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  • High levels of stress can cause significant negative impact to an Airman’s life. Several resources such as Military OneSource, Family Advocacy, Chaplains and more exist to reverse or reduce that impact. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)

    Surviving Stress as a Service Member

    Serving in the military as a reservist can be one of the most rewarding, fulfilling experiences of one’s life; it can also be one of the most stressful. “Being a reservist is a unique scenario compared to active duty or civilian life,” said Raymo. “Not only do you have to put up with the stresses the average civilian faces, if tasked to deploy you
  • Members of the Air Force Reserve 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to climb the ladder into a KC-135 Stratotanker at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., Oct. 22, 2012. The aircraft had just returned from an overseas mission. The Airmen assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are part of a team that accomplishes a lengthy checklist of items to ensure McConnell's fleet of tankers stay mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Zach Anderson)

    Pride in ownership: Reserve aircraft maintainers help keep McConnell's fleet flying

    Senior Airman Michael Moore doesn't technically own an airplane. Moore, a crew chief assigned to the Air Force Reserve 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here, hasn't quite saved up the capital required to purchase a private jet. But if you ask, he will tell you he feels like he owns an entire aircraft fleet."When I'm off work and just out driving
  • Airman First Class David Atchison poses in front of an F-15 Eagle at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. (Photo courtesty of David Atchison)

    Comic book creator reflects on Air Force Reserve experience

    When writers introduce a character to the comic super hero canon, they usually begin with a common theme. The protagonist possesses some raw talent and power but lacks the competence and confidence to effectively transmit those skills into any great accomplishment. In fact, the greatest enemy of the new character is often a lack of
  • Lt. Col. Barry Jones, 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron commander, pilots a KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft July 20, 2011, over Turkey. The 90th EARS, a total-force team consisting of nearly 100 active-duty, Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen, conducts air-to-air refuels to C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-5 Galaxies coming in and out of the area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael B. Keller/Released)

    90th EARS a force multiplier in air-to-air fueling

    By definition, force multiplier means a capability that, when added to and employed by a combat force, significantly increases the combat potential of that force and thus enhances the probability of successful mission accomplishment. That is exactly what the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron does at Incirlik.The 90th EARS, a total-force
  • Master Sgt. Paul McGinnis and Senior Airman Alan Cooper (at right) follow Lt. Col. Keith Kontz while inspecting a KC-135 Stratotanker before departing from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands on March 1. Aeromedical evacuation training missions to St. Croix allow pilots to complete overseas training requirements. Colonel Kontz is a Reserve KC-135 pilot assigned to the 18th Air Refueling Squadron, the flying unit of the 931st Air Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Both Sergeant McGinnis and Airman Cooper are Reservists assigned to the 931st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Aeromedical training benefits refuelers

    Staff Sgt. Kenny Stewart said let there be light, and there was none. And it wasn't so good. "I thought the bulb was out," he said, halfway through an aeromedical evacuation training (commonly called "AE" training) mission here. The day prior, Sergeant Stewart, a boom operator assigned to the 931st Air Refueling Group, was up in the air on a KC-135
  • Shelby chose to visit his fellow members at the 931st Civil Engineer Squadron the first time he was allowed to spend time away from a rehabilitation center. (Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Schaap)

    Down a Different Road

    The blinds are closed, but the white-hot light of the Kansas sun still forces its way into the living room. In front of the blinds sits Shelby Gobel, looking for an "insect."Slumbering in teenage fashion on the couch opposite him is his son, Alex. The boxed glow of the window blinds glare from Alex's glasses. Shelby doesn't find the "insect," he
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