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  • A legacy of valor; the pararescueman

    “That others may live.”  To a pararecueman, this is the motto, creed and essence of what it means to be part of the Air Force’s guardian angel community. Through every war or conflict, this creed has created a brotherhood bonded through legacy - one continuing to be written. At the 2016 Pararescue

  • Portland PJs recover missing hiker

    Early October 26, a team of four PJs scoured steep rocky terrain near the Oregon-Washington border until nightfall with the assistance of civil search and rescue teams. Information was obtained to pinpoint the GPS coordinates for 31-year-old Melvin Burtch’s cell phone allowing searchers to navigate

  • Breast Cancer Awareness Month: early detection saves lives

    According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer during her lifetime.Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ women’s health clinics and mammography departments are encouraging women during October, recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, to come in for

  • Tenth Air Force commander flies in T-38

    Maj. Gen. Richard Scobee, Tenth Air Force commander, prepares to fly in a T-38 Talon to experience the adversary air mission of the 301st Fighter Squadron Oct. 1, 2016 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The 301st FS is part of the 44th Fighter Group, which is a geographically separated unit of the

  • Commentary -- We are MAKO proud

    On Sept. 16, the Homestead Air Reserve Base turned 74 years old. And for 74 years we have led the way in mission accomplishment and fighter aircraft flown. We are proud of that. We are consistently chosen, based on who we are, to fly the world’s greatest jets. The Makos support, maintain, and fly

  • 10th Air Force CC visits Moody

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Scobee, 10th Air Force commander, talks with Airmen and leadership from the 476th Maintenance Squadron during his visit, Aug. 6, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 476th MXS belongs to the 476th Fighter Group, which is an Air Force Reserve unit integrated with

  • 301st Fighter Wing Airmen return home

    FORT WORTH, Texas (August 8th, 2016) A 301st Fighter Wing Airman greets his fiancée Aug. 8 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base during the 301st Fighter Wing Homecoming from Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Operation Freedom's Sentinel aims to maintain security and stability in

  • SOCOM sees a 'Ghost'

    General Raymond Thomas III, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command and Maj. Gen. Richard Haddad, vice commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, unveiled the latest painting by award- winning artist Maj. Warren Neary in a ceremony May 23 symbolizing more than four decades of teamwork and