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16 Oct 2014
934th captain serves community as Winter Carnival royalty
In 1885 a New York reporter wrote that Saint Paul, Minn. Was, "another Siberia, unfit for human habitation in winter." Offended by this, the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce decided to prove that St. Paul was not only habitable, but that it was a fun place to be. Capt. Christine Schrader, 934th Operations Support Squadron, grew up in Woodbury,
28 Sep 2014
A-10 pilot guides lives with goals, balance at Yellow Ribbon
The irresistible sway of musician Stevie Wonder's song "Superstition" helped Lt. Col. Todd Riddle urge his audience to "dance like nobody's watching," during his keynote address at an Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program training weekend here Sept. 26-28.More than 600 reservists and their loved ones rose to the music. In addition to speaking to
12 Sep 2014
McChord Reservist trades computer for parachute
Computer issues can drive a person to the point of jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft. Well, that's the story of one Reservist with the 446th Airlift Wing.Senior Airman Jeffery Gebhardt, a 446th Force Support Squadron client systems technician, is currently assigned to the Joint Communications Support Element at MacDill Air Force Base,
10 Sep 2014
Pope Field crew chief jumps careers
Most crew chiefs will tell you that they know their aircraft inside and out, but one assigned to Pope Field, N.C., knows the outside of a C-130 Hercules better than most. As a former Army paratrooper, Tech. Sgt. Michael Santoy, a crew chief with the 440th Maintenance Squadron, jumped out of C-130s while assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group,
4 Sep 2014
Blind woman prepares for husband’s first deployment
An upcoming first-time deployment poses special challenges for an Air Force reservist and his wife, who has just 10 percent of her vision left. "On a personal and emotional level, it's a much bigger deal than I'm allowing myself to think it is," said Leah Martinson, wife of Senior Airman Eric Martinson of the 934th Maintenance Squadron at
25 Aug 2014
Spouses key element of Yellow Ribbon training
Approximately 140 pre- and post-deployment Air Force reservists gathered for a Yellow Ribbon event in Daytona Beach Aug. 23-24 to learn about benefits, learn how to better reintegrate, or learn how to prepare for upcoming changes. When reservists deploy, they go either as an individual member or as a unit. They have to leave their friends, families
30 Jul 2014
Child's medical condition challenges Reserve family
"Even though she has a breakable body, she also has this amazing, unbreakable sprit," Senior Airman Samuel Taylor said about his stepdaughter, Mara Jade.The 11-year-old has lived with Osteogenesis Imperfecta Type II/type and dwarfism since birth. Her mother, Elisabeth, met Samuel in 2004 while he served a mission at their church in Colorado
30 Jul 2014
Cyber Reservist squeezes out confidence during JUICE
In a deployed environment, cyber systems operators have a two-fold mission. That is, to establish and maintain secure communications systems for all personnel and conduct reconnaissance against vulnerabilities that could benefit potential adversaries. Cyber reservists from the 42nd Combat Communications Squadron tested these competencies during the
29 Jul 2014
Dog comforts Yellow Ribbon trainees
Last weekend's Yellow Ribbon event here was a first for Tess, a HOPE Animal-Assisted Crisis Response working dog.An active member of a comfort dog response team, she took a break from her weekly hospital and school visits to interact with military members and their families at the Air Force Reserve training weekend. Through Hope, she provides
27 Jul 2014
Balloon challenge provides colorful lesson for military families
Master Sgt. Robert Davis and his wife, Angelique, know all about pressures in today's society. They proved it through juggling them while standing in front of 648 of their fellow reservists and their loved ones here July 26.The couple from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., succeeded in catching the most important balloons that symbolized life's