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  • Training at Volk Field prepares for inspection

    The flight line at the Volk Field Air National Guard Training Center in western Wisconsin was alive with activity June 3 as the first of many aircraft arrived to begin a five-day operational readiness training practice.The practice was the fourth in a series of training events to prepare Air Force

  • Mobilized maintainers support troop buildup

    One hundred thirty-six reservists from Dover's 512th Maintenance Group have been mobilized since April 5 to support the on-going Afghanistan troop buildup. They are activated for at least six months to provide airlift support for Operation Enduring Freedom. The airlift operation supports President

  • Reservists talk to Congress about aerial spray mission

    Six Air Force reservists fresh from the fight to save the Gulf coast from one of the worst oil spills in American history briefed congressional members and staffers from the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate June 7 and 8.As part of the U.S. military's only fixed-wing aerial spray

  • Air Force Reserve medics train by treating patients in Dominican Republic

    After treating more than 7,500 patients, 39 medical specialists left this hot and humid island nation knowing they had helped people, while gaining valuable training and a cultural experience.Most of the team for MEDRETE 2010 Dominican Republic came from Air Force Reserve Command's 927th Air

  • Looking 'buff' in Berlin

    A B-52H Stratofortress from the 93rd Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., is taking part in the Berlin Air Show June 8-13, 2010. Air Force Reserve Command officials say this is the first time a B-52 from the 917th Wing has taken part in the international event.

  • Aerial spray mission ends; crews return to Youngstown

    C-130 aircraft and crews returned to Youngstown Air Reserve Station June 4 from the Gulf of Mexico.Youngstown's 910th Airlift Wing sent two specially equipped transport planes and 60 reservists to Stennis International Airport, Miss., May 1 to support cleaning up the Deepwater Horizon oil

  • Insurgents launch attack as reservists prepare to leave

    Their last day in Kandahar ended with a rocket barrage and ground fire from an insurgent attack just hours before boarding a flight to return home. The two Air Force reservists from here braced themselves for a memorable farewell as their last mission wound down in a gripping operation to once again

  • Air Force Reserve presents Tour for the Troops concert

    On July 4, the Air Force Reserve will present a Tour for the Troops concert with the legendary rock band Styx performing at the CenturyTel Arena in Bossier City, La.Billy Bretherton from the hit A&E television show "Billy the Exterminator" will emcee the event, which starts at 6 p.m.To celebrate

  • Air Force Reserve gains people, moves planes

    Air Force Reserve Command will gain more people and move aircraft as part of a proposed force structure realignment announced by the Air Force May 11.The fiscal 2011 realignment will affect some 1,300 positions in the command with increases in security forces, civil engineering and RED HORSE