Sept. 25, 2017 Reserve Citizen Airmen deliver aid to Hurricane Maria survivors Within the last few months the United States and its territories have been ravagged by three hurricanes, leaving many displaced and in need of aid. Starting with Hurricane Harvey, then Irma and now Maria, the Air Force Reserve Command continues to respond with supplies, aid and evacuation missions.
Sept. 24, 2017 MacDill Airmen launch relief efforts for islands affected by Hurricane Maria MacDill Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron launches relief efforts for islands affected by Hurricane Maria.
Sept. 20, 2017 Behind the Wing: 315th Airlift Wing launches new podcast The 315th Airlift Wing launched a podcast this week with an introductory episode telling listeners what they can expect in the wing’s new convenient monthly information program with the first full episode to air by Oct. 1.
Sept. 19, 2017 Goldfein delivers Air Force update Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein provided an update to his three focus areas during his remarks at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Sept. 19, 2017.
Sept. 18, 2017 Invisible wounds: Finding a voice Air Force leadership and wounded warriors came together to speak out on invisible wounds during a panel discussion at this year’s Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 18, 2017.
Sept. 15, 2017 Combat camera validates total force initiative Members of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, recently returned from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. after supporting exercise Mobility Guardian. The exercise served as a milestone event for the squadron which activated earlier in the year in a total force
Sept. 13, 2017 C-17 conducts historic mission to Virgin Islands following Irma Members of the 14th and 15th Airlift Squadrons delivered a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control mobile tower from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 12.The mobile ATC tower was sent in response following Hurricane
Sept. 13, 2017 Twice a Reservist, Combat Camera Chief Serving as FEMA Reservist When Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast and landed in Houston, Chief Master Sgt. Matt Proietti, 4th Combat Camera Squadron superintendent, at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. knew the distinct possibility existed that Citizen Airmen from his unit may be tasked to document rescue and recovery operations,
Sept. 13, 2017 AROWS change improves visibility of operational requirements Beginning Oct. 1, a new data field will be added to the Air Reserve Orders Writing System that will be used primarily to track military personnel appropriation and other orders for operational requirements.This new field will be called Air Reserve Component Operational Requirements Tracker or
Sept. 12, 2017 Earth Wind and Fire: Reservists own the skies For the first time in the nearly 70-year history of the Air Force Reserve, all three special mission units have been called to action simultaneously due to a series of catastrophic events that have effected wide swaths of the U.S.Reserve Citizen Airmen from across the country are conducting weather