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  • Where's the beef? Within Air Force Reserve Command, it's everywhere

    Back in 1984, Wendy's introduced its famous "Where's the beef?" advertising campaign in response to a fictional competitor's slogan "Home of the Big Bun." In various television commercials, Wendy's humorously compared the competitor's large hamburger buns that had a miniscule hamburger patty inside

  • Airman uses carpentry skills to preserve children’s dignity

    Some of the heat has burned off as the summer moon rises overhead. An Airman labors over scrap pieces of wood in a makeshift workshop under a canopy of camouflage. Fitting pieces of wood together, the shape of a tiny coffin emerges.The contract providing coffins for deceased Afghans has expired. The

  • Air Force leaders issue summer safety message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following Critical Days of Summer safety campaign message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day

  • Commercial success: 419th pilot featured in AF Reserve ad

    The 419th Fighter Wing hosted Blaine Warren Advertising as they filmed an Air Force Reserve public service announcement here May 25. The commercial, due to air nationally in the fall, features 419th pilot Maj. Bart Wilbanks as he reunites with his family, played by local actors. Stay connected -

  • Air Force leaders discuss leveraging Reserve strengths

    The Air Force Reserve faces many challenges, such as providing the training that Citizen Airmen need to support warfighting capabilities and maintaining full-time support to joint partners with a part-time force. With tightening budgets, leaders have had to brainstorm innovative ways to meet the

  • 67th aerial porters back from Balad

    Staff Sgt. Stacy Souza, 67th Aerial Port Squadron, pulls her son in for a hug after a five-month deployment to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Rick Souza, Sergeant Souza's husband, played "Mr. Mom" to his three children while his wife was away, and left for basic military training four days after she

  • Wing's top employer gets taste of Reserve mission

    Lt. Col. Andrew Chudy (right), 419th Operations Group Deputy Commander, discusses the differences between the F-16 and a commercial airliner with Mr. Brian Cink, Delta Airlines Western Region Pilot Flight Operations Manager. Mr. Cink was named the 419th Fighter Wing's Employer of the Year for 2010

  • VIDEO: Reservist climbs her way to success

    It's a tough workout climbing 15 feet in the air using only silk as help. "It's definitely a total body exercise and lots of endurance," said Tech. Sgt. Davina Wong, an aerial silk artist and Air Force Reservist in the 419th Fighter Wing.View the video. In a studio near Hill Air Force Base, Sergeant

  • Top 3 raises more than $500 for wing events, Airmen

    Senior Master Sgt. Matt McElreath, 67th Aerial Port Squadron, watches his golf ball creep toward the hole as teammates Senior Master Sgt. Noah Rosales, retired Chief Master Sgt. David Sill and Mr. Matt McIntosh look on. The 419th Fighter Wing's Top 3 organization hosted a golf tournament May 6,

  • Yellow Ribbon offers getaways for deploying, returning reservists

    The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program offers free vacations to eligible reservists and their families. Many 419th Fighter Wing personnel who are deploying or have recently returned from deployment are eligible to attend the following Yellow Ribbon events:-- June 10-12 in Bellevue, Wash.-- July