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  • PA specialist wins DOD award for POW articles

    An Air Force reservist from the 442nd Fighter Wing here continues to garner awards for articles he wrote about prisoners of war from World War II. Tech. Sgt. Leo Brown won the Department of Defense's Thomas Jefferson Award for the four-part series April 15. Earlier in 2007, Sergeant Brown was named

  • Crew chiefs keep Wing's A-10s flying

    It was the Greek historian, Herodotus, who in 500 B.C., coined the phrase, "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." He said this in reference to the Persian mounted postal couriers who, without fail,

  • Ceremony activates AF Reserve's first-ever space wing

    Air Force Reserve Command ceremoniously stood up its very first space wing here April 4, ten days before the command's 60th anniversary. The 310th Space Wing, which expanded from an Air Force group to a wing March 7, was officially recognized at the ceremony attended by Gen. C. Robert Kehler,

  • SGLI meant to ‘take care of loved ones’

    It's no secret that money is tight for many people, including for Airmen of the 442nd Fighter Wing. But a safe and wise investment, according to Capt. Joe Walter, 442nd Mission Support Flight commander, is Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. Available to all Airmen and offering a variety of pay

  • Airman and Family Readiness takes the gamble out of deployments

    The name has changed, but the mission remains the same. Effective last December, Family Support offices in Air Force Reserve Command are now known as Airman and Family Readiness (A&FR), but they will still provide unparalleled support for Airmen and their families. Offering a host of programs and

  • Sidebar: Right steps for tuition assistance

    Tuition assistance will be reimbursed at the following rate: Undergraduate Degree The basic benefit offers 100 percent not to exceed $250.00 per semester hour or $166.66 per quarter hour, with a maximum cumulative benefit not to exceed $4,500.00, per member, per fiscal year. Note: This includes