Dec. 4, 2015 Liberty Wing now controls weekend fitness assessments The 512th Airlift Wing assumed control of reservists' physical fitnessassessment here, during the Unit Training Assemblies, beginning November7.This is the first time the Liberty Wing has conducted their owntesting since 2009, when each unit evaluated their own members."The goalis to reduce the
Dec. 4, 2015 Citizen Airmen saves woman at restaurant On a Saturday evening after working on base, most traditional reservist wouldn't expect their dinner plans to become a life-saving ordeal. But that is exactly what happened to Senior Airman Ian Brenner, 514th Maintenance Squadron. While dining with fellow squadron members, at a local
Dec. 1, 2015 Citizen Airman December issue is online The December issue of Citizen Airman magazine is now available. The cover story highlights Staff Sgt. Lucy Reyna of the 434th Operations Group at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, who has made it through some tough times thanks to help from her family, friends and the Air Force Reserve. Other
Nov. 29, 2015 Warthogs win battle in Warsaw Residents of Warsaw, Missouri may not have realized it, but their city hosted a military exercise November 19. The premise that day involved simulated large, enemy armored vehicles that had rolled into Warsaw, Missouri.The exercise was part of a longstanding program that the 442d Fighter Wing, and
Nov. 3, 2015 Awkward look leads to life-saving CPR The awkward look on his neighbor’s face was all it took for SeniorMaster Sgt. James Hartzog to leap into life-saving action.Hartzog was driving home from lunch with his brother when henoticed the grimace, then the collapse, as his neighbor dropped to the groundwhile mowing the lawn. He quickly
Nov. 2, 2015 Commander speaks at A/TA Convention Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, speaks about the future of the Air Force Reserve during the 47th Annual Airlift/Tanker Association Convention in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shandresha Mitchell/Released)
Oct. 30, 2015 Nellis families welcome Reservists home Family members of Senior Airman Jaime Parada, 926th Security Forces Squadron, wait for his arrival at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Oct. 22. Parada was returning from a 7-month deployment to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter)
Oct. 30, 2015 Westover not chosen as preferred KC-46A base Air Force officials announced Thursday that Westover is no longer a prime candidate to be the first reserve-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, has now been slotted as the preferred base. The KC-46s are expected to begin arriving in 2019.Westover
Oct. 28, 2015 AF Reservists join effort to rescue missing men Air Force reservistsjoined forces with local volunteer search and rescue organizations to rescue twomen who went missing Oct. 25.The call for help came Oct. 26 from the Clackamas County Sherriff's office requestingassistance to help locate two men who were overdue by 6 hours after they wentwild
Oct. 28, 2015 Alaska Reservist presented decoration for Nepal relief efforts An Alaska Reservist was presented with a commendation medal for her work while supporting earthquake relief efforts in Nepal during a ceremony in the Courtyard of Heroes at the Pacific Air Force Headquarters Oct. 16. "I deployed as the Joint Air