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  • President proclaims National ESGR Week

    Presidential Proclamation -- National EmployerSupport of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2015NATIONAL EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE WEEK, 2015- - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The United States military is the finest fighting force the world has ever known -- not just because of our weapons or
  • Airmen from the 913th Maintenance Squadron tow a C-130H to a nearby hangar August 4, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The C-130 is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and fulfills a wide range of operational missions in peace and wartime situations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Harry Brexel)

    913th Airlift Group Gets Black-Letter Status

    It happens less frequently than a blue moon, and is rarer than a no-hitter in Major League Baseball, but black-letter initials do happen, and the 913th Airlift Group’s Maintenance Squadron made sure it did July 28. A black-letter initial is just that, a crew chief’s initial with black ink on an Aircraft Inspection Form 781H verifying the
  • Patrick Kennedy, Under Secretary of Management, from the United States Department of State, addresses an audience of personnel from the Department of State, MRI Global, Paul Allen Foundation, and members of the 94th Airlift Wing, at an unveiling of the DOS Containerized Biocontainment System, held at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Aug. 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Peek)

    Next generation biocontainment system unveiled at Dobbins

    The next generation in biocontainment systems was unveiled in a ceremony Aug. 11 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.The 94th Airlift Wing was chosen by the Department of State as the host unit for the Containerized Biocontainment Systems because of the installations proximity to world-class hospitals that can treat patients infected with highly
  • Aircrew members of the 908th Airlift Wing make their way to a 20-man raft during recent water survival training.

    Making a Splash: Aircrews refresh survival skills with Alabama wetdown

    An AC-130 gunship, with seven souls on board, is no longer viable. Over the Gulf of Mexico, hundreds of miles from any airfield, the aircraft is going down. With only a personal life raft on them and a 20-man raft they must swim to reach, the aircrew has to know how to outlast the ocean until they are plucked from the sea. Whatever mission they had
  • Lt. Col. Jim Hitterman, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron aircraft commander, and Maj. Devon Meister, co-pilot, fly into Tropical Storm Guillermo off the coast of Hawaii Aug. 3, 2015, to gather meteorological data for the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo)

    Hurricane Hunters deploy to Hawaii to fly Guillermo

    The Air Force Reserve's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, assigned to the 403rd Wing at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, began flying data-gathering missions into Hurricane Guillermo from here Sunday.Hurricane Guillermo became a Category 2 storm Friday with maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. The weather data the Hurricane
  • Members of the 39th Aerial Port Squadron along with C-130 loadmasters assigned to the 731st Airlift Squadron push a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System unit on to a 302nd Airlift Wing C-130, Aug. 2, 2015 here. It takes about three hours to load and configure the MAFFS unit in a C-130 aircraft. Two Air Force Reserve C-130s were called up to support the U.S. Forest Service wildland fire fighting efforts in California and the Northwestern U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Federico.)

    Colorado Reservists, MAFFS C-130s join aerial firefighting efforts

    Two Air Force Reserve Modular Airborne Firefighting System equipped C-130 Hercules along with two MAFFS certified aircrews and support personnel from the 302nd Airlift Wing have been activated to support the aerial firefighting efforts for the ongoing wildland fires in the Western U.S. The MAFFS certified Reservists are expected to fly fire
  • U.S. Air Force RED HORSE Airmen from numerous units pour a concrete footing for a perimeter wall in San Marcos, Calif., June 11, 2015. The project is part of the Innovative Readiness Training Program that gives personnel real-world, hands-on-training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bryan Anderson-Wooten)

    Gone but not forgotten: Last 307 RHS mission benefits Autistic children

    When the 307th RED HORSE shuts and locks the doors on Aug. 31, it will leave Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana with a living legacy of construction projects, both military and humanitarian, around the world for thousands to remember what it was.After being notified the unit would be inactivated, those assigned to the 307th have scrambled to find

  • New AFMC mission, vision statements emphasize agility

    New mission and vision statements are the foundation of a new command strategy designed to push Air Force Materiel Command to be more agile as it delivers war-winning support to the warfighter.
  • The Dobbins Air Reserve Base Honor Guard is recorded presenting the colors at Col. Brett Clark’s, 94th Airlift Wing commander, retirement ceremony at Dobbins ARB, Ga., July 11, 2015. Col. Clark retired after 32 years of service in the United States Air Force. (US Air Force Photo/ Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

    Fond farewell brings new beginnings

    Even as a child, 94th Airlift Wing Commander Col. Brett Clark always knew what he wanted to do, even if he didn’t realize it. It started at a young age, where Clark’s mother realized he had an affinity toward toy and model air planes. “I think my mother realized I had a fascination with planes first,” said Clark. “Any time that I had money, I would
  • The U.S. Air Force has a critical mission: Fly, fight, and win in Air, Space and Cyber Space. (U.S. Air Force Graphic Illustration/Quinn Jacobson)

    AF must keep pace with today’s digital customers

    The United States Air Force has a critical mission: Fly, fight, and win in Air, Space and Cyber Space. Like every successful military general in history, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, understands that if he takes care of his troops, they will take care of the mission. He recognizes that, when it comes to
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