Nov. 23, 2015 Texas employers experience Reserve mission Thirty-three employers boarded a C-5A Galaxy aircraft bound for two Florida bases, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and MacDill Air Force, Nov. 12 as part of the 433rd Airlift Wing's 2015 Employer of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift.The two-day trip, sponsored by the Department of Defense's ESGR
Nov. 16, 2015 Aerial firefighters reflect on mission challenges In early October the National Interagency Fire Center lowered the National Wildfire Preparedness level to one, its lowest level of five indicating national large fire activity had reduced to minimal levels. With this, and with what appears to be the end of hot, dry conditions in the western U.S.,
Nov. 13, 2015 STARBASE Robins where children are the future STARBASE Robins recently celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Museum of Aviation, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. STARBASE Robins staff, Air Force Reserve Command leadership, students and teachers gathered for the celebration. STARBASE is a premier Department of Defense educational program that
Nov. 12, 2015 Luke Boss Day 'well worth the trip' "This was just fabulous, well worth the trip" said Bobbie Gibbons, an insurance agent who traveled from Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend the Boss's Day event here Nov. 7. Gibbons was among 85 employers who visited the Air Force Reserve's 944th Fighter Wing to get a glimpse into the military service
Nov. 12, 2015 Pope crew chiefs earn black letter C-130 It's a once-in-a-career event, not all that different from hitting a hole-in-one in golf or being dealt a royal flush in poker. In fact, in 25 years of service, it's the first time Master Sgt. Angela Psket, a dedicated crew chief with the Air Force Reserve's 440th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, has
Nov. 11, 2015 Rokerthon 2 highlights Team Keesler on Veterans Day Al Roker, TODAY Show weather anchor, stopped by Keesler as part of his Guinness World Record-breaking effort “Rokerthon 2” on Veterans Day today. “Rokerthon 2” sees the weatherman delivering national and local weather forecasts in all 50 states in just one week. At his stop in Biloxi, Mississippi,
Nov. 10, 2015 Cyber gladiator battles community need One of the 960th Cyber Operations Group's CyberGladiators is battling community need by going above and beyond as an avidvolunteer.Maj. Brett Bonin, a Cyber Command & Control Mission Systemsenior duty officer, assigned to the 854th Combat Operations Squadron here, is athree-time awardee of the
Nov. 3, 2015 Hill Total Force F-16s rotate to Afghanistan About 400 Airmen from Hill Air Force Base are currently serving on a six-month deployment to Afghanistan to carry out F-16 operations.Nearly 70 reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing and their active-duty counterparts in the 388th Fighter Wing arrived at Bagram Airfield Oct. 28 in support of
Nov. 2, 2015 Commander speaks at A/TA Convention Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, speaks about the future of the Air Force Reserve during the 47th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shandresha Mitchell/Released)
Oct. 30, 2015 Westover not chosen as preferred KC-46A base Air Force officials announced Thursday that Westover is no longer a prime candidate to be the first reserve-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, has now been slotted as the preferred base. The KC-46s are expected to begin arriving in 2019.Westover