July 6, 2022 Bringing History to Life: Aerial refueler paints his way into retirement I’m so thankful the Air Force Reserve gave me the opportunity to finish out my career doing this thing I love. A Reserve Citizen Airman with a distinguished 33-year military career, including 20 years as a KC-135 boom operator, wrapped up his time in uniform with a rather
June 24, 2022 Yellow Ribbon helps Reserve Airmen, families deal with discomfort The commander of the 315th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, discussed how the discomfort of deployment provides an opportunity for growth during a Yellow Ribbon event in Atlanta, June 17-19.
June 24, 2022 Patriot Guard Riders support deployers at Yellow Ribbon event The Patriot Guard Riders help ensure dignity and respect at memorial services honoring fallen service members, first responders and honorably discharged veterans.
June 1, 2022 Deployers learn how to enrich their relationships at Yellow Ribbon event Air Force Reserve deployers and their loved ones learned relationship tools and strategies at a Yellow Ribbon Program event in Bellevue, Washington, May 28-29.
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May 10, 2022 Jackpot: Reservist helps casino patron receive missed payout! He didn’t know it at the time, but Jan.8 was Robert Taylor’s lucky day.The young man from Arizona was in Las Vegas with his family for the weekend to celebrate his brother’s recent graduation from the University of Arizona when he decided to drop into the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino to try his
May 10, 2022 An Air Force First: Reserve Citizen Airman pilots service’s first eVTOL vehicle Just south of his home in Brooklyn, New York, a young Terrence McKenna spent much of his childhood in Prospect Park tossing around wooden gliders and flying remote-controlled airplanes, each aircraft more complex and capable than the last.
May 10, 2022 Plucked from a cruise ship: Reserve mission commander details daring ocean rescue February 15 started like any other Tuesday for Lt. Col. Chadd Bloomstine. The seasoned helicopter pilot and commander of the 301st Rescue Squadron arrived for work at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, at about 7:30 a.m. and began planning for a day of routine training flights.
May 10, 2022 Never Give Up: Tragic accident can’t keep loadmaster from returning to duty May 24, 2017 was just like any other day for Stuart Martin. The Reserve Citizen Airman loadmaster assigned to the 433rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, hopped on his Harley‑Davidson Sportster motorcycle late in the morning and headed to school … unaware that this routine ride
May 10, 2022 Rescue and Survival: Grissom is home to intense one-of-a-kind fire training course At Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, Reserve Citizen Airmen are putting firefighters to the ultimate test to make sure they can perform when the heat is really on and lives are on the line.