Feb. 2, 2017 Alamo Wing hits the airwaves Col. Thomas K. Smith, Jr., 433rd Airlift Wing commander, arrived at the KLUP radio station early Saturday morning Jan. 28 for a unique opportunity to speak to residents of the Alamo city.
Feb. 1, 2017 Maintenance crews swap out rescue choppers for combat ops Combat is hard on the body; it’s especially hard on the body of military choppers flown over Afghanistan’s jagged mountains and through its never-ending dust. To ensure the flying safety of Air Force choppers used to save lives in combat, maintenance crews from the 920th Rescue Wing swap out an
Jan. 27, 2017 Team Charleston maintainers earn 3rd consecutive Daedalian Tophy C-17 Globemaster III maintainers of the 437th and 315th Maintenance Groups here have earned the 2016 Clements McMullen Daedalian Trophy for the third year in a row.
Jan. 25, 2017 Reservist shares civilian skills to support SOCOM Para-Commandos Bill Walsh is a familiar face to the people of Charleston, S.C. He’s been the lead weather forecaster for the #1 station there for 30 years. His face is on billboards and his professional Facebook page has 17,000 followers. Many Charleston residents have come to rely on Bill for his forecasts;
Jan. 23, 2017 Hill fighter wings first to bring F-35A to Red Flag Pilots and maintainers from the 419th and 388th Fighter Wings deployed the F-35A Lightning II to Nellis AFB, Nevada, Jan. 20.This is the first deployment to Red Flag for the F-35A and the first large movement since the Air Force declared the jet combat ready in August 2016.Red Flag is the Air
Jan. 18, 2017 Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service welcomes new commander Col. Harold W. Linnean III took leadership of the Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service in an assumption of command ceremony here Jan. 17. Linnean replaced Col. Christopher Nick, who is retiring.
Jan. 10, 2017 459th to represent AFRC in Presidential Inaugural Parade The 459th Air Refueling Wing is scheduled to participate in the Presidential Inaugural Parade, Jan. 20.
Jan. 10, 2017 Citizen Airman's lifesaving actions unknowingly impacts fellow reservist’s family Senior Airman Fuentes, a supply technician at MacDill Air Force Base and a critical care nurse at a hospital in Clearwater, Florida, saved the life of a patient that unbeknownst to her, was the brother of a fellow Air Force Reservist.
Jan. 3, 2017 655th ISRG Citizen Airmen pave way for DOD intelligence operations Since standing up in 2012, the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group has come a long way in its growth and continues to pave the way for future Air Force intelligence initiatives.The 655th ISR Group is an independent group under 10th Air Force that ensures the training and
Dec. 28, 2016 Year in Review: Reserve Airlift Wing delivers in 2016 For the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, 2016 began with the mobilization and deployment of approximately 150 Air Force Reservists and four C-130s in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Over the course of the deployment hundreds of missions were flown to include airlifting
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards
AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8.