Aug. 24, 2016 Dobbins combats Zika with Georgia Department of Public Health Dobbins’ Bioenvironmental Engineers recently partnered with the Georgia Department of Public Health to partake in the Department of Defense initiative to combat the Zika virus and other mosquito-spread diseases.Kathleen Schmidt, Georgia DPH vector surveillance coordinator, along with BEE personnel,
Aug. 24, 2016 Reservist aims to change national veteran narrative The average American has three categories for all veterans: hero, victim and monster.So says Capt. Melissa Boatwright, the founder of Battle Tested Veterans, a not-for-profit dedicated to changing the national veteran narrative through the use of data and first-person stories.The idea for the
Aug. 22, 2016 Grissom hosts ESGR Bosslift Thirty-seven employers visited Grissom Aug. 18-19, 2016 for an employer orientation experience designed to show what reservists and guardsmen do when they are away from their civilian jobs.
Aug. 19, 2016 Rescue Airmen support successful Delta IV rocket launch The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the third and fourth Orbital ATK-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites aboard a Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37B hereat 12:52 a.m. EDT.Maintenance
Aug. 12, 2016 East Coast training provides joint experience for Army, Air Force Approximately 50 Air Force Reserve Airmen from the 943rd Rescue Group deployed for training to the East Coast for joint operations July 31 to Aug 12. The group included three HH-60s and their accompanying maintenance crews; air crew members, including pilots and special mission aviators; aviation
Aug. 11, 2016 Citizen Airman named “Outstanding Airman of the Year” Staff Sgt. Aaron M. Tobler, a geospatial intelligence analyst assigned to the 50th Intelligence Squadron here, was one of 12 Airmen selected for the “Outstanding Airman of the Year” award for the Air Force.
Aug. 9, 2016 McChord members summit Mount Rainer As part of the U.S. Air Force 50 Summits Challenge, 8 Team McChord members summited Mount Rainer. Standing at 14,411 feet tall, Mount Rainer is the tallest mountain in Washington and one of the 50 summits that was yet to be summited under the 50 Summits Challenge until now.
Aug. 9, 2016 Stokes takes command at 22nd Air Force Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris relinquished command of the 22nd Air Force to Maj. Gen. John Stokes during a change of command ceremony August 8 in the banquet hall at the Marriot Hotel in Atlanta. Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of Air Force Reserve, commander Air Force Reserve Command, officiated the
Aug. 9, 2016 Reservist training, quick response saves life Imagine driving home and seeing a car swerve wildly, crash into a traffic sign, and hit a bicyclist. The driver is unconscious, with no breathing or pulse. There are moments when fast and decisive action can save lives. Military service members are exposed to life-and-death situations much more
Aug. 8, 2016 442nd FW completes Estonia FTD Reservists and active-duty Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Guardsmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, completed a flying training deployment to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, August 8.