March 9, 2010 Secretary Gates: Elections show Iraq's progress The Iraqi election process shows how far the country has come, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said March 7 here.Secretary Gates received reports on the Iraqi election from Army Gen. Ray Odierno, the U.S. commander in the country. General Odierno had expected a high number of high-profile attacks
March 7, 2010 Air Force Reservists called to active duty More than 260 Air Force Reserve flight crew members, maintenance technicians and support personnel were notified yesterday to report to active duty.The reserve members of the 315th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, are being called to support Operation Enduring Freedom. The reservists are given 30
March 6, 2010 NEIL ARMSTRONG & AVIATION LEGENDS VISIT THE TROOPS There are only a hand full of names that will actually go down in history and one of them, along with some close friends, dazzled AMC passengers at Ramstein, Air Base, Germany on Saturday.Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon and true American hero, made his way through the Ramstein AMC
March 5, 2010 Social media policy balances Web 2.0 with security The new policy allowing access to social media from computers connected to the Defense Department's unclassified network balances the mission value of Web 2.0 tools and the need for security, a top defense official said. Since being hired as principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for public
March 4, 2010 End of an era Master Sgt. Lou Marino (right), a loadmaster with the 701st Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C., poses with Master Sgt. Dennis Moore on the ramp at Ramstein AB, Germany. Sergeant Marino has 6,945 flight hours in the C-17 Globemaster III and 14,673 total career flight hours, one of the highest
Feb. 24, 2010 Leadership summits offered to Guard & Reserve teens 2/19/2010 - ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Teens with a parent in the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard can sign up to attend a free leadership summit this summer. April 16 is the deadline to apply for the 2010 AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summits. Participants must be 14 to 18 years old.
Feb. 23, 2010 Generals discuss Guard, Reserve, on call Air Force Two Air Force generals explained the importance of the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to the on-call Air Force during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 19 here. Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, and Lt. Gen.
Feb. 23, 2010 Commander's perspective -- Taking care of our people, it's everyone's job It is easy to get bogged down in our mire of regulations, policies, procedures, in the deluge of software work-a-rounds and waivers to outdated rules that don't quite support the operational reserve of today. Through a blistering ops-tempo sustained by a frustrated group of professionals committed
Feb. 16, 2010 Reservist presents South Carolina Governor with flag from deployment Senior Master Sergeant Dean Johnson, First Sergeant with the 560th Red Horse Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C., presents an American, flag flown over Iraq, to South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. Sergeant Johnson, a reservist and state employee, presented the flag to the governor for the
Feb. 12, 2010 Command responds to Super Bowl ad allegation The Air Force Reserve Command released a statement Tuesday, following allegations from a recording artist claiming their song was used illegally in a Super Bowl Sunday regional TV advertisement. Recording artists, The White Stripes, posted a statement on their official website claiming the Air Force