944th Fighter Wing welcomes home deployers
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Staff Sgt. Francisco Alcocer, 944th Security Forces Squadron member, kisses his children Jan. 5 after returning from a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Alcocer and 36 other security forces members were welcomed home at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport following their activation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Susan Stout)
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Rescue reservists return from lifesaving mission
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A group of approximately 50 Air Force reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here returned home Jan. 5 after a 4-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
The group, which included helicopter pilots, crewmembers and maintenance specialists, deployed in August on the second leg of a 14-month Joint Expeditionary Tasking mission to support the U.S. Army medical evacuation operation in Afghanistan.
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Game plan offers assignment choices for reserve colonels
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Certain qualified Air Force Reserve line colonels will soon be able to select from an a la carte of job vacancies when a new website goes online in January 2009.
The Web-based job announcements are part of a program called the Reserve Line Colonel Assignments Gameplan 2009. The game plan is a first for Air Force Reserve Command.
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Air Force Reserve names top finance people
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Air Force Reserve Command selected three offices and a dozen people for command financial management and comptroller awards for 2008.
The financial analysis office and financial services office for the 440th Airlift Wing, Pope AFB, N.C., were named the best offices in the command. The 911th AW, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., has the best financial management and comptroller organization.
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300 and counting -- rescue unit saves lives in Afghanistan
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force reservists with the 920th Rescue Wing here have saved more than 300 U.S. troops since deploying to Afghanistan in February 2008.
The Air Force Reserve Command unit is flying HH-60 helicopter missions in support the U.S. Army medical evacuation operation.
Airmen from the wing and its sister units in Arizona and Oregon have flown 1,181 sorties and saved 313 people, according to a wing intelligence report.
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Association offers officer development courses
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Twice a year the Reserve Officers Association and Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command work together to provide professional development opportunities for reserve officers.
The first program takes place in conjunction with the ROA Mid-Winter Conference and Reserve Component Expo Feb. 1-4 in Washington, D.C.
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AFSO 21 project yields award payload
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma -- An AFSO 21 project prompted by Col. Jeffrey Glass, 507th Air Refueling Wing commander, has resulted in a payload of Air Force awards for wing members.
"I have known for a long time how some Airman may go 15 to 20 years without receiving an Air Force award," Colonel Glass said. "It's appalling how some people have slipped through the system without receiving a nod for their hard work.
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Athlete uses iron will to help others reach goals
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- An Air Force reservist who completed an Ironman United Kingdom competition last year is using her experiences to help physically disabled individuals realize their full potential.
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Delays don't deter Westover doc from following dream
WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- Lt. Col. (Dr.) Colleen E. Kelley was headed into the military in 1983, but a fall out of a tree delayed her service for 17 years.
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Air Force reservists defend base in Iraq
KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq -- Members of the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here are putting to rest any misconceptions about how involved Airmen are engaged in the fight on the ground in Iraq.
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Gift of life - reservist donates kidney to fiancé
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Master Sgt. Laura Perry gave her heart to her fiancé in 2005 after a chance meeting at the NCO club on Lackland AFB, Texas. Three years later she gave him the gift of life.
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Chief's challenge motivates Airman to run in marathon
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- During a temporary duty assignment to Robins AFB, Ga., I met "that" guy who makes everyone else look as physically fit as Jabba-the-Hut on a stair-climber.
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Tragedy propels brothers to train for AF Marathon
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFPN) -- Charlie Witt and his brother had plans. When Charlie retired from the Air Force in September 2007 as a master sergeant after a 20-year career, he and his brother agreed to run the 2008 U.S. Air Force Marathon together.
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