Big future for 931st Security Forces

All of Master Sgt. Robert Reader's Airmen are listed on a marker board in his office. If all goes well in the next year, he will need a much bigger marker board. Sergeant Reader is chief of the 931st Air Refueling Group's Security Forces. Right now, his force is a dozen Airmen strong. But like many

Tanker Teamwork

Spirit Spotlight: Senior Airman Travis Reimer

Senior Airman Travis Reimer is a Newton, Kan., native who joined the Air National Guard unit at McConnell AFB in 2005. He joined the Air Force Reserve in 2007 after a base realignment and closure eliminated his job at the Guard unit. Air Force job: Hydraulics Journeyman, 931st Aircraft Maintenance

Maintainer returns from long deployment

Kobe Reimer didn't say goodbye. He didn't know how.He was just shy of his second birthday when his father, Senior Airman Travis Reimer, deployed to Southwest Asia in September. "(Kobe) wasn't really talking yet," Airman Reimer remembered.But children develop rapidly at that age. And Airman Reimer,

Incentive to Fly

Medical officers to support 'Arctic' mission

Military life is about to get cold for two 931st Air Refueling Group Reservists. Alaska cold.Lt. Col. Cheryl Hooper and Lt. Col. (Dr.) James Clark are scheduled to join Operation Arctic Care, a humanitarian aid mission in the remote regions of Alaska, in early March.Colonel Clark is a dentist

Spirit Spotlight: Staff Sgt. Khoa Nguyen

Staff Sgt. Khoa Nguyen is a Wichita, Kan., native who was an active-duty Airman and firefighter before joining the Air Force Reserve in October, 2008. Air Force job: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, 931st Civil Engineer Squadron Education: Studying fire science through Community College of

Deployment history to be removed from promotion briefs

Air Force officials here recently announced that deployment history data will be deleted from duty qualification briefs for officer selection and preselection and from senior noncommissioned officer evaluation briefs. This total-force initiative will apply to all active-duty members, Reserve and

Group-wide safety evaluation starts Friday

A team of inspectors are scheduled to begin an evaluation of the 931st Air Refueling Group's safety program Friday.The team doesn't leave until Monday, which means a large portion of their assessment will occur during the 931st's drill weekend when the Group's Reservists show up for their monthly

Cutting corners costs lives

Editor's Note: Major Kuder is a performance manager for the 931st Air Refueling Group. She wrote the following commentary while deployed with the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group in Southwest Asia.Many people who have not deployed feel they are not "contributing to the war effort." We, as a