Hill fighter wings excel with Total Force Integration mission

Being the Air Force's first Total Force Integration fighter association, gives the phrase "one team, one fight" a whole new meaning for Hill Air Force Base's 388th and 419th Fighter Wings. As of July this year, the wings entered Phase III of TFI. Now the 419th FW, a Reserve wing, no longer flies and

All Air Force Reserve officer candidates to train at Maxwell

Starting in October, Air Force Reserve Command will send all candidates for reserve line officer training to the Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Previously, only rated officer candidates -- pilots, navigators and air battle mangers -- attended OTS at Maxwell AFB. Each year

Chief of Staff announces major total force integration steps

The Air Force will create an active association at Dannelly Field Air Guard Station, Ala., with the 187th Fighter Wing, which includes the newly re-designated 100th Fighter Squadron. General Moseley said the Air Force would continue the active association at the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint

Hill honors greatest generation

Today's generation may best understand the history and sacrifice behind a worldwide conflict through old war movies. But to the 130 WWII veterans who donned their military uniforms once again and packed their bags to come to Hill Air Force Base Sept. 14, the pictures of war are forever embedded in

Airpower summary: maintainers keep airpower soaring

Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle conducted a show of

CES, 67th APS build relationships among family members

Air Force Reserve beats recruiting goal for 7th consecutive year

Air Force Reserve officials announced they have reached their recruiting goal for 2007, topping 8,000 people Aug. 28. This is the seventh consecutive year Air Force Reserve Command Recruiting Service has surpassed its goals, an achievement unmatched by any other Reserve component. Approximately 400

Improved health care plan for reservists starts in October

Reservists can begin signing up Aug. 11 for more affordable Tricare Select Reserve health care that starts Oct. 1. For some, it means they will pay a third of what they are paying today. "All drilling reservists, including individual mobilization augmentees, will have access to the health-care

Rules change to require technicians to wear uniforms fulltime

When people visit an Air Force Reserve Command unit during the week in the coming months, they are likely to see more people in military uniforms. The Air Force changed three of its instructions Aug. 7 to require all air reserve technicians to wear military uniforms rather than civilian clothes

President designates employer support week

President George W. Bush recently signed a proclamation designating Sept. 9-15 National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week. According to the proclamation which was signed by the President, Aug. 30, National ESGR Week will recognize the vital contributions of the men and women who serve