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  • Air Force Reserve turns 64

    In a world where a cell phone is outdated in less than a year, the Air Force Reserve continues to grow more and more high-tech and leading-edge as it celebrates its 64th birthday.Back when the world had only a handful of jet aircraft, no space travel and not an inkling of the Internet, the "Air

  • Stenner: People are our strength

    Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, discusses the force structure announcement in a video message released April 13, 2012. The general talks about the planned reductions in Air Force Reserve and the potential changes to the

  • Command honors outstanding Airmen of the year

    Air Force Reserve Command honored its outstanding Airmen of the year for 2011 during a ceremony here April 10.The winners who will represent the command in Air Force competition later this year are: first sergeant - Master Sgt. Anthony Johns, 445th Operations Support Squadron, Wright Patterson Air

  • 931st Airman named AFRC Outstanding NCO of the Year

    An Airman from the 931st Air Refueling Group, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., has been named the Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Airman of the Year in the non-commissioned officer category.Tech. Sgt. Megan Legacy, Readiness and Emergency Management Superintendent of the 931st Civil Engineer

  • Fuels section stops 'bleeding'

    An engine without fuel is as effective as a heart without blood. Without blood, a body is an inanimate corpse, without fuel, an aircraft is a static display. A leaking tanker is like a bleeding body - ineffective and dangerous.The fuel system specialists of the 931st Maintenance Squadron and the

  • Learning from experience: 931st member shares tornado safety tips

    Kansas' propensity for tornadoes has been well-documented, both on the silver-screen and by scientific research.In fact, the state that inspired the iconic twister for the movie "The Wizard of Oz" has the second-highest average number tornadoes per year in the nation according to the National

  • 931st employer, NASA, to receive ESGR "Above and Beyond" award

    The employer of a 931st member has been selected to receive a high-level award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.Tech. Sgt. Lynn Lefebvre, a traditional Reservist assigned to the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., worked together with fellow traditional

  • Be ready: emergency management gets personal

    In the Air Force, we are used to participating in safety drills designed to teach us emergency survival skills and techniques. That training started in grade school with fire and tornado drills that provided a nice diversion from class work and matured to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear

  • 931st NCO named 2011 AFRC outstanding enlisted aircrew NCO

    An Airman from the 931st Air Refueling Group was named Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew member of the year in the NCO category by Air Force Reserve Command, March 30.Master Sgt. James Guldjord, a boom operator, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, is from San Diego. He has more than ten years of active duty and