May 23, 2013 Reserve team wins JBER F-22 Load Crew of the Year Three Reservists from the 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron were recently awarded the 2012 JBER F-22 Load Crew of the Year during a ceremony here May 17.Tech. Sgt. Timothy Tuttle, the team's lead weapons loader along with Staff Sgt. Brandon Vice and Senior Airman Joshua Baker were selected as the
May 17, 2013 419th cops place second in physical challenge Master Sgt. Ron Beard, Tech. Sgt. Nathaniel Yeaman, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bricker, and Tech. Sgt. Ryan Howard, Air Force reservists in the 419th Security Forces Squadron, pull a humvee during "Rock Hard Cop Physical Challenge" here today. Five teams from across Hill's security forces competed in the
May 14, 2013 Historic budget shortfall necessitates DoD civilian furloughs In a message to the Defense Department workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today explained why he "very reluctantly" decided that a historic budget shortfall necessitates up to 11 unpaid furlough days for most of the department's civilian employees between July 8 and the Sept. 30 end of the
May 13, 2013 Salt River Project receives ESGR's Pro Patria Award Providing pay and benefits during deployments, sending care packages to deployed employees, allowing time off, and celebrating military service with send-off and homecoming ceremonies are just a few commitments that the Guard and Reserve's top employers are honored for each year.This year Tech. Sgt.
May 9, 2013 78th Attack Squadron recognized for outstanding performance The 78th Attack Squadron was recognized Apr. 23, 2013 for its outstanding flying operations in support of the 432nd Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing. The unit received Air Force Reserve Command's 2012 Grover Loening Trophy, awarded annually to the command's best flying unit, exclusive of combat
May 1, 2013 F-22 Rapid Refuel Airmen from the 3rd and 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons perform a hotpit refuel with an F-22 here May 1. Hot pit refueling is a procedureperformed in order to rapidly refuel the aircraft and allow it to complete asecond sortie in a short amount of time. During a hot pit refuel the pilotwill
April 23, 2013 944th Fighter Wing Airmen Serve Those Who Served Members of the 944th Fighter Wing volunteered their time to help homeless veterans at the 12th annual Arizona StandDown. The Arizona StandDown, held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds Veteran's Coliseum, is a 3 day event aimed at getting homeless veterans in the valley off of the streets and into a