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  • Lt. Col. Jan Stahl, 706th Fighter Squadron commander, departs for a training mission July 13, 2019, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag focuses on the application of core missions to include Command and Control, Intelligence Surveillance, Strike and Personnel Recovery and how to work with Coalition counterparts to ensure success. The 706th Fighter Squadron oversees Air Force Reserve Command members assigned to the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, supporting missions in its 57th Wing, 53rd Wing and 505th Command and Control Wing. Pilots assigned to the 706 FS fly an array of aircraft to include the F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-22 and F-35 aircraft. To prepare combat air forces, joint and allied crews with realistic training, pilots in the 706 FS operate with the 64th Aggressor Squadron to facilitate operational threat replication, training, and feedback. The Red Flag exercise will continue through July 26, 2019.

    Reserve Fighter Squadron accelerates training in Red Flag 19-3

    In order to provide a realistic training environment of air-to-air combat for allied and coalition forces, some pilots take up the role of being the “enemy”. The 64th Aggressors Squadron acts as professional adversaries for Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
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    New commander for the 489th Bomb Group

    The 489th Bomb Group gained a new commander during a ceremony at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, July 13, 2019.
  • Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of phase one of the consolidated mission complex June 25, on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. Once completed the three-phase project will bring together 965 employees who are currently separated in nine different facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Misuzu Allen)

    Complex Ribbon Cutting

    Air Force and community leaders conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of phase one of the consolidated mission complex June 25, on Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. The overall project is divided into three phases. Phase I constructed a 92,000-square-foot, two-story administrative facility at a cost of $27.7 million. The new complex is located off of Robins Parkway, just south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Phase I construction began in Feb. 2, 2018.
  • Representatives from the Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs council present a $1,000 academic scholarship to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sara Hagmeier, 307th Maintenance Group aircraft scheduler, at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, June 12, 2019. Hagmeier will use her scholarship to earn an associate's degree in diagnostic medical sonography. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Maxwell Daigle)

    Shreveport Bossier MAC celebrates scholarship winners

          Representatives from the Shreveport Bossier Military Affairs Council were on hand here May 10 to present 20 Barksdale Airmen with educational scholarships of $1000 each.       In a letter announcing the recipients, Kathi Smith, Shreveport Bossier MAC executive director, referred to the quality and depth of the applicant pool.      “As in
  • Master Sgt. Dustin Watson, 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, was awarded the Thomas N. Barnes Award for Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) April 18, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The award is given annually to the most outstanding crew chief in the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Nick Janeway)

    926th maintainer named Crew Chief of the Year

    Master Sgt. Dustin Watson, 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, was awarded the Thomas N. Barnes Award for Air Force Reserve Command  April 18, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The award is given annually to the most outstanding crew chief in the command.The Pittsburgh native joined the Air Force in 1993 and served on active
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