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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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,

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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