Oct. 2, 2020 New memos help IRs get appointments at active-duty MTFs Most Individual Reservists (IRs) get great care from their active duty military treatment facilities (MTFs) and that support is vital to staying current on mandatory readiness items. However, IRs sometimes have issues getting their readiness appointments made and completed at their MTFs because that
Oct. 1, 2020 Going lean: 345th EBS wraps up Bomber Task Force Mission Go lean or go home. That was the strategy adopted by leadership of the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron when the call went out in late July for B-1B Lancers to accomplish an emergent Bomber Task Force mission out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The unit, based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas,
Sept. 30, 2020 340th aviators selected for Profiles in Leadership Vol. 6 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas – Two 340th Flying Training Group instructor pilots will be featured in the Air Force Reserve's Profiles in Leadership, Volume 6.Selected for their exceptional performance, selfless sacrifices, and exemplary leadership skills were Maj. Christine Wagner, chief
Sept. 30, 2020 908th Leaders See Need for Training The 908th Airlift Wing has been holding an enlisted performance report (EPR) writing class since the September alternate unit training assembly, taught by Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan Rapelje, 908th Mission Support Group superintendent, and Senior Master Sgt. Joshua Green, 908th Aircraft Maintenance
Sept. 26, 2020 A Gold Star to remember The last Sunday of September every year is Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day, where the families of service members who died while in the line of duty are honored. On this day, these families are remembered for the losses they suffered. While many choose to honor their losses in different ways,
Sept. 17, 2020 Tracking Sally From tropical storm to hurricane, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron“ Hurricane Hunters,” flew nine missions into Sally to track the storm and gather data.The 53rd WRS, an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing, started flying missions into then-Tropical Storm Sally from their home
Sept. 13, 2020 Here we go again: 403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues to fly Tropical Storm Sally The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing started relocating aircraft today as Tropical Storm Sally makes its way towards the 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 Weather Reconnaissance
Sept. 1, 2020 Teams-based CVR allows first All Call for HQ RIO Headquarters Readiness and Integration Organization hosted its first ever All Call for Individual Reservists August 28, 2020. More than 450 Airmen from around the world attended the event, which was presented virtually.HQ RIO, based out of Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, is responsible for
Aug. 27, 2020 First Sergeants: More Than a Position, A Calling That Requires Having a Heart as Strong as a Diamond The Air Force first recognized the outcry for a career field that focused on the health and well-being of Airmen and the overall unit by establishing the first sergeant position in 1961. This move was then followed by the Strategic Air Command’s 15th Air Force opening their own first sergeant school
Aug. 18, 2020 Hurricane Hunters: navigators guide through storms The 403rd Wing’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron based out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, is the only Department of Defense organization that flies weather reconnaissance. In this specialized unit of Reserve Citizen Airmen, a crew is made up of a minimum of five members consisting of a