June 6, 2023 AFRC leadership visits 307th Bomb Wing; stress accountability and readiness Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and AFRC Command Chief Master Sgt. Israel Nunez toured the 307th Bomb Wing here from June 1-4.
Nov. 23, 2022 Five Reserve Charleston Airmen earn Distinguished Flying Cross Five 315th Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen were among the 51 Distinguished Flying Crosses awarded by U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, for their actions in Operation Allies Refuge, during a ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Nov. 21, 2022.
March 17, 2022 Reserve Airman makes history with first USAF-piloted eVTOL vehicle flight Just south of his home in Brooklyn, New York, a young Terrence McKenna spent much of his childhood in Prospect Park tossing around wooden gliders and flying remote-controlled airplanes, each aircraft more complex and capable than the last.By the early 2000s, McKenna came across an ad for flying
Dec. 9, 2019 2019 CCAF Graduation Community College of the Air Force graduates are photographed with their diplomas after a graduation ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Dec. 8, 2019.
Nov. 26, 2019 Two A-10 pilots receive Distinguished Flying Cross for strikes on Taliban Only seven medals carry more significance than the Distinguished Flying Cross, and, of those, only three are given for combat excellence. One of those three is the Congressional Medal of Honor. In simpler terms--it’s a rare medal.
Nov. 22, 2019 Reserve Team pulls off a trifecta at Global Strike Competition Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 343rd Bomb Squadron took three of four bomber awards during this year's Global Strike Competition.
Nov. 12, 2019 Faces of the 442d Fighter Wing: Meet Senior Airman Ricardo Miranda Meet Senior Airman Ricardo Miranda, a water and fuel systems maintenance craftsman with the 442d Civil Engineer Squadron.
Nov. 7, 2019 Exercise Ozark Thunder 20-01: Developing combat-ready Airmen During November’s extended Unit Training Assembly, Airmen from the 442d Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo, participated in a 3-day long readiness exercise, Exercise Ozark Thunder 20-01.
Nov. 3, 2019 442d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron holds Assumption of Command ceremony Members of the 442d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron stand at ease during an Assumption of Command ceremony at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., November 2, 2019. More than 200 Air Force Reserve and active-duty Airmen in six different specialties make up the squadron that is responsible for a fleet of 24
Nov. 1, 2019 Pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross recounts events in Afghanistan In the early morning hours on December 2, 2010, two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, launched out of Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, heading west to keep watch over ground forces.