30 students attend STARBASE summer camp

Thirty children received a special treat here in the form of a four-day STARBASE summer camp July 13-16. Founded in 1990, STARBASE is a Department of Defense program that stands for Science and Technology Academics Reinforcing Basic Aviation and Space Education. It is a science, math and life skills

Ceremony honors fallen Puerto Rican service members

Senior leaders and spectators gathered to honor fallen Puerto Rican military members at the capital's Monument of Remembrance, or El Capitolio's El Monumento de la Recordacion, during a wreath laying ceremony here July 14. The ceremony was part of the 80th League of United Latin American Citizens

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Beale unit officially named 940th Wing

The Air Force Reserve Command wing here officially changed its name to the 940th Wing July 11. Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla, 10th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony re-designating the 940th Air Refueling Wing as the 940th Wing. He lauded the wing reservists for embracing their new mission

Charleston Reservist gets four with "Get 1 program"

Many service members often hear of the additional benefits they receive, such as health insurance, job security, educational benefits, and travel around the world. But what about the free camcorders, satellite radios, Ipod Nanos and 5.1 surround sound computer speakers? For one Airman here, these

Flying Tigers change stripes by flying A-10 fighter aircraft

The Air Force's historic Flying Tigers officially came to the Air Force Reserve Command when the 476th Fighter Group stood up here July 11. The activation is historic for another reason. It brings Total Force Integration to Moody AFB with Air Force reservists flying and maintaining A-10C Thunderbolt

McChord reservist named Air Force Outstanding Airman

An Air Force reservist here and a native of Eugene, Ore., is one of 12 Air Force Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Staff Sgt. Channel Bolton-Scholl, a crew chief with 446th Maintenance Squadron, was chosen by an Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas. The Air

Hurricane Hunters prepare for storm season

Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron deployed to their detachment here recently to fly training missions over the Caribbean in preparation for the 2009 hurricane season. Unit Airmen are part of the 403rd Wing located at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and

Air Force reservists tweet, blog, post their way through cybersphere

A couple times a day Master Sgt. Collen McGee logs onto her the 433rd Airlift Wing's twitter account and "tweets" updates to 675 followers from around the world. Using the twitter handle of @AFRC_433, Sergeant McGee condenses messages to 140 characters, often including links to related

When a rocket launches so do Air Force Reservists

Every time a rocket pierces the sky into space from Cape Canaveral's spaceport, Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here are on the go to support it. Mounted aboard a Herculean Delta IV rocket, the new national weather satellite took off at 6:51 p.m. EDT after a fuel-loading operation