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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 624th Civil Engineering Squadron gives critical instructions while directing teammates during a live firefighting exercise in Kahului, Maui, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Postmark commemorates Air Force Reserve 60th anniversary

The cancellation stamp to be used by the U.S. Postal Service to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Air Force Reserve.The stamp will be used from April 14 to June 14, 2008 at the Marietta, Ga., Post Office. (US Air Force Graphic/Maj. Todd Copley)
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Celebrating 60 years

Ed Hamill performs a slow pass in front of the crowd during Aviation Nation Air Show Nov. 10, 2007, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. This year's show commemorated 60 years of airpower and was the capstone event of the Air Force's yearlong 60th anniversary celebration. Mr. Hamill is an Air Force Reserve major and a civilian contractor who flies the "Dream Team" in support of Reserve recruiting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert W. Valenca)
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Reserve originating document signed April 14, 1948.

Reserve originating document, April 14, 1948.
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Air Force Reserve A-10s dominate ground forces in Afghanistan.

June 2006 – Air Force Reserve A-10 crews from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Miss., participated in Operation Mountain Thrust, the largest anti-insurgent operation in Afghanistan since October 2001. Here, Air Force Reserve maintenance personnel deployed at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, inspect an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 23rd Wing on the flight line after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Air Force Reserve drops soldiers over Iraq.

March 2003 - Air Force Reserve drops US Army paratroopers to secure an airfield in northern Iraq: Kurdish militiamen and US special operations troops linked up with more than 1000 US Army paratroopers to secure the area around a strategic air strip, as the first large coalition ground force in northern Iraq began opening another front against Saddam Hussein's regime. Army Rangers, jumped out of low-flying C-17 transport planes under cover of darkness and secured a snow-dusted airfield to bring in supplies and support personnel. The airdrop was one of the biggest paratroop drops in decades.
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Reserve Airmen are warriors in the fight.

The Air Force Reserve, as part of the "Total Force" has adopted a "warrior ethos." The reserve component is increasingly becoming an integrated, operational force, fighting alongside active-duty and National Guard Airmen around the world. Each Airman must adopt a warrior's way of life, as described in Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley's "Warrior Creed."
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Storm troops: Reserve Hurricane Hunters rebound from personal loss and gear up for storm duty.

Aug - Nov 2005 - More than 1,465 Air Force Reservists deployed to provide assistance in support of Hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, Rita and Wilma. Here, an Air Force Reserve Command WC-130 Hercules sits on the runway at Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga.: the Hurricane Hunters from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron evacuated their home at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., before Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast. Despite their own personal losses, the reservists continued to track tropical storms in the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force / Mr. Bo Joyner)
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Reservist on the front lines at Ground Zero as a N.J. firefighter.

Tech. Sgt. Nick Marchisello, an Air Force Reservist and New Jersey firefighter, awaits the order to enter the rubble of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. He is a member of the 514th Civil Engineering Squadron at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (US Air Force photo / Capt. Jim Fabio)
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Air Force Reserve weapons loaders arm A-10.

At Tallil Air Base, Iraq, Air Force Reserve weapons loaders Tech. Sgt Monty Mikle and Master Sgt. Jay Haas, 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., repack an AGM-65 Maverick missile on the flightline during Operation Enduring Freedom. An awaiting A-10 Thunderbolt II is armed with Mavericks and Mk-82 250-pound bombs.
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Air Force Reserve flys, fights, wins over Afghanistan.

Oct. 7, 2001 -- Air Force Reserve fighters and tankers flew in to fight in support of Operation Enduring Freedom over Afghanistan. Here, a Reserve Airman assigned to the 466th Fighter Squadron boards an F-16C fighter plane at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
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Air Force Reserve integral to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

March 2003 - Air Force Reservists supported coalition operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Reservists established air bridges at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. and March ARB, Calif. Overseas, units provided airlift, paratroop airdrop, air-refueling support, aeromedical evacuation, space, rescue, and special operations. Furthermore, Air Force Reserve A-10s, F-16s, and B-52s carried out numerous combat sorties. Here, a Barksdale AFB, La. B-52 Stratofortress Bomber, assigned to the 457th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), flies in support of OIF.
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Air Force Reserve welcomes its first unit-equipped C-17 Globemaster III.

9 August 2005 –The Air Force Reserve received its first unit-equipped C-17, The Spirit of California, assigned to the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. From left, Brig. Gen. James Rubeor, 452nd Air Mobility Wing commander, Mr. Ron Marcott of Boeing, Rep. Ken Calvert, Maj. Gen. Robert E. Duignan, commander, 4th Air Force and Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald unveil the "Spirit of California." Aug. 9. (US Air Force photo / Tech. Sgt. Thomas P. Dougherty)
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Americans carried safely home from Lebanon on Air Force Reserve C-17s.

July 23, 2006 - After fighting broke out in Lebanon, Air Force Reserve airlift crews helped evacuate Americans from Cyprus to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and then on to the United States. Here, Americans departing from Lebanon deboard one C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein, to board another bound for the United States. (US Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)
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An Air Force Reserve of O.N.E.

20 Dec 2001 - More than 11,000 Air Force Reservists and individual mobilization augmentees (IMAs) were recalled to active duty as part of America's anti-terrorism campaign in support of Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Enduring Freedom. Here, an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard refuels from an Air Force Reserve Command KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, during a Combat Air Patrol mission over Central Florida during ONE.
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Reserve AWACS controllers fly 9-11 missions.

Sept. 11, 2001 - Air Force Reservists from a variety of career fields responded to the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. Operation Noble Eagle was launched to protect the United States from further attack. Reserve F-16s, KC-135s, and Airborne Warning and Control System-supported patrols provided early warning services for the homeland defense mission. Here, Reservists from the 970th AACS conduct AWACS control.
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Galaxy swallows helicopter whole, only to regurgitate it later: fully intact.

Oct. 13, 2005 - Air Force Reservists helped deliver aid to Pakistan after an earthquake rocked the region. Here, a helicopter is loaded into the "mouth" of a C-5 Galaxy cargo plane.
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C-17 makes its first South Pole airdrop with AF Reserve aircrews.

Dec. 20, 2006 - A C-17 Globemaster III, flown by Air Force Reserve aircrews, made its debut airdrop of cargo pallets to the South Pole, Antarctica, in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Reservists from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., delivered 70 tons of supplies to the National Science Foundation team wintering there. The mission was a "proof of concept" flight for the C-17 and was part of Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica's Operation Deep Freeze. (Raytheon Inc. photo / Forest Banks)
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Air Force Reserve becomes a Major Command.

Feb. 17, 1997 - The Air Force Reserve was redesignated as Air Force Reserve Command, becoming the Air Force's ninth major command. This resulted from the Air Force's increasing reliance on its reserve components during the 1990?s. The fiscal 1997 National Defense Authorization Act directed each of the military services to establish "reserve commands." Title XII, Reserve Forces Revitalization, Section 10174, instructed the Secretary of the Air Force to establish an "Air Force Reserve Command."
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Reserve Airmen fly in Kosovo for NATO operation Allied Force.

Over two-hundred reservists from Grissom ARB, Indiana, attend a briefing where they are informed they will deploy to Rhein Main Air Base, Germany, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. From March through June 1999, Air Force Reservists supported NATO's air campaign to halt ethnic fighting in Kosovo.
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Air Force Reserve brings humanitarian aid to Rwandan refugees.

July - Sept.1994 -- Air Force Reserve airlift and air refueling aircrews participated in Operation Support Hope, the humanitarian relief mission to aid Rwandan refugees. Here, an Air Mobility Command C-141 Starlifter assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Force Base, Calif., at the Goma Airport provides a backdrop for a group of refugees who fled the civil war in Rwanda. The U.S. military flew in vital water purification equipment and relief cargoes to assist in the humanitarian effort.
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