Oct. 29, 2015 Honoring Korean War veterans Members from the 18th Fighter Bomb Wing Association gathered at the Double TreeHotel in downtown San Antonio Oct. 24 to award 25 Korean War Veterans with theRepublic of Korea Ambassador for Peace Medal.The commemorative medal wascreated by the South Korean government as a show of thanks and
Oct. 28, 2015 AF Reservists join effort to rescue missing men Air Force reservistsjoined forces with local volunteer search and rescue organizations to rescue twomen who went missing Oct. 25.The call for help came Oct. 26 from the Clackamas County Sherriff's office requestingassistance to help locate two men who were overdue by 6 hours after they wentwild
Oct. 26, 2015 Partnership brings Feel the Heat back to Youngstown In partnership with the American Red Cross Lake to River Chapter, Youngstown Air Reserve Station (YARS) hosted the second annual Feel the Heat event here, Oct. 22, 2015. The purpose of Feel the heat is to exercise and demonstrate the collaborative response capabilities of the Red Cross and 910th
Oct. 23, 2015 Vance bids farewell to long-serving T-38 pilot He was among the first, and now, he’s the last.Lt. Col. Darren “Shead” McTee, a T-38 instructor pilot with the 5th Flying Training Squadron, retired Oct. 22, as the last of the initial cadre that helped stand up the Air Force Reserve Instructor Pilot Associate at Vance.McTee leaves as a legend. He’s
Oct. 16, 2015 Reservist runs 74 miles in memory of fallen Airman In an effort to raise money for families of fallen Airmen, one reservist pushed herself to complete a 74-mile run around Lake Tahoe, Oct. 7-8. Maj. Jenny Poisson, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to Air Force Senior Scientist for Information Assurance, Edwards Air Force Base, California, raised
Oct. 14, 2015 AF Reserve set to reactivate bomb group The Air Force Reserve plans to reactivate the 489th Bomb Group and associated elements during an Oct. 17 ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.The bomb group reactivation includes the 345th Bomb Squadron, the 489th Maintenance Squadron and the 489th Aerospace Medical Fight.The 489th BG is a
Oct. 13, 2015 Reservist earns bronze in CISM triathlon Despite beginning with shoulder-high waves breaking on their heads, Team USA took bronze medals in women's senior triathlon, men's senior and mixed team here at the CISM World Games Oct. 10.Air Force Reserve Maj. Judith Coyle earned bronze with an overall time of two hours, 15 minutes and 27.69
Oct. 13, 2015 Dobbins first to test new aviation technology A team from Air Force Reserve Command arrived at Dobbins Air Reserve Base the week of Sept. 30 to test the first-of-its-kind Mobile Mission Kit with the 94th Airlift Wing.The 94th AW became the first unit in the Air Force to test out this new system for documenting flight information that is
Oct. 7, 2015 Reserve rescue assists with search for cargo ship The 920th Rescue Wing deployed an aircraft Tuesday in support of the search for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin.A wing aircrew departed from here in an HC-130P/N King aircraft today at approximately 10:45 a.m. with two 4-man
Oct. 6, 2015 39th FTS instructor pilots impact generations Snuggled in the outskirts of San Antonio lies Randolph Air Force Base, which houses a unique squadron with a very serious mission -- to train those who will train future Air Force pilots.The 39th Flying Training Squadron, which falls under the 340th Flying Training Group, has a mission to provide