Air Force officials to offer H1N1 vaccine

As part of the service's preventative efforts to safeguard the health of the force, Air Force medical staffs are set to provide 1 million H1N1 vaccination doses to Airmen and their family members by early November, officials said Oct. 8. Air Force medical personnel will receive and distribute to

Air Force officials release fleece wear policy

The 98th Air Force Virtual Uniform Board released a policy message Oct. 9 here for wearing the new Air Force sage green fleece as an outer garment for the airman battle uniform. According to the message, the sage green fleece may only be worn over the ABU top, and is not authorized to be worn solely

AF Reserve recruits accept oath of enlistment at Bronco's game

The Air Force Reserve hosted a mass enlistment ceremony for new recruits at Invesco Field Oct. 4 in Denver. The event was hosted by both the 310th Space Wing and 302nd Airlift Wing, both based in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the recruits took the oath of enlistment in front of a crowd of more than

Best in the Air Reserve Component for 2008

New Active Duty squadron joins ranks with Colorado Springs-based AF Reserve C-130 wing

A second flying squadron joined the Colorado Springs-based 302nd Airlift Wing Oct. 3, which will bring approximately 180 aircrew and maintainers to Colorado through 2012, kicking off the Air Force's newest active association between the Air Force Reserve and its Active Duty counterpart. The

Visiting from the 'Apple Blossom' state

Community and elected leaders from the Little Rock, Ark., area visited Peterson Air Force Base and the surrounding Air Force community during a 19th Airlift Wing Community Relations Tour Oct. 2 to the southern Colorado city. The civic leaders, who lend their community support to Little Rock AFB,

Air Force Reserve seeks to minimize H1N1 effects

Air Force Reserve Command is taking a more active role this year in preventing influenza-like illnesses, including the new H1N1 strain. "The first line of defense is understanding how the disease is transmitted," said Lt. Col. Tim Bennett, AFRC public health officer. The flu and the H1N1 strain

A visit from the Air Staff

Field kitchen cookin'

Airmen of the 302nd Services Flight trained Sept. 19 on the single palletized expeditionary kitchen, or 'SPEK.' As part of maintaining readiness in the Air Force Reserve, the squadron sets up and cooks in the SPEK unit every three months. The 302nd SVF is assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing at

Colorado Springs-based aeromedical techs take honors at competition

A rainy, lightning-filled sky welcomed home members of the 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron July 26 after competing in a week-long competition in the Pacific Northwest. Airmen from the 34th AES competed in the annual Air Mobility Command RODEO competition July 20-24, hosted this year at McChord