• Andrews Reserve wing prepares for Hurricane Sandy

    The 459th Air Refueling Wing is evacuating its KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.Air Force Col. William H. Mason, wing commander of the 459 ARW, authorized the movement of the planes to a location away from any affects of the storm to protect these valuable national

  • Buckley races to raise awareness

    Team Buckley members participated in the Annual Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Fun Run/Walk hosted by the Health and Wellness Center Oct. 19 to show their support of victims and their families, promote cancer awareness and celebrate survivors. Approximately 80 people participated in the race, nearly a

  • Recruits join AF Reserve at mixed martial arts event

    A group of men and women from all over Delaware joined the Air Force Reserve during a mass enlistment ceremony Saturday night at Delaware's first professional Mixed Martial Arts event inside the Dover Downs Hotel and Casino. Inside a caged ring, friends and family of the recruits along with hundreds

  • Airman's sacrifice remembered around the world

    While deployed to Iraq, Airman 1st Class LeeBernard E. Chavis was killed by sniper fire as he tried to keep civilians away from a suspected bomb in the streets near Baghdad on Oct. 14, 2006.To remember Chavis and the Airman he was, Air Force members here and around the world commemorated the

  • AF officials releasing enlisted quarterly assignment listing on Oct. 22

    Air Force officials are releasing the enlisted quarterly assignment listing, or EQUAL, on Oct. 22 for the July to September 2013 overseas assignment cycle. Enlisted Airmen must update their assignment preferences by Nov. 1 and they will be notified of their assignment selections by Nov. 16."We are

  • AF Chief of Staff visits Reserve Command

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III shakes hands with Col. Richard L. Folks II, vice commander of the 689th Combat Communications Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Standing next to Welsh is Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson, commander of Air Force Reserve Command. Welsh visited the base for an

  • Sound barrier pioneer celebrates 65 years

    Retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, celebrated the 65th anniversary of his ground breaking event with a re-enactment here Oct. 14.Yeager was serving as a test pilot and flying the experimental Bell X-1 named the, "Glamorous Glennis," Oct. 14,

  • ARPC members participate in Rock 'n' Roll Denver Marathon events

    Fourteen members, including two spouses, from the Air Reserve Personnel Center participated or volunteered in the Sports Authority Rock 'n' Roll Denver Marathon, half marathon, relay and inaugural 22-mile bike tour Sept. 22, 2012. More than 15,000 people from 50 states and 20 countries participated