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    Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go out on or about April 5, Navy Cmdr. Leslie
  • The crew of sortie Skull 61, all Air Force Reservists assigned to the 343rd Bomb Squadron, assembles for a pre-flight briefing prior to take off on a morning B-52H training mission at Barksdale Air Force Base, La, March 5, 2011. The mission simulated the release of both nuclear Air Launched Cruise Missiles and gravity bombs. The launch of this crew and aircraft was significant for being the first supported by 2nd Bomb Wing operations and maintenance personnel during a 307th Bomb Wing Reserve Unit Training Assembly. The 343rd BS is a classic associate unit assigned to the 2nd BW. (U. S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Greg Steele)

    307th Bomb Wing makes history with nuclear certification

    For the first time in Air Force history, a Reserve unit will become nuclear certified following the 307th Bomb Wing's Initial Nuclear Surety Inspection March 14 through 18, 2013, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The 307th BW, tasked to support the 2nd Bomb Wing's nuclear and conventional missions through the auspices of the Total Force Initiative,
  • Air Force Reserve Command activated the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 1, 2013. As the first cyberspace group in the Air Force, the 960th CYOG will have administrative control over 10 Reserve cyber organizations spread throughout the country. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Maria Eames)

    AF Reserve activates cyberspace operations group

    Air Force Reserve Command activated the first cyberspace operations group in the Air Force today. Maj. Gen. William Binger, 10th Air Force commander, is scheduled to officiate at the formal activation ceremony for the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group here March 3.Led by Col. Lloyd Terry Jr., the 960th CYOG is charged with providing combat-ready
  • Tenth Air Force Commander Bill Binger pinned on his second star during a small ceremony at the Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, Feb. 2. Changing his shoulder boards were his son, to his left, and his wife, on his right. Maj. Gen Kevin Pottinger, Mobilization Assistant to the Vice Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. was the officiating officer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)

    Tenth Air Force commander pins on second star

  • Staff Sgt. Brandon Vice, 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, guides a GBU-39 small diameter bomb into the main weapons bay of an F-22 during Combat Hammer. Combat Hammer is a weapons system evaluation program sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, which provides an opportunity for an operational unit to employ them in a realistic tactical training environment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Dana Rosso)

    Total Force F-22's first to employ small diameter bombs

    During a Combat Hammer exercise Alaska F-22 Raptors became the first operational F-22 unit to drop GBU-39 small diameter bombs.Although small diameter bombs have been employed by test pilots, Combat Hammer, a weapons system evaluation program sponsored by the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, provided an opportunity for an operational unit to employ
  • 301st Operations Group Commander, Col. Kurt J. Gallegos taxies to the runway to begin the flight where he will achieve the milestone goal of flying more than 4000 hours in an F-16 Fighting Falcon Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Reaching this point in his career, Gallegos joins a small group of pilots that currently hold this designation. On average, 4000 hours translates to 166 days in flight. His wingman for the occasion was none other than 10th Air Force Commander, Brig. Gen. William B. Binger. (U. S. Air Force photo/SrA Melissa Harvey)

    Reserve pilot exceeds flying milestone

    There's something to be said for goals - whether big or small, they motivate a person to keep going, to take one more step when quitting would be so much easier. Sometimes, it's hard to tell if all this hard work will lead to something worth the effort. For Col. Kurt "Huevos" Gallegos, 301st Operations Group Commander, it's led to reaching
  • Tech. Sgt. Russell Kinnard, a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration technician assigned to the 307th Civil Engineer Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., marks his work at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Vienna, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2012. Fasteners were marked with easily seen paint to signify they had been tightened during the construction of a Pre-Engineered building on base. Kinnard was part of a 29-person detail from Barksdale that spent two weeks at Youngstown ARS assisting 910th Civil Engineer Squadron personnel build a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) training area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston)

    Barksdale civil engineers lend Youngstown helping hands

    When Youngstown asked the 307th Civil Engineer Squadron here to lend a hand, the 307th lent 56.Craftsmen from the 307th CES spent their annual tour at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, assisting their 910th CES counterparts in building a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (Prime BEEF) training area."Two years ago funding came in with a time
  • Conserving energy is good for the Air Force Reserve

    "I am Air Force Energy? campaign kicks off

    October, Energy Action Month, provides an opportunity to promote energy and water conservation awareness to Airmen as part of a national campaign led by the Department of Energy. This year‟s theme, "I am Air Force Energy," puts the Airman at the center of the campaign. The goal is to inspire the Total Force to make a commitment to a continual
  • 301st Operations Group Commander, Col. Kurt J. Gallegos taxies to the runway to begin the flight where he will achieve the milestone goal of flying more than 4000 hours in an F-16 Fighting Falcon Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. Reaching this point in his career, Gallegos joins a small group of pilots that currently hold this designation. On average, 4000 hours translates to 166 days in flight. His wingman for the occasion was none other than 10th Air Force Commander, Brig. Gen. William B. Binger. (U. S. Air Force photo/SrA Melissa Harvey)

    Reserve pilot exceeds flying milestone

    There's something to be said for goals - whether big or small, they motivate a person to keep going, to take one more step when quitting would be so much easier. Sometimes, it's hard to tell if all this hard work will lead to something worth the effort. For Col. Kurt "Huevos" Gallegos, 301st Operations Group Commander, it's led to reaching
  • 1st Lt. Aaron Berry, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with the 303rd Fighter Squadron, was selected for commission by a Deserving Airman Board in 2009 when he was a crew chief with the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. He returned to the 442nd Fighter Wing in 2012 as an A-10 pilot. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Courtesy photo)

    Launch, fly, recover: A pilot who can do it all

    Just three short years ago, Lt. Aaron Berry was maintaining A-10s. Today, he's flying them.In April 2009, Tech. Sgt. (now 1st Lt.) Aaron Berry was selected by a Deserving Airman Commissioning Board to attend Officer Training School, and then attend a pilot-training program.An assistant crew chief at the time, Berry, and his supervisor, were
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