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  • Master Sgt. Donald Maloid, 403rd Maintenance Squadron propulsion technician, checks the water spray and mist that comes out of the engine compartment during the Engine Compressor Wash of an 815th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules to ensure the engine is clean before the aircraft goes for a "C" letter inspection in the Isochronal Dock at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi May 11, 2020. These inspections or letter checks can range from "A" five days basic check, "B" 18 days and more in depth, to "C" 22 days which is the most intrusive inspection; but are necessary to keep the aircraft maintained. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jessica L. Kendziorek)

    Keeping it clean

    Maintenance members from the 403rd Maintenance Squadron engine shop complete an Engine Compressor Wash of a C-130J Super Hercules.
  • A U.S. Air Force loadmaster prepares a C-130J Super Hercules from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, for flight during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise near Las Vegas, June 6, 2020. More than 20 C-130Js and C-17 Globemaster IIIs flew in formation during the U.S. Air Force Weapons School’s Joint Forcible Entry exercise with numerous other aircraft from across the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristine M. Gruwell)

    Total Force supports Weapons School

    The Air Force Reserve 913th Airlift Group was part of a Team Little Rock effort to support the largest U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration capstone event, June 6. “We are one of 19 C-130J aircrews who assisted weapons school students with their capstone event,” said Capt. Ryan Christopherson, Air Force Reserve 327th Airlift Squadron pilot. “This is a great training opportunity to integrate with our active duty counterparts. We are very enthusiastic to play a part in an event that develops our force’s tactical experts and future war planners.”
  • A graphic showing the Operational Camouflage Pattern Uniform, and the changes necessary by Sept. 1st.

    Air Force delays mandatory wear-date for 2PFDU, OCP items

    In an effort to reduce unnecessary stress on Airmen and Space professionals during COVID-19 restrictions, several uniform changes scheduled to become mandatory for the Operational Camouflage Pattern and Two-Piece Flight Duty Uniform on June 1, 2020, have been delayed to Sept. 1, 2020.

  • Mission Makers: medical technician

    Staff Sergeant Micha Scott talks about his job as a medical technician with the 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron.
  • GENERAL CHARLES Q. BROWN JR.

    Senate confirms Brown to be 22nd Air Force chief of staff on unanimous vote

    The U.S. Senate confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., June 9, to be the 22nd Air Force chief of staff, clearing the way for the decorated pilot and experienced commander to become the first African American in history to lead a branch of the U.S. military as its highest-ranking officer.
  • Maj. Kendall Dunn, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron pilot, conducts the preflight checklist of a WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft June 5, 2020 at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Hurricane Hunters were tasked to fly a fixed mission to locate the center of Cristobal and the data gathered was sent to the National Hurricane Center for their weather model forecasts. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carranza)

    Hurricane Hunters finish flying Tropical Storm Cristobal

    The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron finished flying Tropical Storm Cristobal June 7.The squadron flew seven missions into the storm, which began June 1 as Tropical Depression Three. The Hurricane Hunters provided reconnaissance starting June 2 from the Bay of Campeche in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico until the storm made landfall over the
  • Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Scott Klobucher (left) and Staff Sgt. Christopher James (right) poses with Chief Master Sgt. Donald Tarrance on the back of a C-130J Hercules loaded with cargo while deployed to Syria in 2019. Tarrance has served for over 40 years in a variety of positions and statuses. (Courtesy photo)

    40 years of service to country: Chief Master Sgt. Donald Tarrance

    Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Donald Tarrance, 327th Airlift Squadron superintendent, retired June 5, 2020, after his final flying mission. Tarrance’s career comes to a close with over 9,450 flying hours in the C-9A, C-130E/H/J model aircraft. A unique chapter in his career considering he started his career in 1980 as part of the 20th Special Force Group, Airborne, as an operations analyst in the Army National Guard, Alabama.
  • Col. John Boccieri took his final flight with the unit before transitioning to the 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station.

    Boccieri takes final flight with 910th

    Col. John Boccieri took his final flight with the 910th Airlift Wing, May 8, 2020, before transitioning to the 911th Airlift Wing at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station.
  • Maj. Natalie Keith, 403rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron clinical nurse, delivers an immunization to Tech. Sgt. Zach Barnhill, 403rd ASTS medical technician. (courtesy photo from Lt. Col. Natalie McKee/ released with Tech. Sgt. Barnhill's approval)

    Coping with COVID-19; home schooling

    Reserve Citizen Airmen cope with the COVID-19 crisis in both their military and civilian careers.
  • Col. Craig McPike, 94th Airlift Wing commander, salutes Vice President Michael Pence, as the vice president makes his way off Air Force Two and into a vehicle in the motorcade at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. on May 22, 2020. Air Force Two landed here around noon, where the vice president was greeted by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and his wife, Marty; Reps. Doug Collins, Barry Loudermilk and Drew Ferguson; Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden, The Adjutant General of the Georgia Department of Defense; and Col. Craig McPike, 94th Airlift Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Andrew Park)

    VPOTUS visits Dobbins

    Vice President Mike Pence stopped briefly at Dobbins today before heading to a series of meetings in metro Atlanta. Air Force Two landed here around noon, where the vice president was greeted by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and his wife, Marty; Reps. Doug Collins, Barry Loudermilk and Drew Ferguson; Maj. Gen. Thomas Carden, The Adjutant General of the Georgia Department of Defense; and Col. Craig McPike, 94th Airlift Wing commander.
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