March 7, 2025 The final haul After a military career spanning two branches of service, wartime deployments, multiple career fields and a reenlistment after a 20-year break-in-service, Master Sgt. Dale Payne is making his final haul into retirement this March.
Aug. 20, 2024 Innovative Readiness Training delivers vital medical care to Guam residents More than 100 U.S. Air Force Reserve, active duty Air Force, Army, Navy, and Guam Air National Guard service members collaborated with the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services and other community partners to host the 2024 Guam Wellness Innovative Readiness Training.
Aug. 6, 2024 IRT mission bridges gaps in health services for Blackfeet Nation Service members provided medical services including primary care, counseling, dental services, vision care and glasses, behavioral health, nutrition services, and veterinary care - all at no cost to patients through the Blackfeet Tribal Health - Operation Walking Shield Innovative Readiness Program.
July 15, 2024 Bayou meets Blue Hawaii: Innovative Readiness Training mission brings Airmen from Barksdale AFB to Oahu “Ready Now” is the mantra of every Reserve Citizen Airman and it was on full display when 307th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen took on an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) construction mission in Honolulu, Hawaii, July 1 to July 12.The IRT program is a Department of Defense initiative designed to
June 24, 2024 349th Aerospace Medical Squadron delivers at IRT deployment Innovative Readiness Training is a Department of Defense military training opportunity, exclusive to the United States and its territories, that delivers joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness.
July 25, 2023 Opportunity in the Ozarks: 307th MDS takes part in IRT mission There are quite a few standard U.S. training sites for the military, but places like Yellville and Mountain Home, Arkansas, hardly top that list. But it was in these Ozark towns that Capt. Joy Hood, 1st Lt. Mariah Claire Saratan, and Tech. Sgt. Desiree Melcher of the 307th Medical Squadron
July 20, 2023 Healing forces unite: Northwest Arkansas Wellness IRT mission transforms lives IRT is a Department of Defense military training opportunity exclusive to the United States and its territories. These missions offer vital services to communities while providing joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness among U.S. service members.
May 24, 2022 Arctic Care 2022: 403rd Reservists support Alaska medical mission Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, traveled to Kodiak, Alaska, May 2-15 to assist with the Innovative Readiness Training program’s Kodiak Island Arctic Care 2022 event.According to their website, IRT is a collaborative program designed to produce
July 27, 2021 403rd ASTS participates in Delta Wellness Mission 2021 Four Reserve Citizen Airmen from different career fields within the 403rd Wing’s Aeromedical Staging Squadron provided healthcare to three communities in three states as part of Delta Wellness Mission 2021, which ran from July 6 - 20.“Delta Wellness is a total-force mission spanning the ‘delta’