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  • Reserve headquarters earns high marks on inspection

    After a week of scrutinizing dozens of checklists, the Air Force Inspection Agency presented its findings Aug. 20 from a unit compliance inspection of Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command. The inspectors said Headquarters AFRC was "compliant in an outstanding way."The inspection covered seven core

  • Reserve, active-duty aircrews support Pakistan flood relief efforts

    Reserve and active-duty aircrews assigned to 446th and 62d Airlift Wings departed McChord Field Aug. 23, in support of Pakistan humanitarian relief operations.An aircrew from the 728th Airlift Squadron flew to Cherry Point, N.C., to pick up and transport a Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter. After

  • Duke Field reservist has shot to make NBA

    For one Air Force reservist, the dream of flight isn't pulling Gs in a fighter, but leaping toward the basket over the hardwood court of an NBA arena.So far, the dream has been barely out of reach for Capt. Antoine Hood, but he continues to pursuit of being a professional basketball player."I'm

  • Air Force Reserve C-130 crews flying flood relief missions in Pakistan

    Air Force Reserve Command C-130 aircrews and support personnel in the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here are responding to Pakistan's call for assistance following the devastating floods that began July 29.Two Reserve C-130s along with aircrew and support personnel from the 908th Airlift Wing,

  • Mouse house makes moments for deployed Air Force Reservists

    Amid the splendor and chaos that can be Walt Disney World here, the Air Force Reserve created a weekend here that was relaxing, informative and family-friendly.While Mickey was busy entertaining kids next door at the Magic Kingdom, the Air Force Reserve set up shop at Shades of Green, the Armed

  • New Reserve Personnel Center going up 'green'

    The Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center's building under construction at Buckley Air Force Base is on schedule to be certified as a cost-efficient and energy-saving facility by the U.S. Green Building Council. According to ARPC officials, the new building will meet the criteria for a silver

  • Are you helping the enemy - social media in today's war

    I know, I know, we hear it all the time; OPSEC, watch what you say, watch what you do, but with the current trend of putting your business "out there," do we really stop and think about the pictures and information we post on social networking sites? The short answer is no.According to an Air Force

  • Aeromedical evacuation mission a tribute to inspiring patients

    Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines - so many names, so many faces and so many stories to remember. A few, however, inspire pride and a sense of patriotism for members of the 332nd Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight as they transport patients from forward operating bases through Joint

  • 'Arctic Reservists' celebrate 3rd year with Bald Eagle release

    The 477th Fighter Group "Arctic Reservists" showed they were ready to take flight as a relatively new unit during their annual picnic Aug. 15, by releasing an American Bald Eagle back into the wild. The release is symbolic of the unit's growth since its stand-up in 2007, said Col. Eric Overturf,

  • World War II vet flies with old unit 65 years later

    When crew chief Sgt. Charles Bullard jumped out of a C-47 in September 1945, he and many of his war buddies were grateful to be back in "the good old U.S. of A."Mr. Bullard was 18 when he enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941. He went to school to learn how to maintain the latest military