3 Jul 2019

Out with the old, in with the new: Aircrew gets new anti-smoke goggles

For more than 20 years the ASGs have been a basic four part system, until now. With innovation, the new ASGs are now a three-part system. The suspension frame itself is still made the same with the nape pad attached, while the goggles and oxygen mask portion have been upgraded.

24 Jun 2019

Master resilience trainers enhance wellness

Resilience is the capacity to recover from life’s difficulties; the ability to be knocked down by life and come back as strong as before. Some people come by it naturally, succeeding despite incredibly difficult circumstances.Even if someone doesn’t come by it as natural as other people, the good news is that resilience can be learned, said Chief

1 Jun 2019

Reserve Citizen Airmen hunt hurricanes

This specialized unit of Reserve Citizen Airmen is made up of a five-person crew consisting of a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, aerial reconnaissance weather officer, and loadmaster who is also the dropsonde operator.

6 May 2019

815th Loadmaster back in action

Senior Airman John Boudreaux, 815th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, recalls the night that changed his life. “I remember the headlights from the other car when it came into my lane in a curve,” said Boudreaux. He avoided a collision but his vehicle went off the road.

29 Apr 2019

Air Force Reserve, NOAA Hurricane Hunters to visit East Coast on preparedness tour

In an effort to build a Weather-Ready Nation ahead of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA hurricane experts will tour five eastern U.S. cities from May 6-10 to raise awareness of the importance of preparing for the upcoming hurricane season.At each stop, the public and media can take a tour of the “hurricane hunter” aircraft that fly around

2 Apr 2019

U.S. hurricane forecasters embark on preparedness mission to Mexico, Caribbean

With the 2019 hurricane season fast approaching, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of events, including tours aboard the hurricane hunter aircraft, to help communities in Mexico and the Caribbean prepare for the season and the coming storms.National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham and several federal hurricane specialists

25 Jan 2019

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 included riding in the back of a truck on a

3 Dec 2018

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 Wing at Keesler Air Force, Mississippi, is the

15 Sep 2018

U.S. Naval Academy tests waters with Hurricane Hunters

When the subject of summer internships comes up, thoughts like fetching coffee and doing paperwork or answering phone calls comes to mind.What does not come to mind is working 10,000 feet in the air in an U.S. Air Force Reserve WC-130J flying through a hurricane for the sake of research.For the Oceanography Department at the United States Naval

4 Sep 2018

403rd Wing evacuates aircraft, continues Tropical Storm Gordon reconnaissance

The Air Force Reserve’s 403rd Wing relocated its aircraft, flown by both the Hurricane Hunters and the 815th Airlift Squadron, to Ellington Field, Texas, today as Tropical Storm Gordon makes its way toward the Gulf Coast. “We are moving aircraft as a precautionary measure ahead of Tropical Storm Gordon, and so we can continue the mission,” said