Rescue wing sends replacements to Afghanistan
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A group of Air Force reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here departed on the last leg of a 14-month deployment to Afghanistan Dec. 27 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Approximately 40 helicopter aircrew members, maintenance specialists and logistics and support personnel gathered with their friends and families at the wing's helicopter squadron for tearful farewells.
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Some reservists pull guard duty during holidays
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- More than 200 security forces Air Forces reservists are serving thousands of miles away from home at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq, this holiday season.
"I feel confident that I am speaking for all of them when I say that all of us will walk away from this rotation with our head held high and a satisfaction of a job well done," said Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Cain, 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron manager.
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442nd Fighter Wing HRDC extends helping hand for holidays
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- The 442nd Fighter Wing Operation Airmen Helping Airmen "Christmas store" opened its doors on the Saturday of the December unit training assembly - and shut its doors the next day.
This short-lived enterprise wasn't meant to turn a profit. It was meant to help wing Airmen and their families have a more meaningful Christmas in these though economic times.
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Regular, reserve wings consolidate command posts at Peterson
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Signaling a move toward greater teamwork between Air Force regular duty and reserve forces here, Peterson unveiled its newly-consolidated command post Dec. 16.
The integrated Peterson Installation Control Center will serve as the command post for both the regular duty 21st Space Wing and the Air Force Reserve 302nd Airlift Wing, a Peterson tenant unit.
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Reserve unit delivers humanitarian supplies to Guatemala
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- They might not wear red suits or fly a sleigh with nine reindeer, but the 709th Airlift Squadron kept true to the holiday spirit of goodwill to all mankind.
Performing the role of Santa's sleigh Dec. 5-6, a Dover Air Force Base, Del., C-5 Galaxy packed with 64,000 pounds of cargo was delivered to the Guatemala City International Airport to assist a local grade school and orphanage.
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Officials announce Reserve colonel promotions
DENVER -- Air Reserve Personnel Center officials announced the fiscal 2009 Air Force Reserve Line and Nonline Colonel Promotion Selection Board results today.
A selection board convened at the center here Oct. 6-10 to determine those officers qualified to assume the next higher grade. Board members selected 96 of 1,664 Air Force Reserve officers considered.
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934th participates in Wreaths across America ceremony
Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minn. -- Two 934th Airlift Wing Airmen took part in the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minn., Dec. 13.
1st Lt. Brandon Schrader and Senior Airman Justin Gort, reservists from the 96th Airlift Squadron, braved the 30 degree Minnesota cold to help the WAA organization remember, honor and teach about the service and sacrifices of this nation's veterans and fallen heroes.
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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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