June 18, 2020 First sergeant carries on family legacy of service The inspiration for Master Sgt. David Flores, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group first sergeant, to join the Air Force came from one person in his life.“My father was in the Air Force and he served in Vietnam, his service was my first exposure to the military,” he said. “He was the most patriotic man
Sept. 15, 2017 Reserve Citizen Airmen essential to USAFA mission Reserve Citizen Airmen bring their skills and experience to augment the active-duty force at the U.S. Air Force Academy in order to produce tomorrow’s Air Force leaders.“Each year the Air Force Academy depends on Reserve Citizen Airmen in order to fulfill the mission here,” said Col. Christine
Sept. 29, 2015 October issue of Citizen Airman is online The October issue of Citizen Airman Magazine is now available. The cover story is about Maj. Dan Rooney, a T-38 Talon pilot at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, a PGA golf professional and founder of Folds of Honor, an organization that provides annual educational scholarships to the military
Sept. 25, 2015 Pope leadership stars on drivetime radio talk show Col. Karl Schmitkons, 440th Airlift Wing commander, left, Command Chief Master Sgt. Rocky Hart, 440th AW command chief, middle, and Col. Robert Blake, 440th AW vice commander, right, join Jeff "Goldy" Goldberg and Jim Cooke of WFNC 640 AM radio for a live on-air interview celebrating the third
Sept. 25, 2015 Colorado reservists lead air ops for multinational exercise Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing here directed the air operations portion of the largest airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War.Col. Erich Novak, 302nd AW vice commander, Lt. Col. Frank Wilde, 302nd Operations Group deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Bradley
Sept. 22, 2015 AFA recognizes reservists at annual event The Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition concluded Sept. 16 with six awards going to Air Force Reserve Command. Four awards went to individuals and two to organizations with ties to the command. Maj. Warren Neary, an AFRC historian, received the Gill Robb