africa's largest air show, the Africa Aerospace and Defense Exposition 2010 at Ysterplaat Air Force Base.Lt. Col. Mitch Richardson, a veteran of five air

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

Youngstown reservists return from AFRICOM deployment

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

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