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Published on January 26, 2023 - 08:55 GMT

Is your digital footprint safe? Reservists learned more about the safety of their online data

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Technology can be an incredible asset to the modern U.S. Air Force Reserve. Yet, despite the benefits, there are inherent risks that require mitigation. To curtail these threats, members of the 419th Fighter Wing received …

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Published on January 23, 2023 - 22:42 GMT

Undersecretary of the Air Force visits 445th AW Airmen

Published Jan. 23, 2023 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones, Undersecretary of the Air Force, visited the 445th Airlift Wing and various base units Jan. 9 during a day-long tour of …

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Published on January 20, 2023 - 21:46 GMT

“See Something, Do Something … Live to Be Lethal!”

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- The Air Force Safety Center recently sponsored a department-wide contest to bring attention to off-duty risk management. Participants were encouraged to create both video and safety slogans of off-duty threats to the Human …

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Published on January 20, 2023 - 04:09 GMT

Citizen Airman, Citizen Firefighter

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Kaitlyn Lawton enlisted in the Air Force as an Airman 1st Class in 2011 as an aircraft armaments systems technician, loading bombs and missiles on F-22 Raptors. She began her family shortly thereafter, and had …

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Published on January 18, 2023 - 01:12 GMT

908th Maintenance Squadron Welcomes New Commander

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The Commander of the 908th Maintenance Group, Lt. Col. Stuart Martin, bestowed command of the 908th Maintenance Squadron to Capt. Toderick Burks during an Assumption of Command ceremony, Jan. 8, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force …

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Published on January 18, 2023 - 01:12 GMT

Exercise and inspection combine to test and bolster combat-ready wing

GULFPORT COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Miss. -- More than 100 Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing participated in Operation Cardinal South, a full-scale readiness exercise, from Nov. 14–18, at the Gulfport Combat Readiness …

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Published on January 18, 2023 - 01:12 GMT

310th Space Wing Members Showcase Orbital Warfare Training at DoDIIS Worldwide Conference

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Two reservists from the 310th Space Wing gave an unclassified presentation on orbital warfare training and technology at the annual Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems Worldwide Conference, for the …

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Published on January 18, 2023 - 01:12 GMT

2022 in Review

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The 908th Airlift Wing had a unique year in 2022 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The month of January was spent recovering from the holidays and setting the foundations for the wing to have a successful 2022. During …

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Published on January 13, 2023 - 10:58 GMT

Beware of Fake Social Media Accounts

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- As Air Force Reserve Command’s social media manager, Senior Airman Erica Webster is constantly on the lookout for bogus accounts claiming affiliation with AFRC. Unfortunately, she usually doesn’t have to look too hard to find …

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Published on January 12, 2023 - 00:18 GMT

908th Force Support Squadron Welcomes New Commander

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The commander of the 908th Airlift Wing’s Mission Support Group, Col. Clinton Cash, bestowed command of the 908th Force Support Squadron to Lt. Col. Tyisha L. Owens during an Assumption of Command ceremony Saturday, Jan. 7, …

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Published on January 10, 2023 - 01:51 GMT

Journey toward excellence: mission support group aligns strategically

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Fourteen leaders from the 507th Mission Support Group held a ground-breaking and comprehensive three-day strategic alignment event Nov. 1-3, 2022, ultimately creating a new vision statement and identifying four goals and …

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Published on January 8, 2023 - 07:01 GMT

Okies celebrate Golden anniversary at Tinker

The Okies of the 507th Air Refueling Wing celebrated 50 years at Tinker in May. Across the past five decades, the mission and aircraft have changed, but one aspect remains the same: Okie spirit. The wing held Family Day April 30, which is historically held …

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Published on January 8, 2023 - 07:01 GMT

Fueling the fight at RIMPAC 22

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- More than 180 Airmen from the 507th Air Refueling Wing here participated in Joint exercise Rim of the Pacific 2022, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 27-Aug. 2, 2022. During the exercise, 186 Okies and five KC 135R …

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Published on January 8, 2023 - 07:01 GMT

AFRC Commander Kicks off 2023 Road Show in Alaska

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The commander of Air Force Reserve Command kicked off his 2023 command road show here with a Jan 6-7 visit to the 477th Fighter Group, an associate unit that flies and maintains the F-22A Raptor fighter jet …

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Published on January 4, 2023 - 23:17 GMT

919th SOW adapts to AFSOC’s new warfighting model

DUKE FIELD, Fla. -- For more than 20 years after the attacks of September 11th, the U.S. defense structure was geared towards counterterrorism operations and fighting an asymmetric threat. The training and deployment model was designed for …

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Published on December 31, 2022 - 01:55 GMT

Department of the Air Force unmasks academic degrees for major, lieutenant colonel promotion boards

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Effective Jan. 1, 2023, advanced academic degrees will be visible to promotion central selection boards considering major and lieutenant colonel ranks. The change will apply to all eligible Department of the Air Force officers and …

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Published on December 29, 2022 - 22:19 GMT

Training the Human Weapons System: B-52 FTU adopts innovative CRAFT program

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- It cost $9.7 million to train a B-52 Stratofortress pilot, according to a 2019 RAND Corporation study. But until recently, there was no scientific, holistic program at Barksdale Air Force Base designed to ensure that …

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Published on December 22, 2022 - 03:17 GMT

C-145A Combat Coyote makes final run after decade of service

DUKE FIELD, Fla. -- Aircrews from the Air Force Reserve's 711th Special Operations Squadron departed the Duke Field flightline Dec. 15, 2022, in four C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft for the last time after 10 years of service to Air Force Special …

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Published on December 22, 2022 - 03:17 GMT

908 AW sustains readiness… with a little help from our friends

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The 908th Airlift Wing’s 25th Aerial Port Squadron recently acquired a high-line dock, which is material handling equipment, from the 76th Aerial Port Squadron assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve …

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Published on December 22, 2022 - 03:17 GMT

First sergeants complete immersion at Air Force Basic Military Training

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Four first sergeants assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing completed an immersion tour of Air Force Basic Military Training, Dec. 6-8, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The objective of the immersion was to gain a better …

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