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  • Tech. Sgts. James Baggott, Joshua Cummings, and Johnathan Simmmons, 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron transportation specialists, deployed to Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger for a six-month tour conductions vehicle operations in the Logisitcs Readiness Flight for the 724 Expeditionary Air Base Squadron. The LRF was responsible for the transport of personnel, cargo and supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo provided by Tech. Sgt. James Baggott)

    Overseas vehicle operations

    Airmen of the 403rd Logistics Readiness Squadron were deployed with the 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron and assigned to the Logistics Readiness Flight for six months providing transportation for personnel, cargo and supplies.
  • A C-130J Super Hercules from the 815th Airlift Squadron, taxis toward its parking spot June 4, 2019 at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Lt. Col. Keith Gibson, 403rd Operations Group deputy commander, flew the lead aircraft of a two ship flight during his final flight with the “Flying Jennies.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carranza)

    Reserve Citizen Airmen support Bahama relief efforts following Dorian

    The 815th Airlift Squadron “Flying Jennies” Airmen returned Sept. 17, from a humanitarian mission supporting Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in the Bahamas for a week.During the response to Hurricane Dorian, Department of Defense forces supported U.S. Agency for International Development and the Governor of The Bahamas with military unique
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    Reserve Citizen Airman first recipient of Reserve Officers Association award

    Master Sgt. Christina Stewart said she was speechless when she received a call from Chief Master Sgt. Octavio Ortiz, Air Force Reserve Command’s Development and Training Flight program manager, informing her she won the 2019 Reserve Officers Association’s Outstanding Enlisted of the Year award.
  • A police cruiser and civilian vehicle sit at an intersection following a mass shooting incident in which the civilian driver sustained three gunshot wounds Aug. 31, 2019, in Odessa, Texas. Dr. Nathaniel Ott, an Air Force Reserve instructor in Air University’s LeMay Center Joint Integration directorate, rushed out to the scene after hearing the shots from outside the ER in which he works in his civilian-capacity career. He worked with an officer and paramedic to turn a police cruiser into an impromptu ambulance to transport the victim to a nearby trauma center for treatment.

    Airman saves life in Odessa, Texas, amidst mass shooting

    An Air Force Reserve member was working in a civilian capacity in Odessa, Texas, on August 31, 2019, and helped provide life-saving first-aid to a woman suffering from three gunshot wounds.
  • Villagers from Newtok, Alaska, pose with Air Force reservists in the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on Aug. 8.

    Reserve Citizen Airmen help relocate Alaskan village

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – Villagers from the remote town of Newtok, Alaska, greeted a team of 23 personnel from the 419th Civil Engineer Squadron Aug. 8 with traditional food and dancing.The team is made up of heavy equipment, utilities, planning, HVAC and electrical experts who will help rebuild the recently relocated town after melting
  • Senior Airman Tyson Kimber from the 419th Maintenance Squadron greets his daughter, Marley, upon returning home July 19 from a three-month deployment to the United Arab Emirates.

    Reservists home after three months in Middle East

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – A group of F-35A maintainers from the 419th Fighter Wing returned home today after a three-month deployment to Al Dhafra Air Base the United Arab Emirates, where they participated in ongoing operations throughout U.S. Air Forces Central Command.The team deployed alongside active duty counterparts from the 388th FW and
  • Kevin Waterhouse, Chief Master Sgt. Monte Snyder, and Master Sgt. Chastity Roush are master resiliency trainers for the 403rd Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. They assist with teaching first term Airmen in nine areas that enhance resilience, one of the core tenets of the Air Force’s Comprehensive Airman Fitness, which encompasses creating Airmen with solid mental, physical, social and spiritual well-being. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Master resilience trainers enhance wellness

    Resilience is the capacity to recover from life’s difficulties; the ability to be knocked down by life and come back as strong as before. Some people come by it naturally, succeeding despite incredibly difficult circumstances. Even if someone doesn’t come by it as natural as other people, the good news is that resilience can be learned, said Chief
  • Master Sgt. Brandan Keel

    Running with faith: an Airman’s journey to redemption

    Standing there with a knife in hand and cold-hearted from the most devastating news of his life, Master Sgt. Brandan “Troy” Keel contemplated an irreversible decision. Looking into his wife’s eyes after learning she was pregnant with another man’s baby, he couldn’t fathom living anymore. Suicide, he thought, was imminent.
  • Share Your Adventure

    Share Your Adventure: help the Reserve team grow through testimony

    The peer referral program is the lead source generator for AFRC RS with one of four people referred by current Reservists joining the Air Force Reserve and is replacing the command’s Get1Now campaign. As manning levels continue to increase for AFRC and other branches of service and the nation’s economy continues to be strong, Share Your Adventure is a vital program to help recruiters gather quality leads and assure AFRC has the manning it needs to excel in its mission to fly, fight and win.
  • Capt. Amber Hauer, a 34th Aeromedical Squadron flight nurse, climbs aboard a 20-man life raft during water survival refresher training in Key West, Florida, May 22, 2019. (U.S. Air Fore photo by Tech. Sgt. Frank Casciotta)

    Reservists conduct urban and water survival training

    Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 302nd Airlift Wing's 731st Operations Group and 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron spent three days practicing Survival Evasion and Resistance Escape skills in Key West, Florida, May 21-23.
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