Oct. 2, 2020 Keesler reservists support Southwest Asia operations Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen and several C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 403rd Wing have deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom Sentinel.Aircrew from the 815th Airlift Squadron, and Airmen from the 403rd Operational Support Squadron and 803rd
Sept. 29, 2020 Group superintendent enhances maintenance mission Fixing things and making them run efficiently is something Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Lassabe knows a thing or two about, especially with his lengthy career as a maintainer in the U.S. Marines, Army National Guard and the Air Force Reserve.Now, instead of repairing aircraft as his sole mission, he’s
Sept. 4, 2020 AF Reserve in Pacific overcomes COVID-19 challenges to host Yellow Ribbon Program The stress associated with deployments can pose one of the biggest challenges Airmen face before going “down range.”The Yellow Ribbon Program is there to help assist reservists in obtaining the necessary tools to alleviate stress before deploying … and during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,
Aug. 23, 2020 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues to fly Hurricane Marco, Tropical Storm Laura The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing relocated its 20 aircraft today as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura make their way toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. The wing’s 815th Airlift Squadron, a tactical airlift unit, flew their C-130J Super Hercules to Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, and the 53rd
Aug. 12, 2020 Future Air Force leaders continue inclusion, awareness conversation Nearly 70 future leaders of the 439th Airlift Wing continued the conversation on inclusion and racial equality in the military during the July unit training assembly. Lt. Col. Rodney Furr, 439th Airlift Wing chief of Public Affairs, spoke to the Development and Training Flight on the life and times
July 24, 2020 Joint Forces: Reserve, Guard train for care in the air From broken bones, burns to head trauma, loss of limbs and more; Aeromedical Evacuation teams see more than their fair share of battle injuries. Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 36th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and Mississippi Air National Guardsmen from the 183rd AES collaborated for a three-day
May 29, 2020 2019 Air Force Security Community Awards Congratulations to the following Air Force Reserve Command nominees for the 2019 Air Force Security Community Awards:William A. Davidson Security Award for Outstanding Contribution: Ms. Lauran Oswald, 94th Airlift Wing Information Protection Office Air Force Security Award for Excellence: Ms.
May 8, 2020 Are you ready for hurricane season? May 3-9 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week and hurricane season is less than a month away, starting June 1. Are you ready?
May 7, 2020 302nd Airlift Wing thanks Colorado healthcare workers with flyover Over the last several months, medical personnel, healthcare workers and essential personnel all over the world have been working against one common enemy; COVID-19. In Colorado, as of May 6 there have been 17,830 cases, 2,986 hospitalized and 921 deaths, according to the Colorado Department of
April 5, 2020 First of 944th medics mobilized for COVID-19 response In response to short-notice mobilization orders, several members of the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron deployed today to aid in the COVID-19 response in New York City and surrounding states.This deployment is part of a larger mobilization package, activated by President Donald Trump, of more