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  • 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
  • Col. Beena Maharaj, the 403rd Mission Support Group commander assists Maj. Quinton Sasnett, the outgoing 403rd Civil Engineering Squadron commander with a casing the colors event during the 403rd CES inactivation ceremony at Keesler Air Force Base July 12.

    403rd Wing says goodbye to civil engineer squadron

    The 403rd Civil Engineer Squadron was inactivated in a ceremony held here July 12 as a result of overall U.S. defense budget cuts stemming originally from the fiscal year 2015 President's Budget Proposal."The Air Force has to find a way to be leaner," said Maj. Quinton Sasnett, 403rd CES commander. "Through everything that the Air Force Reserve
  • Col. Brett Clark, 94th Airlift Wing commander, held his retirement ceremony at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., July 11, 2015. Clark served an illustrious career of military service spanning more than three decades; flying more than 4,000 hours in various C-130 Hercules models and supporting combat deployments from Operation Desert Shield/Storm to Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.(U.S. Air Force graphic/Senior Airman Daniel Phelps)

    94th AW commander retires during UTA

    Col. Brett Clark, 94th Airlift Wing commander, bid a final farewell to more than 1,000 94th Airlift Wing and Dobbins Air Reserve Base community members during his retirement ceremony here July 11.Clark served an illustrious career of military service spanning more than three decades; flying more than 4,000 hours in various C-130 Hercules models and
  • Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, the commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, speaks to more than 70 guests of the Air Force Association’s monthly breakfast July 7, 2015, in Arlington, Virginia. AFA’s breakfast program is a monthly series that provides a venue for senior Air Force and Department of Defense leaders to communicate directly with the public and the press. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Dan DeCook)

    Jackson speaks on way ahead for Air Force Reserve

    The head of Air Force Reserve Command discussed the Reserve’s future role in F-35 Lightning II maintenance manning, along with other initiatives July 7. Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson spoke at the Air Force Association’s monthly breakfast at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
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