April 9, 2020 Citizen Airman works to keep community healthy Citizen Airman works continues work as an EMT in Las Vegas, Nevada during COVID-19 pandemic.
April 6, 2020 Pacific Warriors connect despite physical distancing Recognizing limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pacific Warriors here and in Guam utilized innovative solutions to increase social connections while keeping Airmen and families safe during their April unit training assembly.For the 624th Regional Support Group, restrictions and
April 5, 2020 First of 944th medics mobilized for COVID-19 response In response to short-notice mobilization orders, several members of the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron deployed today to aid in the COVID-19 response in New York City and surrounding states.This deployment is part of a larger mobilization package, activated by President Donald Trump, of more
April 5, 2020 419th medics mobilize to support NYC COVID-19 response effort With just one day’s notice, several medics from the 419th Fighter Wing deployed today for the New York City area to help with the COVID-19 response there. The deployment is part of a larger mobilization package of more than 120 doctors, nurses, and respiratory technicians that Air Force Reserve
April 3, 2020 AFRC Announces its Airmen of the Year Air Force Reserve Command usually announces its Airmen of the Year at a grand banquet in the spring with senior leaders and hundreds of supporters in attendance to honor the best AFRC enlisted Airmen in their respective rank-based categories.This year was a little different.With the COVID-19
April 3, 2020 419th Fighter Wing hosts F-35 virtual field trip HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – With closures at schools across the nation due to COVID-19, the 419th Fighter Wing invited students to use their computers or cellphones to “visit” here for a virtual field trip today to see the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-35 Lightning II.Col. Brian Silkey, the
March 10, 2020 Guam 'Port Dawgs,' Patriot Express mission is win-win situation Air Force Reserve Airmen from the 44th Aerial Port Squadron here worked with the active duty's 734th Air Mobility Squadron here March 7 to support the first Patriot Express mission to land in Guam.The chartered Patriot Express “rotator” aircraft, which provides a significant cost savings to the
March 9, 2020 Reserve Chief Testifies Before House and Senate In back to back hearings, Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense March 2-3.Scobee was
March 4, 2020 815th Flying Jennies deliver airlift ops in Cope North 20 Broken bones, shards of glass and internal bleeding. When a school bus with no seatbelts rolls over, dozens are left injured, some with life-threatening injuries. The local hospital on a remote Pacific island isn’t equipped to handle the influx of critical patients this unforeseen tragedy has
Feb. 21, 2020 AFRC commander visits wing, celebrates F-35 success HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, paid a visit to the 419th Fighter Wing to help commemorate a key milestone in F-35A Lightning II operations here.Scobee joined Gen. Mike Holmes, Commander of Air Combat