Oct. 6, 2016 Lawyer finds path to service in Air Force Reserve Rumbling tanks, riot police, tear-gas grenades and hungry citizens standing in lines for bread and meat rations.These could be scenes from many war movies or deployments, but they are not. These are Capt. Tomasz Nowak’s memories from his childhood in Communist Poland in the early 1980s.Nowak, who is
Aug. 24, 2016 Reservist aims to change national veteran narrative The average American has three categories for all veterans: hero, victim and monster.So says Capt. Melissa Boatwright, the founder of Battle Tested Veterans, a not-for-profit dedicated to changing the national veteran narrative through the use of data and first-person stories.The idea for the
July 14, 2016 Intelligence officer finds research is for the birds For many, an Antarctic cruise to spend time with penguins is just a dream. For Capt. Hila Levy, it’s all in a day’s work.Levy is an Air Force Reserve Individual Mobilization Augmentee intelligence officer at the Joint Reserve Intelligence Support Element, Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom.
June 9, 2016 'Just let me serve the country that has given me everything' When Staff Sgt. Olorunyomi Martins talks about the debt of gratitude he owes to his adoptive country, one can’t help believing the American Dream is alive and well.A native of southwest Nigeria, Martins arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2003 with $750 in his pocket. He felt like a
Sept. 21, 2015 As civilian, reservist 'leads' in fight against forest fires In a year that has seen nearly 9 million acres lost to forest fires, the most since 2006, one Air Force Reservist is playing a lead role in beating back the flames. Col. Paul “Buster” Delmonte is an aerial firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service as a civilian. He is a lead plane pilot, escorting
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
Aug. 10, 2015 HQ RIO Det 6 commander, husband retire same day On July 17, Headquarters RIO lost 28 years of Individual Reserve management experience when the Detachment 6 commander retired. In a joint ceremony held in the Davis Conference Center at MacDill Air Force Base, Col. Malia Spranger, the Det. 6 commander, retired alongside her husband, Lt. Col. Kurt
July 14, 2015 Reservist prequalifies for 2016 Olympic Trials Standing at the 10-meter firing line, Capt. Caitlin Harris slowly raises her precision air pistol. She takes careful aim as she steadies her breathing; a slow, steady in and out. She knows that the moment to pull the trigger will surprise her. A sharp crack pierces the calm. The Air Force Reserve
June 10, 2015 Headquarters RIO to see command change The leadership of the Headquarters Individual Reservist Readiness and Integration Organization will change hands following Col. Christopher E. Cronce’s move to the Pentagon, where he is now the Deputy Director for Reserve Personnel.Cronce hands the reins of leadership to Col. Carolyn A. Stickell,
June 2, 2015 Reservist joins Air Force Rugby coaching staff Lt. Col. Timothy Taylor, a Headquarters RIO Detachment 2 Individual Mobilization Augmentee, played Rugby for the Air Force when the sport was relatively new to the service in the early 2000s. Now he's helping to train up the next generation of Air Force Rugby athletes. Taylor’s history of playing