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  • Egyptian-Born, American-Proud

    Born in Egypt, Yosry Zaki spent 12 years applying for a visa to come to America and has since become a U.S. citizen and a Senior Airman in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He is a flight services technician with the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. This is his

  • Service worthy of a legacy

    Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, the commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, stood tall atop his retirement ceremony stage, May 6, 2023, in front of friends, family, and Airmen gathered in a hangar at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to celebrate his 38 years of military service approximately 20 of which

  • Flightline business

    A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh, takes off at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio on April 25, 2023. Aircrew from the 911th AW practiced tactical flying operations on Youngstown ARS’s flightline and in Trumbull County’s uncongested airspace. (U.S. Air

  • 310th Space Wing reservists lead intel at Schriever Wargame

    In this year’s Space Training and Readiness Command Schriever Wargame, 310th Space Wing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Airmen took a leading role in the intelligence operations portion of the capstone event in March, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.

  • I am The 908th: Tech. Sgt. Blayze Franklin

    Tech. Sgt. Blayze Franklin has been an Aircraft Hydraulics Mechanic Air Reserve Technician with the 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron for the past six years. However, in preparation for the 908th Airlift Wing’s incoming MH-139A Grey Wolf Helicopter flight training mission, he will be converting to