Sept. 15, 2021 Hangar renovation provides wing with maintenance space for operations As the result of a $15.1 million project, the refurbishment of a 920th maintenance hangar completed this month has given a new tool to the 920th Maintenance Group for upkeep on the wing’s aircraft.The hangar allows for elemental protection for maintenance personnel to accomplish their work more
Sept. 15, 2021 Rally in the Rockies 2021: Day 1 Personnel conducted a high altitude, low opening jump during Rally in the Rockies 2021 exercise, Sept. 13, 2021, Guernsey, Wyo. HALO jumps are typically employed when stealth is necessary to infiltrate enemy territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Walker)
Sept. 15, 2021 Commentary: On resilience through the storm Thoughts on how adversity and leaning on others can make us more resilient.
Sept. 13, 2021 Air Force Reserve demonstrates strategic depth of combat airlift on Wyoming highway during training exercise Air Force Reserve Command kicked off a week-long exercise, Rally in the Rockies 2021, by landing a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the highway near Rawlins, Wyoming, Sept. 13. The highway closed early in the morning to ensure the aircrew could safely practice recovering personnel without access
Sept. 10, 2021 AFRC reflects on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 As the ‘Forever War’ comes to a close, the Air Force Reserve Command and its service members take time to reflect. It’s especially important this year, the 20th anniversary of the reason America entered the longest war in its history to date. The terrorist attacks that occurred at the World Trade
Sept. 10, 2021 Events at Ground Zero still motivate 307th Bomb Wing Chief Every month, Chief Master Sgt. Leonard Werner treks more than 1,300 miles from his home in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, to serve as the 307th Bomb Wing command chief here.With more than two decades of service in the Air Force Reserve, Werner could have retired long ago. But he continues to serve
Sept. 7, 2021 FIGHTER PILOT REACHES HISTORIC MILESTONE: 7000 HOURS IN THE A-10C Lt. Col. John “Karl” Marks, an Air Force Reserve pilot assigned to the 442d Fighter Wing made history Sept. 1, 2021, as he became the only pilot to reach 7,000 hours in the A-10C Thunderbolt II; in addition to becoming one of the highest-time fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force.
Sept. 3, 2021 AFWERX drives innovation through flightline ops challenge TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Innovators and thought leaders from industry, academia and the federal government gathered at the AFWERX Innovation Hub in Las Vegas, Nevada, late last month to review technologies that will be a part of the Revolutionizing Flightline Operations AFWERX Challenge.This
Sept. 3, 2021 B-52s Deploy to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Approximately 230 Airmen assigned to the 2nd and 307th Bomb Wings, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana deployed with U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses and support equipment to the Indo-Pacific region to support Pacific Air Forces’ Bomber Task Force (BTF)
Sept. 2, 2021 Keep safety in mind as summer ends The long Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer and offers many service members, civilians and their families the final opportunity to take to the highways and byways for a summertime adventure. Emphasis on managing risk is key, not only for a holiday weekend that historically