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  • Hurricane Hunters fly Atmospheric Rivers

    The Hurricane Hunters are working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California to conduct operational and research weather reconnaissance drops into the Atmospheric Rivers.

  • Attitude of gratitude key to resiliency for disabled civil servant

    It is Friday, March 21, 1997 in Yucaipa, California. The final Spring Break of high school has commenced. What better way to celebrate than with the clamor of conversation and laughter amongst good friends. The boyish compulsion to impress girls at any cost and the youthful mindset of invincibility

  • Reserve unit embarks on first deployment to Southwest Asia

    Nearly 100 Citizen Airmen from the 913th Airlift Group here deployed Jan. 8 to various bases in Southwest Asia to support Operations Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support. The deployed group consists of 327th Airlift Squadron, 913th Maintenance Squadron, and is augmented by members of the

  • Improved medical process gives reservists more time for training

    Instead of spending hours completing their annual Periodic Health Assessments, reservists here were in and out in as little as 15 minutes during the December unit training assembly. More often than not, time is in short supply during UTAs, which is why the Reserve Citizen Airmen at the 302nd

  • Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters close out active 2018 hurricane season

    The 2018 hurricane season ended Nov. 30, and was an active one for the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters, who flew more than 655 hours and 83 missions into 12 named storms over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 403rd

  • USAFA cadets seek expertise from reservists

    A team of Air Force cadets learned about aircraft corrosion detection techniques from 302nd Maintenance Squadron technicians to prepare for an upcoming worldwide engineering competition, here, Oct. 23. The team of six from the U.S. Air Force Academy plan to compete against other universities and

  • Reserve crew flies B-1B involved in May 2018 IFE

    The B-1B Lancer that has been located at the Midland International Air & Space Port since May 1 when the aircrew made an emergency landing, was flown from Midland to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., Oct. 26.After undergoing a safety investigation board and maintenance to get the aircraft into a safely

  • Jump time!

    One 815th Airlift Squadron aircrew completed multiple flights, Oct. 3-5, 2018, as part of a joint forces training opportunity with the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, the Military Freefall School, which covers all aspects of military freefall parachuting.