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  • Tech. Sgt. Jenna Daniel, a 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron loadmaster, logs information on a dropsonde to be dropped in the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin during a mission into the storm Oct. 2, 2015. Hurricane Joaquin has downgraded to a Category 1 storm. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteloene)

    Hurricane Hunters fly storms from Hawaii, Georgia

    Aircrews with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters," departed Friday and today for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, where they will start flying data-gathering missions Sunday into storms southwest of the Hawaiian Islands.Operations for Hurricane Joaquin moved to Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Ga., Friday. Crews

  • C-130J crashes in Afghanistan

    An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, crashed Oct. 2 at approximately 12:19 a.m. at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.
  • Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd Air Force commander and (retired) Col. Tom Palmer, Commandant of Cadets for the University of North Georgia, proceed through a cadet cordon on their way to the inaugural Honor2Lead symposium at the school's Library and Technology Center in Dahlonega, Ga., Sept. 25, 2015. Honor2Lead was created in an effort to emphasize the importance of ethics and values in today's business, academia and military environments.(U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. James R. Wilson)

    22nd AF commander speaks at UNG

    Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, 22nd Air Force commander, and other military senior leaders spoke at the Honor2Lead symposium at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, Georgia Sept. 25. Harris was one of six senior executives to speak to an international audience of thousands on values-based leadership. This was the inaugural event for the
  • 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
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