Sept. 1, 2017 Florida Reserve Airmen fly Texas relief missions A contingent of 95 Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing, Cocoa Beach, Florida, joined forces with several other groups of military rescue assets and were airborne within the first few hours of arriving here, exercising their combat rescue skills over and around Houston.
Aug. 31, 2017 301st supports Hurricane Harvey relief Air Force Master Sgt. Viviana Molina, 73rd Aerial Port Squadron air transportation, secures webbing straps on 90,000 lbs. of American Red Cross supplies August 29, 2017, at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Supplies included
July 26, 2017 Patriot Wyvern tests Airmen’s skills during unit inspection Members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing participated in a Patriot Wyvern exercise putting their readiness skills to the test at Travis Air Force Base, California, July 22 – 23.
July 24, 2017 MacDill Reservists hone readiness skills in Germany Citizen Airmen from the 927th Logistics Readiness Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, came here to maintain their mission ready status, July 7-23, 2017. Unlike active duty military, traditional Reservists only have one weekend a month and two weeks a year to stay current on all training
April 12, 2017 Pilots take brotherhood to new heights Maj. Matthew Shelly, 23d Wing director of inspections and a pilot with the 74th Fighter Squadron, and his younger brother, Capt. Christopher Shelly, 76th Fighter Squadron chief of standards and evaluations, flew in formation together for the first time, April 8, over Moody Air Force Base, Georgia.
April 4, 2017 307th Bomb Wing hosts reunion The 307th Bomb Wing hosted a reunion March 30 - April 1 celebrating its 75th anniversary of the wing.
April 4, 2017 AMC, Industry partner to enhance virtual training Canadian Aviation Electronics USA, the primary contractor for the KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew training system, recently received authorization to operate on the Air Force’s Distributed Training Center Network.This means the KC-135 Stratotanker simulators will be connected to other mobility Air Force
April 3, 2017 Wing leaders discuss F-35 role in national security Col. David Smith, 419th Fighter Wing commander, and Col. David Lyons, 388th FW commander, took part in a panel discussion on F-35A capability and performance during a national security conference March 31 in Salt Lake City.
March 22, 2017 Marking Change: Senior Airman Cassandra Hickman The cargo pallet glides smoothly down the flight deck into place. She moves through the compartment confidently, inspecting each pallet as she circles. Before the aircraft jets off to foreign lands, she verifies proper weight distribution, cargo placement and that the pallets are secured. During
March 22, 2017 Marchbanks Building is a family affair The widow of the first Chief of the Air Force Reserve visited the 433rd Airlift Wing here March 17. Mrs. Peggy Marchbanks and her family toured the building that bears the name of her late husband, Maj. Gen. Tom E. Marchbanks, Jr., who served as CAFR from January 1968 to February 1971.
Charleston Reservist wins top Air Force photographer award Staff Sgt. Joseph Leveille, of the 315th Airlift Wing’s 4th Combat Camera Squadron here at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, was named Air Force Military Photographer of the Year this week.
2023 AFRC A1 awards announced Col. Edward Segura, Air Force Reserve Command’s director of manpower, personnel and services, announces AFRC’s 2023 A1 award winners.
Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards Air Force Reserve Command announces nominees for FY23 Air Force Small Business Awards
AFGSC names 2023 Global Strike Challenge winners Air Force Global Strike Command announced the winners of Global Strike Challenge 2023 at the multi-month competition’s capstone event Nov. 8.