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  • Lt. Col. Kimberly Morgan, 301st Medical Squadron aerospace family nurse practitioner, and Senior Master Sgt. Jonique Young, 301st Fighter Wing Religious Affairs superintendent, take a moment on April 22, 2020, before the former deploys in support of COVID-19 relief efforts from U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas. This deployment is part of a larger mobilization package of more than 770 Air Force Reservists from across the nation who are taking care of Americans fighting COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Gross)

    History in the making: Defeating COVID-19 with care

    On Aug. 1, 1948, the 301st Station Medical Group was activated at Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kan., beginning a long history of Air Force service. The unit has been an important part of Air Force lineage in Texas since it was assigned to the 301st Tactical Fighter Wing on July 1, 1976 at what was then known as Carswell AFB. It would eventually be re-designated the 301st Medical Squadron on Oct. 17, 2008. Throughout the years the squadron has ensured members are ready to serve their country, no matter where or when. This includes a world-wide pandemic.
  • Medical technicians in the 433rd Airlift Wing mobilize and depart Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to respond to the COVID-19 crisis April 5, 2020.

    433rd AW mobilizes medics for COVID-19 response

    In less than 36 hours, nine medics from the 433rd Airlift Wing and an Individual Mobilization Augmentee from the 59th Medical Wing here mobilized and deployed to New York City on a C-5M Super Galaxy April 5, 2020, to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
  • Tech. Sgt. David Taylor, 434th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, fuels a KC-135R Stratotanker at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana March 20, 2020. The tanker along with three other tankers are preparing to deploy to Southwest Asia in support of Air Force Central Command combat operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Mota)

    Despite COVID-19 434th ARW deployments continue

    More than 80 Airmen and four KC-135 Stratotankers from the wing deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Air Force Central Command combat operations last week.

  • Woman maintainer

    In honor of Women's history month, we recognize the dedication and work of the women maintainers.
  • 315 AW 2019 Raincross Aircrew Excellence Award

    Raincross Aircrew Excellence Award won by 315 Airlift Wing

    A Charleston C-17 Globemaster III aircrew won the 4th Air Force Aircrew Excellence Award, Nov. 19, for actions during a mission from Panama to the country of Curacao, located in the Lesser Antilles, earlier in the year. The award recognized the contributions of aircrew members, under the call sign REACH 111, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Smith, 315th Operations Group pilot, Lt. Col. Ryan Fleming, 300th Airlift Squadron pilot, Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Fugle, 701 AS loadmaster, Master Sgt. Candido Higuera, 701 AS loadmaster, Staff Sgt. Bryan Kelsey, 315th Contingency Response Flight loadmaster, Senior Airman Preston Kovarsky, 701 AS loadmaster and Staff Sgt. Lauren May, 437th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
  • (Far right) Tech. Sgt. Travis Hallinger, 931st Air Refueling Wing Development and Training Flight chief, poses with members of the D&TF in front of a KC-46A Pegasus during a Unit Training Assembly, Feb. 2, 2019. The D&TF, which was founded at McConnell more than seven years ago, is a Reserve program which helps prepare future Airmen for BMT and assists them with making the transition from civilian to military life

    Teaching the next generation

    Before they “hit the ground running” at basic military training, future members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing often get a test run at the Development and Training Flight. The program, which was founded at McConnell more than seven years ago, is a Reserve program which helps prepare future Airmen for BMT and assists them with making the transition from civilian to military life.
  • New intel unit

    Reserve activates special ops intel squadron

    Red lights strewn across the tile ceiling of the office building flashed continuously to alert the intelligence analysts of a visitor in the facility as specialists paused to reflect on their unique mission amidst the glow of several illuminated computer screens. Confiscated phones sat in a secure room at the entrance so nothing with wireless
  • The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly past Grissom’s air traffic control tower during the Grissom Air & Space Expo, Sept. 7, 2019. The two-day event drew a crowd of more than 50,000 spectators and was the first airshow the base has held since 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jami Lancette)

    Enormous crowds gather for 2019 Grissom Air & Space Expo

    Grissom Air Reserve Base hosted an estimated crowd of more than 50,000 over the weekend as military and civilian aircraft from around the country put on a show overhead.
  • The Royal Auxiliary Air Force's No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Squadron hosted a team of Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron for an event focused on sharing aeromedical evacuation skills and expertise for each others' mutual benefit at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England, July 12-14, 2019. No. 4626 Squadron and the 315th AES continue to cultivate their relationship for the purpose of preserving interoperability - that is, to be able for both organizations to effectively aeromedically evacuate patients belonging to either country in the event that a patient needs medical care that exceeds what can be provided at their location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Brugge)

    JBC's Reserve 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron trains alongside Royal Air Force

    In order to maintain the strong relationship between Aeromedical Evacuation components of the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force, Reserve Citizen Airmen from Joint Base Charleston's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron completed a training event alongside their RAF counterparts from the Royal Auxiliary Air Force No. 4626 (County of Wiltshire) Aeromedical Squadron July 12-14, 2019, at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England.
  • “A lot of people think that our job is to show up and take pictures at events, but what they do not realize is that it is also our job to be first responders to crime scenes, such as car accidents and property defacement – even suicides.” (U.S. Air Force Photo by Courtesy)

    Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson: “From one Airman to another, ask for help and never give up”

    The old saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words. Since 2004, Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson has been telling the Air Force story through pictures as a public affairs photojournalist.“Serving as a photographer has been a great job; I would not trade it for any other job in the Air Force,” said Richardson. “A lot of people think that our
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