Nov. 7, 2017 Hundreds welcome 560th RED HORSE Airmen home During the warm evening hours of Nov. 3, hundreds of eager family members and friends anxiously awaited for the arrival of more than 90 Citizen Airmen returning from a long deployment in the Middle East. The Airmen, assigned to the 560th RED HORSE Squadron, here, deployed together.
Oct. 25, 2017 Active-duty positions added for Guard, Reserve pilots Air National Guard and Reserve pilots now have 20 more opportunities to fly in order to augment active duty chronic vacancies across the force.
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,
July 13, 2017 Moving cargo on a busy ramp? Aerial Porters from the 81st make it look easy During annual training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Reservists from Joint Base Charleston's 81st Aerial Port Squadron offloaded real-world cargo destined to other bases in Europe and Southwest Asia.
June 12, 2017 AFROTC accepting instructor, detachment commander applications for summer 2018 Air Force officials have announced 81 projected Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor vacancies and 13 detachment commander positions available for summer 2018. Officers eligible for instructor slots include first lieutenants, captains or majors. Active-duty rated officers, line of
May 3, 2017 Total force development services now in a single-point center The Air Force has consolidated all total force development services and resources to a single-point center. All Airmen (active duty, Reserve, Guard and civilian) will now be able to fully utilize all force development resources through the virtual force development center.
April 6, 2017 Board selects seven to pin on major The 315th Airlift Wing CY17 Major Promotion Board announced that six 315th AW and one 560th RED HORSE Squadron captains have been selected to be promoted to the rank of major, officials announced this month.
March 3, 2017 Disbrow delivers State of the AF Acting Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow addressed current and future issues, and talked about some of the occasions the Air Force has to look forward to in 2017 during the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, March 3.
Feb. 1, 2017 AF changes policy on limiting ADOS orders of pregnant reservists The Air Force has changed its policy of automatically limiting or curtailing the orders of pregnant members of the Air Force Reserve serving on Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) orders at 34 weeks of pregnancy.
Jan. 17, 2017 The Journey – From First Sergeant to Flight Nurse After 22-years of service, most people start thinking about retirement… well, not everyone. In a somewhat unusual move, 1st Lt. Julia Lesage, a former first sergeant, decided after more than two decades in the Air Force to hang up her stripes and pursue a commission to become a flight nurse.