4 Sep 2018

403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues Tropical Storm Gordon reconnaissance

The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing relocated its aircraft, flown by both the Hurricane Hunters and the 815th Airlift Squadron, to Ellington Field, Texas, today as Tropical Storm Gordon makes its way toward the Gulf Coast.“We are moving aircraft as a precautionary measure ahead of Tropical Storm Gordon, and so we can continue the mission,” said Col.

22 Aug 2018

Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Lane, storm targets Hawaiian Islands

The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters missions into Hurricane Lane, a Category 4, have been cancelled for today so they can move out of the storm’s path, which is projected to hit the main Hawaiian Islands Thursday afternoon.

13 Aug 2018

927th ASTS Conducts TCCC Training at Patriot Warrior

Members of the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron participated in patient rescue scenarios during the Tactical Combat Casualty Care training at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 12.

12 Aug 2018

927th ASTS arrives at Patriot Warrior 2018

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron arrived at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 8, for the 2018 Patriot Warrior Exercise, an annual exercise geared toward enhancing the capabilities of Reserve Citizen Airmen by providing them with training to ensure all are deployment ready.During the first few hours of their arrival to

25 Jul 2018

Reserve maintainer perseveres with music, art career

From a church pulpit to a stage bar, this former preacher walks into the spotlight. As his fingers dance on the guitar strings, his voice sings tales of pain, perseverance and his journey to exuberance. As if in a trance, the audience hangs on to this every word, and in those moments, this native Alabama Airman is able to live out his dream.

21 Jul 2018

Reserve rescue helicopter wins best in show at world's largest air tattoo

The 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo, the world’s largest air show, according to its web site, selected the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 943rd Rescue Group, Tucson, Ariz., as the winner of best static display out of hundreds of aircraft.

20 Jul 2018

Senior eye care exec leads Reserve squadron

Sometimes life takes a person in an entirely different direction, but the journey can be a positive one. Col. Carl Spear, commander, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron that provides home station medical readiness for 1,500 403rd Wing reservists and the wartime tasking to establish medical triage and staging anywhere in the world, originally wanted to teach high school biology and chemistry and coach basketball.

19 Jun 2018

Reserve Citizen Airman ensures all children can play

Close your eyes and listen to the rat-a-tat baby bird chatter, rolling trill of laughter, and the ever-so-serious instructions doled out to fellow imagineers, and you’ll agree, there’s nothing like the sound of children at play.Open your eyes - at a little park in Kirby, Texas, a handful of adults are surrounded by a host of chattering children

8 Jun 2018

Niagra hosts Air Force Reserve Week

The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station hosted a mass enlistment ceremony at Terrapin Point, Niagara Falls, New York, June 7, 2018. Several new and current members of the 914th Air Refueling Wing swore an oath of enlistment to the United States Air Force Reserve.Maj. Gen. Derek P. Rydholm, Deputy to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Pentagon,

16 Feb 2018

Reserve aerial porters help Denton program deliver aid to Afghanistan

For the second year in a row, Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 39th Aerial Port Squadron have partnered with the 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron to help deliver winter weather clothes to Afghanistan via the Denton Program.