April 26, 2021 Exercise Nexus Dawn Kicks Off Across West Coast Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California, and the 446th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, deployed to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., to kick off the units' first large-scale West Coast readiness exercise since the COVID-19
March 17, 2021 940th ARW organizes mass COVID vaccine lineup Keeping ahead of obstacles from the COVID-19 pandemic, the 940th Air Refueling Wing has been navigating through, but with the arrival of the vaccine, the mission has more fuel for the fight.The wing received 157 Moderna vaccines and started vaccinations in early February. Three rounds were given to
Feb. 8, 2021 McConnell Reservist receives Bronze Star Lt. Col. Johnathan Jordan, was presented a Bronze Star during an official ceremony here, Feb. 5.Jordan was presented the decoration, the fourth highest military honor, in recognition of his heroic actions after Iran launched 16 missiles at U.S. Forces in Iraq in January 2020.
Feb. 4, 2021 434th ARW rolls out COVID vaccine Throughout the COVID pandemic, the 434th Air Refueling Wing has created several innovative tools to keep the mission moving forward, but a recent shipment of COVID vaccines tops them all. Grissom recently received 400 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines and began the distribution process Feb. 1, 2021, in
Dec. 18, 2020 Key spouses can be key In the past two years, the Air Force has had an alarming increase in its suicide rate. There are many resources available to Airmen in need, but one change that is being worked toward is involving families. Molly Noyes, 940 Air Refueling Wing director of psychological health, created a one-hour
Nov. 18, 2020 Wing Exercise bolsters readiness, highlights importance of partnership The 920th's Operations Group, Maintenance Group and Aeromedical Staging Squadron Critical Care Air Transport team participated in a quarterly training exercise Oct. 29 that focused on the full combat capability the team brings to the fight by integrating world-class professionals to conduct rescue
Nov. 13, 2020 Making communication happen Communication is the plan. Effective communication is described as the active receiver waiting for the feedback response from the sender and back around again to the receiver.Just like commanding, communication is a must. Communication is always a challenge due to unscheduled interruptions, getting
Nov. 10, 2020 920th Wins AFRC Aviation Safety Award The 920th Rescue Wing Aviation Safety Office brought home the 2020 fiscal year Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Achievement Award for Flight Safety.The five-man team earned the organizational award by being proactive in determining negative trends and hazards across the wing’s aviation
Nov. 9, 2020 "AGE" of Improvements Tanker Town, nestled in between farmland and mountains, is the name Reserve Citizen Airmen who support the flying mission at Beale Air Force, California, refer to when describing the 940th Air Refueling Wing and its fleet of KC-135 “Stratotankers.” Just over ten years ago in 2009, the 940 Air
Oct. 1, 2020 Reserve Citizen Airmen support Teen Rescue Near Mt. St. Helens The 304th Rescue Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 920th Rescue Wing, participated in the successful rescue of a 16-year-old male who was missing for more than 30 hours near Mt. St. Helens. On Sept. 28, the 304th Rescue Squadron deployed a 12-person technical search-and-rescue team to