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

302nd SFS gets new commander

Maj. John J. Dumont assumed command of the 302nd Security Forces Squadron during a ceremony Sept. 19 here."I have the most incredible group of professionals in the reserve or active world," said Major Dumont. I've worked in both and I know that for sure. I see it every day. The esprit de corps and

Air Force Reserve makes a splash at the EAA's AirVenture 2009

This year's EAA AirVenture proves again to be one of the world's largest aviation celebrations with more than 580,000 visitors from around the world attending the 2009 international airshow July 27 - Aug. 2 here. At the center of it all: an Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift

Job well done

And the inspectors arrive

ReserveNet changes to ARCNet, welcomes Air National Guard

ReserveNet has a new name and a new mission. After a year of coordination between the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, ARCNet was established Sept. 1 to provide ReserveNet capabilities to ANG members. Until now, only reservists had access to these resources used to train, communicate