Jan. 7, 2020 Space wing reservist earns headquarters award for deployment efforts A Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 380th Space Control Squadron earned the Outstanding Air Reserve Component Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Airman of the Year award for 2019.
Dec. 31, 2019 F-16 downs target drone with laser guided rocket in unprecedented test The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron shot down a subscale drone using an AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket on December 19, 2019, providing a proof of concept for using rockets queued from an F-16 targeting pod as viable munitions to perform cruise missile
Nov. 26, 2019 Two A-10 pilots receive Distinguished Flying Cross for strikes on Taliban Only seven medals carry more significance than the Distinguished Flying Cross, and, of those, only three are given for combat excellence. One of those three is the Congressional Medal of Honor. In simpler terms--it’s a rare medal.
Nov. 22, 2019 343rd Bomb Squadron pulls off a trifecta at Global Strike Competition Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 343rd Bomb Squadron took three of four bomber awards during this year's Global Strike Competition.
Nov. 18, 2019 Long Ranger Resilience: Col. Dennis Britten As part of an on-going series of features and interviews on resiliency, we highlight a Reserve Citizen Airman of the 307th Bomb Wing who has overcome obstacles to improve themselves and the Air Force. This month, we feature Col. Dennis Britten, 307th Medical Squadron commander whose work ethic and
Nov. 1, 2019 Reserve Numbered AF commanders meet for Pre-ESG Huddle Preparing for an Executive Steering Group (ESG), the commanders from the 10th Air Force, 4th Air Force and 22ndAir Force met for a Pre-ESG huddle Oct. 28-29 at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. This was the first time ever all three NAF commanders met prior to an ESG. During
Sept. 19, 2019 Barksdale bomb wings support Cobra Warrior Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Bomb Wing and their active-duty counterparts from the 2nd BW supported Exercise Cobra Warrior here, Sept. 5-17, 2019.Cobra Warrior is the RAF capstone event for their weapons school instructor candidates.The exercise featured more than 50 fighter aircraft from
Sept. 17, 2019 926th unveils first flagship at Nellis The 926th Operations Group unveils the first flagship of the Air Force Reserve’s 926th Wing Sept. 12, 2019, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.During the ceremony, an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the active duty’s 64th Aggressor Squadron was unveiled with the group’s shield and commander’s
Aug. 20, 2019 926th Wing, 706th Fighter Squadron set to receive AFA awards in September Air Force Reserve announced today that Air Force Association (AFA) selected five Air Force Reserve award recipients this year. Two of those awards went to the 926th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The 926th Wing earned the 2018 AFA Outstanding Reserve (Flying Wing) Unit Award, while the 706th