Nov. 27, 2018 Integrating SIGINT, for multi-domain total force The 16th Intelligence Squadron set on a path to become a Reserve Component partner with the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing (ISRW), Oct. 1, 2014, creating a culture of seamless operations integration between active duty and Reserve Airmen.
Aug. 6, 2018 Weekend-duty: Total Force Integration more than a buzz phrase at Offutt Innovation, which increases readiness, reduces costs, returns time back to Airmen and increases lethality, doesn’t have to involve software upgrades, new weapon systems or a rewrite of a regulation. Members of Team Offutt recently proved this when, for the first time, a RC-135V/W Rivet Joint flew a
Nov. 22, 2017 Pilot exemplifies Total Force Integration As part of a Total Force Integration initiative, an Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman attended attended the Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) to deploy with his former active-duty squadron.Captivated by the close-air support and combat-search and rescue missions of the A-10C Thunderbolt II, U.S. Air
July 28, 2017 Just another Phase Airmen can be seen crawling like ants over, under and around a B-52 Stratofortress with “MT” on the tail tucked in a hangar on Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. These busy workers are Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Maintenance Squadron. They are lending a hand by performing the phase
July 25, 2017 AMC hosts aircrew chemical decontamination exercise More than 15 aircrew flight equipment technicians from across Air Mobility Command gathered here July 17 to 21, to train on Aircrew Contamination Control Area processes and procedures during exercise Toxic Arch.
May 31, 2017 Total Force wingmen enable MQ-1, MQ-9 mission In the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper community, active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen incorporate as a total force integration to provide 60 combat lines or 60 aircraft in the air, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. This team of aircrew, maintenance and other
Jan. 11, 2017 Arizona Air Force components collaborate The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command joined forces during a Joint Medical Operational Training Initiative exercise. The bench mark event took place here, Jan 7, at the home of the 161st Air Refueling Wing.
July 21, 2016 Former 919 SOW commander dies The 919th Special Operations Wing mourns the passing of one of its former commanders -- Brig. Gen. Mark Stogsdill.Stogsdill passed away July 19, 2016 at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.Stogsdill assumed command of the 919th SOW in 1998 during a period of significant change in the unit's
July 8, 2016 Guarding the gates Citizen Airmen with Luke’s 944th Security Forces Squadron travelled to Kadena June 26 to provide extra manning for their active-duty counterparts. The joint mission is part of the Reservists’ annual tour, dubbed “Operation Patriot Habu,” and Kadena Airmen are excited to have them here.
March 11, 2016 Air Force continues to pursue total force integration The Air Force continues to make strides toward total force integration, according to an annual report submitted to Congress March 4. The report is based on recommendations from the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force and focuses on how the force structure should be modified to best