CAMP JAMES A. GARFIELD JOINT MILITARY TRAINING CENTER, Ohio -- More than 25 Reserve Citizen Defenders with the 459th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, participated in the Integrated Defense Leadership Course from March 13-26, 2023, …
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- With readiness at the forefront of their minds, more than 40 maintainers from the 512th Maintenance Group traveled to Honolulu, Hawaii, to complete annual tour training. The group, comprised of the 512th Maintenance Squadron …
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- July 2023 will mark 43 years of service for the KC-10A Extender and its inaugural flight. The following year in 1981, the U.S. Air Force received delivery of this airframe at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. In March …
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Master Sgt. Kevin Garett, 908th Maintenance Squadron MH-139 technical maintainer, is living his dream while developing the next generation of Airmen. What started as a simple conversation back in 2008 between Garett, then …
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- When Master Sgt. Jason Madigan talks to active-duty Airmen about possibly making the switch over to the Air Force Reserve, he knows exactly what he’s talking about. After serving nine years as a firefighter and two years as a …
ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Citizen Reserve Airmen with the 445th Airlift Wing from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, trained alongside reservists with the 403rd Wing from Keesler AFB, Mississippi, March 21-23. As part of this year’s Dissimilar …
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- As spring’s warmer weather begins to push the gloomy winter weather away, many of us will begin to emerge from our winter shelters and begin those home improvement projects put off because of cold weather. We will be …
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- “No one is immune to the challenges of life,” said Chief Master Sgt. Barbara J. Gilmore, 403rd Wing command chief. “And those challenges will most often come unexpectedly.” Gilmore knows all too well the rigors of …
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- On April 1, the DoD Human Factors Analysis and Classification System will see an upgrade from version 7.0 to 8.0. The updated design accommodates all occupational communities, standardize language between services, and …
DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Brig. Gen. Melissa A. Coburn received command of 22nd Air Force from Air Force Reserve Commander and Chief of the Air Force Reserve Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, during a change of command ceremony at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, …
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- To remain competitive in a tight labor market and retain valuable talent, Air Force Reserve Command is offering a $10,000 incentive bonus to fully-qualified, prior-service enlisted Airmen who sign up to fill open positions …
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, joined other senior Reserve and Guard leaders for a round robin discussion focused on recruiting, retention and industry partnerships at a …
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- During the March Unit Training Assembly, members of the 908th Security Forces Squadron conducted various training drills to achieve their yearly training goals. “We are out here because we are trying to accomplish, and get …
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Department of Defense announced March 29, a new non-chargeable, paid bereavement leave benefit for service members who suffer the loss of their spouses or children. Directive-type Memorandum 23-003 – "Bereavement Leave for …
Left: Col. DeAnna Franks, 302nd Operations Group commander, answers questions from cadet candidates after a mentorship brief, U.S. Air Force Academy’s Preparatory School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 20, 2023. (Courtesy Photo) Right: 2nd Lt. DeAnna …
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The mountains split with a radiant of colors that hearken a new dawn. Pumps load, props spin and engines roar, the early birds rise again to shower the range blue, one old and one new. The 910th Airlift Wing’s aerial spray …
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Delivering a unified and unambiguous message, the Department of the Air Force’s highest-ranking civilian and military leaders told Congress March 28 that progress is being made modernizing the Air and Space Forces but to fully succeed …
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The 349th Air Mobility Wing brought home not one, not two, but three out of six excellence awards during the 2022 Fourth Air Force Annual Raincross Trophy Awards Dinner in Riverside, California, on March 1, 2023. “ …
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE Ark. -- The 19th Airlift Wing hosted the C-130 Mobility Air Force Council, March 13-15, bringing together C-130 experts from across the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve – including representatives from Air …
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- In a technology career field, working on an aircraft isn’t normally the first thing that comes to mind, it is normally something computer or data related. “The C-130Js are just really big computers that fly,” said Master …
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