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Tech. Sgt. John Bryan has two words for Group members heading to Wisconsin: long underwear. Snow banks and cold temperatures greeted Sergeant Bryan and other personnel when they arrived March 12 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wis., to survey the location of the Group's upcoming readiness

931st Intel best in AMC

The 931st Operations Support Flight Intelligence Directorate was recently named Air Mobility Command Outstanding Air Reserve Component Intelligence Unit of the Year for 2007. "(Last year) was a busy year for us," Lt. Col. William Eaton, 931st OSF, Director of Intelligence said. Primarily, Colonel

Air Force 'chutes' down inefficient program

Parachutes are designed to slow things down. Crew members forced to evacuate in-flight aircraft with parachutes, for example, tend to have much gentler impacts with the ground than those without.But the only thing being slowed by parachutes aboard KC-135 Stratotankers, Air Force leaders recently

TOTAL RECALL

It's 4 a.m. You are lying in bed sound asleep when you're awakened by the ring of your telephone. You pick up the handset and you hear: "This is the unit recall monitor. This is a recall to active duty. Report to your duty section immediately. If you are on mobility status, bring the required

Down a Different Road

Editor's Note: The following story includes reconstructed events based on the testimony of those mentioned.  Direct quotes are only used when they were recorded first hand by the writer.The blinds are closed, but the white-hot light of the Kansas sun still forces its way into the living room. In

New Sheriff In Town

New traditional Reservists and Air Reserve Technicians join the 931st Air Refueling Group on a regular basis. The past month, a new breed of Reservist joined the unit: an Active Guard Reserve (AGR) member, a 931st ARG first. How's that you may ask? Aren't all of the full-time personnel here ARTs or

931st Returns From Turkey

The last rotations of 931st Air Refueling Group Airmen have returned from supporting operations at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Since May 30, more than 118 of the group's personnel have served on rotations ranging from two weeks to the entirety of the mission. A wide range of specialties from the

ReserveNet On The Way

No matter where traditional Reservists are, they are just a mouse click away from a new tool that should make managing their military life a lot easier. That's the idea behind ReserveNet, an online program that is quickly becoming the Air Force Reserve Command way of things. The program was

ReserveNet on The Way

No matter where traditional Reservists are, they are just a mouse click away from a new tool that should make managing their military life a lot easier. That's the idea behind ReserveNet, an online program that is quickly becoming the Air Force Reserve Command way of things. The program was