• Air Force teams work to tame Colorado wildfires

    An Air Force team from the active duty, Air National Guard, the Air Reserve and the Air Force Academy have mobilized to help fight the quickly spreading Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., that has burned more than 3,500 acres.The request for assistance from the National Interagency Fire

  • Colorado wildland fire fight a Total Force effort

    Two Wyoming Air National Guard Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems-equipped C-130s arrived here June 25 after the National Interagency Fire Center requested Department of Defense wildland firefighting support for the Rocky Mountain area.The 153rd Airlift Wing's aircraft, along with 16 personnel,

  • AFPC officials digitize selection board process with eBOSS

    The Air Force selection board process enters a new digital era when board members begin using an electronic record scoring system for line for the Air Force captains and major and lieutenant colonel medical service corps boards that convene July 16.The electronic Board Operations Support System, or

  • 442nd Fighter Wing gears up for active-duty association

    The 442nd Fighter Wing is scheduled to begin integrating more than 100 active-duty Airmen by October.The total-force integration of active-duty Airmen into Reserve units is part of an initiative to improve efficiency and combat capability by leveraging reserve experience and continuity. The 442nd is

  • Colorado Reserve unit called in to fight wildland fires

    The Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing here received word June 24 that it was tasked to provide Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, support to the ongoing Colorado wildland fires. The request for assistance from The National Interagency Fire Center to the Department of

  • Air Force emphasizes ATV safety

    Riding all-terrain vehicles is a popular recreational activity, but it can also be dangerous. ATV riding resulted in a reported 317 deaths and an estimated 115,000 emergency room-treated injuries in 2010, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.The Air Force recognizes ATV riding's

  • ARPC Airman wins best in Colorado in AF Reserve Category

    Maj. Gen. Martin Whelan, Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Dana Rocha, the University of Phoenix, Military Division, Colorado Springs, Colo., Senior Airman Blanca Hernandez, Air Reserve Personnel Center, and Congressman Mike Coffman. U.S.

  • Air Force Lt. finishes Bronco’s mini-camp, continues to follow dream

    As another year of the National Football League season nears, military members might want to pay closer attention to their televisions as one of their own maybe lining up on the gridiron during those famous Sunday afternoons.Benjamin Garland, a Grand Junction, Colo. native, recently completed the