April 24, 2018 Air Guard, Reserve wings kick off annual MAFFS training As temperatures heated up in northern California, aerial firefighters from four C-130 airlift wings operating the U.S.D.A. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, started a weeklong training April 23 in anticipation of summer blazes.
Sept. 27, 2017 Deployed Reserve Civil engineers make critical runway repairs Maintaining an airfield is never an easy task, especially when it’s one of the busiest in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. Responsible for making critical runway repairs, the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s heavy equipment operator team ensures that the 386th
July 29, 2017 Answering the call The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing received a request for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center to provide one Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 and aircrew to support ongoing aerial fire fighting efforts in the western U.S.Multiple geographic areas
July 7, 2017 Day into night, rescue Airmen save two German citizens at sea on long-range rescue mission In a concerted effort throughout July 7, and into the early hours of July 8, approximately 80 Citizen Airmen and four aircraft from the 920th Rescue Wing successfully rescued 2 German citizens whose vessel caught fire approximately 500 nautical miles off the east coast of southern Florida. At the
Feb. 1, 2017 Rescue Reservists land in Horn of Africa and Afghanistan Two groups of Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing deployed to two overseas locations to provide personnel recovery support to ongoing operations. A group of fixed-wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel landed in Africa for four months as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of
June 29, 2016 AFRC celebrates 100 years of Reserve Air Power with C-130 special mission demo Congressional staff members embark on a 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron C-130 Hercules on the Joint Base Andrews, Md., flight line June 29, 2016. In honor of the 100th anniversary of U.S. air reserve power, congressional staff members were invited to an event showcasing special missions
May 12, 2016 Niagara Airmen, aircraft leave for deployment May 9 marked the first time since Desert Storm that a four-ship fly away of C-130 Hercules aircraft took place here. It was also the last, as the 914th Airlift Wing prepares to transition to the KC-135 Stratotanker refueling mission.That final departure leaves behind a legacy of more than 40 years
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