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  • Swift Response 2015 was the largest combined airborne training on the continent since the end of the Cold War. The exercise included more than 4,800 participants from 11 NATO nations including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain the United Kingdom and the United States. Three Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing deployed to Ramstein Air Base, Germany to direct air operations for the multinational training exercise. (Courtesy photo)

    Colorado reservists lead air ops for multinational exercise

    Air Force Reservists from the 302nd Airlift Wing here directed the air operations portion of the largest airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War.Col. Erich Novak, 302nd AW vice commander, Lt. Col. Frank Wilde, 302nd Operations Group deputy commander, and Lt. Col. Bradley Ross, 302nd Operations Support Squadron, directed
  • Army Spc. Clarence Jones, a communications specialist in the 890th Engineering Battalion, is directed out of a C-130J aircraft by Senior Airman Tony Distefano, a loadmaster in the 815th Airlift Squadron. The Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard teamed up for a joint training scenario called Joint Conquest here and at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi Sept. 11-13.

    Air Force, Army train together in Joint Conquest

    The Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and Army National Guard teamed up for a joint training scenario called Joint Conquest Friday through Sunday, both here and at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi. The main portion of the training took place Saturday during the 403rd Wing's September unit training assembly. "This is a
  • Soldiers assigned to the 18th Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, N.C., prepare for an airdrop while on board a 440th Airlift Wing aircraft. The 440th Airlift Wing provides airlift, airdrop and aeromedical operations with a fleet of C-130H aircraft in support of Department of Defense requirements (Courtesy Photo).

    440th proves again benefit of being the home team

    Babe Ruth once said "It's hard to beat a person who never gives up."If that's the case, the 440th Airlift Wing and its mission partners at Team Pope would be formidable foes for anyone asked to overcome the obstacles their members faced while providing airlift to the Army's 82nd Airborne Division on Sept. 8.Two of the unit's C-130H aircraft were
  • Members of the Chaplain Candidate Intensive Internship participate in a simulated search and recovery mission during a Field Exercise at the Combat Readiness School, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. July 13, 2015. Open to seminary and professional religious school students, the CCII serves as the second of four phases of the Chaplain Candidate Training Plan, evaluating candidates’ suitability and potential for commissioning as an Air Force Chaplain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Branch)

    Air Force Reserve chaplain candidates practice what they preach during intensive internship

    Serving Airmen and Pursuing Excellence is part of the Air Force Chaplain Corps motto. Recently, 17 Air Force Reserve Command chaplain candidates challenged themselves both physically and mentally during the 35-day Chaplain Candidate Intensive Internship from July through mid-August.Open to seminary and professional religious school students who
  • The "Tribute in Light" memorial is in remembrance of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, in honor of the citizens who lost their lives in the World Trade Center attacks. The memorial was first held in March 2002. This photo was taken from Liberty State Park, N.J., on Sept. 11, 2006, the five year anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Denise Gould)

    Remembering 9/11: Airman reflects on childhood memories of Twin Towers

    For Staff Sgt. Jasmine Walker, a 1st Maintenance Group aircraft maintenance scheduler, the memory of the Twin Towers is a bittersweet reminder of her childhood.
  • Led by Lt. Col. Korey Brown, paratroopers taking part in the airborne anniversary celebrations march from the drop zone past a vintage C-47 Skytrain as visitors look on. (Photo by Gene H. Hughes)

    Alabama airlifters assist Airborne Anniversary

    The 908th Airlift Wing recently received an invitation to take part in the 75th Anniversary of the very first air drop of American paratroopers here. "What an honor to not only participate, but to be specifically requested to do so by Fort Benning," said Capt. Brian Powell, aircraft commander for the 908th C-130. "To be a part of such an important

  • Hurricane Hunters fly busy storm season in Pacific

    The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" have flown several storm missions over the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans this hurricane season, gathering weather data for the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center.The Pacific Ocean has been particularly active. So far this year, the Hurricane Hunters have flown
  • Master Sgt. Troy Bickham, a loadmaster with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, preps the back of a WC-130J before a deployment to the Caribbean to gather storm data in Hurricane Danny for the National Hurricane Center, Aug. 19, 2015. The Hurricane Hunters completed the last mission for Danny Aug. 24, 2015, and started flying into Tropical Storm Erika Aug. 25, 2015, and moved their operations to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, Aug. 26, 2015, as Erika is projected to impact St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the forward operating location for the 53rd WRS. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Brian Lamar)

    Hurricane Hunters to fly Tropical Storm Erika

    The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters are operating out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, flying state-of-the-art WC-130J aircraft into Tropical Storm Erika in support of the National Hurricane Center in Miami.The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew four missions into TS Erika out of their deployed location at St. Croix in the U.S.
  • Pfc. Alonte Smith, a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, jumps from a 440th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve C-130 onto Avon Park Air Force Range in Florida on Aug. 13 as part of the 82nd Airborne Division Association Convention. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Joe Bush)

    Pope reservists participate in airborne celebration

    Everyone knows that paratroopers and C-130s go together like peanut butter and jelly. So when current and former paratroopers gathered in Florida earlier this month to celebrate the 82nd Airborne Division and the 75th anniversary of airborne operations, it wasn't a surprise that the 440th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve, was there to support. The
  • Students of the basic paratrooper course prepare to jump from the 913th Airlift Group’s C-130H during the third and final week of jump school at Fort Benning, Ga. July 13, 2015. To graduate the course students must successfully complete five parachute jumps with the T-11 parachute at 1,250 feet from a C-130 or C-17 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Mark Withee)

    Air Force Reserve Supports Airborne Students

    Members of the Air Force Reserve’s 913th Airlift Group and 302nd Airlift Wing supported the Army’s 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment’s Basic Airborne Course July 13-17 in Fort Benning, Georgia. The mission was a Total Force effort of one C-130H and 15 Total Force crewmembers from the 327th Airlift Squadron, 50th Airlift Squadron and
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