Family care plans ease deployment stress

Deployments can be stressful, not only for the service members but for their families also. A family care plan can help.

Santa visits 403rd Wing

Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families celebrated the holidays early this year during the 403rd Wing Children’s Holiday Party Dec. 7, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The annual event included games, face painting, an inflatable bounce house and crafts. Santa Clause made an appearance and gave

New app available for UTA lodging reservations

Out-of-town 403rd Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen now have another option to make lodging reservations for Unit Training Assemblies.In addition to calling the Automated Lodging Reservation System, reservists now can use the ALRS mobile lodging app.For years, Air Force reservists have used the ALRS to

340th FTG thankful for second new BMT graduate

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-Randolph, Texas – The 340th Flying Training Group is thankful for the group's second brand new Airman, who was welcomed to the fold the day after Thanksgiving by group members and families during the Nov. 22 basic military training graduation parade at Joint Base San

53rd WRS reflect on 2019 Hurricane season

Andrea, Barry, Dorian, Fernand, Humberto, Jerry, Karen, Lorena, Nestor and Olga. At first glance one may think this is a list popular baby names for the year, but in fact they’re the names of nine storms the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew into during this year’s hurricane season. The 2019

Soaring with Eagles: Outstanding Airman flies with FLTS

Loadmaster first Reservist to complete USAF Weapons School Advanced Instructor Course

Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Parker, 815th Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, returned this week after completing the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Advanced Instructor Course as the first Reserve Citizen Airman to be selected for the school and as the distinguished graduate.

New 403rd Wing Chaplain

Before Maj. Bitrus Cobongs became the new 403rd Wing Chaplain, he was a young student from Nigeria attending the Dallas Theological Seminary. His ambition had been to return to Africa to teach, but the events of Sept.11, 2001 led him to join the U.S. military. “That’s how the chaplaincy came to me,”

NOAA, NHC visit 53rd WRS Hurricane Hunters

From the outside looking in, hurricane forecasts seem fairly simplistic. On any given local weather station, they show either a spaghetti model or a more conical shaped model predicting a storm’s path and intensity. There might be a high or low pressure system animated into the graphic as well

C-130 weed killer

How does the Air Force kill weeds to make fire breaks in hazardous areas of the Utah Test and Training Range? It uses a C-130 assigned to the U.S. Air Force Reserve 757th Airlift Squadron stationed at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio.