Holiday packages destined for AOR must be mailed earlier

"Mail early" is the advice the U.S. Postal Service is offering to those sending holiday packages overeas. The deadlines for mailing holiday packages for arrival by Dec. 25 are: Nov. 26 for space-available mail; Dec. 3 for parcel airlift mail; Dec. 10 for priority mail and first-class mail,

Youngstown team wins AFRC Force Support Readiness Competition

Members from the 910th Force Support Squadron Readiness Flight won first place in the 2010 Air Froce Reseve Command Force Support Readiness Competition here Nov. 1-4.FSS members competed against other Airmen from McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., Duke Field, Fla., Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, and

Ludacris entertains troops at Ft Meade

Three-time Grammy winner and multi-platinum rapper Ludacris thrilled a crowd of about 1,300 people at the Fort Meade Pavilion in Maryland on Nov. 6, 2010. The show was part of Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service's Stateside Tour for the Troops series of concerts and special events.Tour for

Chief of Staff recognizes chief of Air Force Week, hometown heroes

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, recognized Air Force Reservist, Lt. Col. John Brodeur, director of Cocoa Beach Air Force Week 2010, among many, during a capstone senior leader dinner at the historic Cocoa Beach Pier, Oct. 30, 2010. With well over 35,000 Airmen currently

Minneapolis-St. Paul named aerial port 'Top Dawg'

A C-130 Hercules roared in the wind to the far left of the flight line.  A C-5 was to the far right. In between were hundreds of Air Force Reserve Command personnel, mostly aerial porters. The atmosphere smelled of overcooked barbeque. Ear plugs diffused the deep vibrations only to softly tickle the

Perfection looks simple: AFCENT provides critical airlift capability to ground commander

There are five people in Brig. Gen. Mark Kyle's office. He is the director of mobility forces for United States Air Forces Central Command. He is preparing to make a call to Camp Bastion, Bagram Airfield and Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. The parties are sitting around talking while the executive

No leaf left unturned: AFRC takes part in base pride cleanup day

More than 20 volunteers from Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command traded their cubicles and PowerPoint presentations for rakes, brooms, leaf blowers and plastic bags to help spruce up the base during the Robins Pride Base cleanup Oct. 27.

Port Dawg Challenge tests skills, strengthens camaraderie

Out on the tarmac, noise from a C-130 Hercules drowns out the sounds of morning. Its four engines are still running, with no plans to stop. Five Air Force Reservists brave the hot gusts from the jet's propellers and rush toward the ramp, which they lower to the ground. The Airmen load a humvee and a

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Air Force Week: Men in Black showcase astronaut rescue techniques

What do Pave Hawks and pelicans have in common?Nothing, but they both performed fly bys during the 2010 Cocoa Beach Air Force Week at the Cocoa Beach Pier, Oct. 27. The aerial spectacle drew onlookers from near and far as they peered with amazement as four Air Force Reserve pararescuemen, or PJs,