Features

Feb. 9, 2023
Friendship turns into business for Citizen Air Commandos

A trio of loadmasters assigned to the 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Florida, have transformed their friendship and a shred passion for craft brewing into a successful business in Niceville.
Feb. 9, 2023
Reserve Fighter Group Leads Off-Site Total Force Training Event

Air Force Reserve Command’s 414th Fighter Group and the active-duty 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, have enjoyed an exemplary Total Force relationship in support of the F-15E Strike Eagle mission ever since the 414th FG was reactivated in 2010. The two
Feb. 9, 2023
Barksdale first sergeants complete Basic Military training immersion

Four first sergeants assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, completed an immersion tour of Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, in December.
Feb. 9, 2023
908th embraces future, legacy of helicopter mission

Benjamin Franklin is quoted as having said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” The 908th Airlift Wing is choosing to take advantage of the present and prepare for the future.
Dec. 19, 2022
A Family Affair: Father, Son Serving Together at Keesler

It’s common for a son or daughter to follow their father or mother into military service, but rarely do they get to serve at the same time in the same unit.
Dec. 19, 2022
A Tight Fit: Rescue Squadron Loadmasters Train with Uncommon Cargo

Ensuring they are prepared for any curve ball that might be thrown at them, loadmasters assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing’s 39th Rescue Squadron spent a week practicing specialized cargo loading at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, recently.
Dec. 19, 2022
Barksdale Airman’s invention saves backs, fingers, money and time

In 2020, Senior Master Sgt. John Donelson was very worried.The 307th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics flight superintendent had been watching Airmen struggle to load cumbersome pylons to the wing of a B-52 Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. They were using two large
Dec. 19, 2022
Game Changer: Aerial porters get to test weight-bearing exoskeleton

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation, or CRI, recently held an event with Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to demonstrate the latest Forge System, a pneumatically-powered exoskeleton that augments leg strength to
Dec. 19, 2022
Wing Helps Homeless Airman Get Back on His Feet

When Staff Sgt. Nic Johnson had to move into his car after getting let go from his job, he realized he was in a bad spot. He had no house, no family to lean on and no job outside his work as a traditional Reservist firefighter with the 442nd Civil Engineer Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base,
Dec. 19, 2022
Collaborating in the ER: Medics assist, learn in community hospitals

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic – when there were no vaccines, a shortage of health care workers and hospitals were beyond capacity — the U.S. health care system needed help. The Department of Defense answered the call, embedding thousands of service members in civilian hospitals