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May 23, 2022
Hurricane Hunters brief mission to President at interagency preseason hurricane event

It’s not every day that a unit gets invited to participate in an event that informs the President of the United States about interagency efforts to prepare for and respond to hurricanes.That day turned out to be May 18 for one 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WC-130J Super Hercules aircrew and
Oct. 25, 2020
Air Force C-130s fly mosquito control aerial spray ops to support hurricane Delta, Laura recovery efforts

U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft, equipped with Modular Aerial Spray Systems (MASS), and approximately 85 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, deployed to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, to conduct mosquito control aerial spray missions over
Jan. 31, 2019
Airlift unit tests mettle in joint Patriot Palm exercise

A 315th Airlift Wing unit finished its most recent joint-service training exercise Jan. 29 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Hawaii.Teaming up with FEMA, the FBI, Army, Coast Guard and Marine Corps, the 315th Contingency Response Flight completed Exercise Patriot Palm, a joint-service emergency and
Feb. 8, 2018
Hurricanes, wildfires keep AF Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers busy in 2017

With massive category 5 hurricanes slamming the Gulf Coast, East Coast, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, and wildfires raging in the West, these Reserve Citizen Airmen Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers were called on 197 times to support real-world disasters, National Special Security
Sept. 13, 2017
Twice a Reservist, Combat Camera Chief Serving as FEMA Reservist

When Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast and landed in Houston, Chief Master Sgt. Matt Proietti, 4th Combat Camera Squadron superintendent, at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, knew the distinct possibility existed that Citizen Airmen from his unit may be tasked to document rescue and recovery
June 13, 2016
304th RQS partners with federal, civilian emergency responders

Air Force reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., train with Oregon and Kentucky National Guard chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives enhanced force response force package members during the Cascadia Rising exercise at Camp
June 10, 2016
Rescue reservists partner with emergency responders

Air Force reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., train with Oregon and Kentucky National Guard chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives enhanced force response force package members during the Cascadia Rising exercise at Camp

Hurricane Hunters brief mission to President at interagency preseason hurricane event

Air Force C-130s fly mosquito control aerial spray ops to support hurricane Delta, Laura recovery efforts

Airlift unit tests mettle in joint Patriot Palm exercise

Hurricanes, wildfires keep AF Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers busy in 2017

Twice a Reservist, Combat Camera Chief Serving as FEMA Reservist

304th RQS partners with federal, civilian emergency responders

Rescue reservists partner with emergency responders