Alamo Wing launches delayed entry training flight

For the first time, the 433rd Airlift Wing's newest Airmen are getting a boost before basic military training with the creation of delayed enlistment training flights. The program, which launched on Sept. 8, will assist  26 future Airmen with adjusting to military life prior to their assignment to

Four Airmen bound by oath, blood

Members of the Reserve can be considered brothers and sisters in uniform, but four brothers in the 419th Fighter Wing are literally bound by oath and by blood.Andrew, David, Timothy and Samuel Potter all joined the wing within the past four years. Growing up, they all say they considered joining the

Barksdale program prepares recruits for rigors of basic training

During the July Unit Training Assembly, a lunch time crowd from the 307th Bomb Wing fills one room of the dining facility here, talking, eating and enjoying the camaraderie with their fellow Airmen. For them, lunch time is a break, a time to relax, escape the heat of the day and get away from the

McChord recruiters sweep Western region production awards

Recruiters from the Western Recruiting Squadron, headquartered out of March Air Reserve Base, Calif., but assigned to recruit for the 446th Airlift Wing here, set a new standard by sweeping the squadron's fiscal year second-quarter production awards. Challenged with the task of recruiting and

Development and Training Flight welcomes future Airmen

The 931st Air Refueling Group's Development and Training Flight welcomed 15 future Airmen during its first day of training, June 2.The DTF ensures new enlistees are ready for basic training and started off on the right foot with perfect attendance."I think it demonstrates this first group is

Meet the Xtreme Team

Meet the Xtreme Team, a unique extension to Air Force Reserve recruiting efforts. Energetic and hard working, Xtreme Team members travel to events across the country to find recruits with those same qualities. Whether it's an air show, concert or monster truck rally, the Xtreme Team will likely be

New reservists learn basics before basic training

Many Reserve Airmen entering basic military training no longer have to worry about fear of the unknown.The newly formed development and training flight fills the gap between the time new Airmen enlist and the time they ship off to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, for basic training - a period which

Speed in Reserve

Rock band Daughtry jams, delivers to Charleston Airmen

Multi-platinum rock band Daughtry cranked up the volume April 17, 2012 at the Township Auditorium in Columbia, S.C. and gave members of the 315th Airlift Wing here front row seats and the opportunity to meet the band.Daughtry teamed up with the U.S. Air Force Reserve for the Get One Now "Refer a

445th AW recruiters participate in First Four Festival