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  • Col. Raymond A. Kozak, center, commander of the 512th Airlift Wing, swears in members of the Delayed Entry Program into the Air Force Reserves Oct. 13, 2012, at Dover Downs in Dover, Del. The 512th AW held a mass enlistment ceremony during Delaware's first professional mixed martial arts event at the hotel and casino. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

    Recruits join AF Reserve at mixed martial arts event

    A group of men and women from all over Delaware joined the Air Force Reserve during a mass enlistment ceremony Saturday night at Delaware's first professional Mixed Martial Arts event inside the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino. Inside a caged ring, friends and family of the recruits along with hundreds of MMA fans witnessed the Dover Air Force Base
  • A new day dawns as 26 trainees comprise the first class of the 433rd Airlift Wing's Delayed Entry Training Flight under the direction of Tech. Sgt. David Gaffney, 433rd Airlift Wing Military Training Leader, and Airman First Class Ryan King (right) on Sept 8 at Joint Base San Antoino-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino)

    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 BMT. Easily recognizable in their black tee shirts
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    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 military. Their grandfather began the family's
  • 307th Development and Training Flight trainees run to their next block of instruction under the watchful eye of an instructor at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., July 7, 2012. The DTF is a program designed to help prepare new recruits for basic military training by familiarizing them with the Air Force core values, dress and appearance, the Airman’s Creed and the requirement to be physically fit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)

    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 demands of the work place. In a separate room on the
  • MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. – New enlistees from the Development and Training Flight here, prepare for their Reserve careers with physical training led by recruiters from the Western Recruiting Squadron, June 2. Preparing new Airmen for success prior to arrival at Basic Military Training is only one achievement for the 446th Airlift Wing recruiters. They recently swept the WRS fiscal year second-quarter production awards, taking 8 of 13 honors for placing Reservists in essential positions for mission readiness in the 446th AW and other wings throughout the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Moody)

    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 enlisting highly-qualified Reservists in the diverse
  • Senior Master Sgt. Sheila Croninger, facilitator, Development Training Flight, 931st Air Refueling Group corrects Alfred Sullivan while Tech. Sgt. Joe Johnson, flight leader, DTF, 931st ARG looks for discrepancies during close order drill. (Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brannen Parrish)

    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 motivated about attending basic training and that they
  • Xtreme Team member Lanalyne Hansend (left) reviews recruiting contacts with Tanya Nieves, the team lead. Nieves said her team is the first contact many recruits have with the Air Force Reserve. “We ask them if they’re interested in finding out how they can work a part-time job,” Nieves said. “If they say yes, we take their contact information and let them know someone will be in touch within a week.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Richard Gonzales)

    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 there. During the Open House and Air Show here May
  • Tech. Sgt. Timothy Mullin (blue running shorts) leads Airmen during the development and training flight’s physical training session May 6. The purpose of the flight is to help prepare newly enlisted Airmen for basic training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jonathan White)

    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 often lasts many months. Filling this time gap
  • Master Sgt. John Fitzpatrick, an aircraft structural maintenance technician from the 931st Maintenance Squadron, speeds past the finish line at more than 170 miles per hour at Thunder Valley Raceway in Noble, Oklah., April 28. Fitzpatrick took first place in the Professional Motorcycle Racing Association's Pro E.T., recording a running time of 9.057 seconds and a reaction time of .014 seconds in the 9.02 dial. The Air Reserve Technician is one of a handful of Air Force Reservists sponsored by the Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service. He has represented the Air Force Reserve at motorcycle races throughout the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. (Courtesy photo)

    Speed in Reserve

  • Chris Daughtry sings during the Get One Now Refer a Friend Tour in Columbia, S.C. Daughtry teamed up with the U.S. Air Force Reserve for the Get One Now “Refer a Friend Tour,” and the Columbia concert was one of 15 shows Daughtry is scheduled to perform for the USAFR during the tour. Chris Daughtry is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shane Ellis)

    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 Friend Tour," and the Columbia concert was one of 15
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