Oct. 5, 2015 Hurricane Hunters fly storms from Hawaii, Georgia Aircrews with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters," departed Friday and today for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, where they will start flying data-gathering missions Sunday into storms southwest of the Hawaiian Islands.Operations for Hurricane Joaquin moved to Hunter
Oct. 2, 2015 Combat Comm Airmen repair Honduran hospital network Combat communications Airmen with the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 35th Combat Communication Squadron from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, restored Internet connectivity to a local hospital in Trujillo, Honduras.The Airmen restored connectivity to 19 offices and 24 workstations allowing 30 users to
Oct. 1, 2015 Hurricane Hunters fly Joaquin An aircrew with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters," an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, flew their third mission into Hurricane Joaquin early this morning.The crew measured strong flight-level winds of 83 miles per
Sept. 25, 2015 Colorado reservists lead air ops for multinational exercise Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing here directed the air operations portion of the largest airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War.Col. Erich Novak, 302nd AW vice commander, Lt. Col. Frank Wilde, 302nd Operations Group deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Bradley
Sept. 24, 2015 Rescuer reunites with ‘Katrina Girl’ Ten years ago, Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney hovered over a maelstrom of water, debris and human suffering. New Orleans, a once vibrant mecca for revelers and tourists, was ground zero for impoverished refugees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.By Sept. 6, 2005, Maroney had become depressed and felt
Sept. 23, 2015 Annual Operation DEEP FREEZE to commence Sept. 28 The U.S. military will kick off the 2015-2016 season of Operation DEEP FREEZE, the Department of Defense’s support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, with operations commencing Sept. 28. This support is provided by Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, led by
Sept. 23, 2015 Commander meets USAFA volleyball team Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, commander, Air Force Reserve Command and chief of the Air Force Reserve, met the U.S. Air Force Academy women's volleyball team during the Service Academy Challenge at the Pentagon. The USAFA team lost to West Point 3-2, but beat Harvard in the Sept. 11 matches. The team
Sept. 22, 2015 AF leadership talks total force Members of senior leadership from the active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, as well as the principal deputy to the secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, convened for a discussion panel regarding the status of the total force at the Air Force
Sept. 14, 2015 Reservists prep first responders for Pope's visit A group of Individual Mobilization Augmentees spent two days training Philadelphia-area first responders on how to respond in the event of a nuclear or radiological terrorist attack.Four Air Force Reservists taught the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s Introduction to Radiological and Nuclear
Sept. 3, 2015 Fallen Special Tactics Airman honored at private tribute The coolest guy in the room. A knight and a warrior on the battlefield and a highly decorated combat veteran who went to great lengths to mentor to young Airmen. Someone with a quick wit, an infectious laugh and a sense of humor that was “second to none.” That’s how members of the 21st Special