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Air show to host combat aircraft with local historical ties

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:05:42 GMT

It’s no secret that western New York was home to one of the biggest helicopter manufacturing plants in the world.

(PRWeb August 15, 2011)

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Air Force Reserve's Personnel Center Moving, Going Green

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Air Force Reserve Command celebrated its newest green building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony here last month.

(PRWeb August 03, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8686338.htm

Army, Air Force Hosts Joint Energy Forum

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:10:00 GMT

The 2011 United States Army & United States Air Force Energy Forum will be held 19-20 July at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA.

(PRWeb July 07, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8623253.htm

U.S. Airmen Successfully MEDEVAC Antarctic Worker

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:45:00 GMT

Hawaii and Washington-based Airmen route through Christchurch, New Zealand to MEDEVAC an ailing National Science Foundation contractor from McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

(PRWeb July 01, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8617297.htm

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Honored by Department of Defense for Support of Employees Who Serve in the Georgia National Guard and Reserve

Fri, 27 May 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Georgia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (GA ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced that Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a part of Bank of America, was honored with a ‘Patriot’ Award for support of its employees who serve in the Georgia National Guard and Reserve.

(PRWeb May 27, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/5/prweb8485909.htm

Manheim Honored By Department of Defense for Extraordinary Support of Employees Who Serve In the Military

Wed, 11 May 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Georgia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, announced last month that Lynn Morgan, vice president of marketing and consulting for Manheim, was honored with a Patriot Award in recognition of Manheim’s support of its employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve.

(PRWeb May 11, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/5/prweb8403990.htm

Airmen Support Japanese Nuclear Plant Stabilization

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:00:00 GMT

U.S Air Force C-130 Hercules aircrew from Yokota Air Base partner with the Japanese Air Self Defense Force to help nuclear stabilization efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant.

(PRWeb March 22, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/3/prweb8225916.htm

Air Force Identifies Frankfurt Airport Shooting Deaths

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:00:00 GMT

The Air Force announced today the deaths of two Airmen as a result of the March 2 shooting at Frankfurt International Airport.

(PRWeb March 04, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/03/prweb8181462.htm

Dobbins Airmen Volunteer to Clean-up 140 Year Old Cemetery

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:25:00 GMT

Airmen, along with local leaders are volunteering personal time to assist in the clean up the old Jonesville cemetery here Saturday and Sunday.

(PRWeb February 14, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Dobbins/Air_Reserve_Base/prweb8136342.htm

Macon’s Smith and Sons Foods, Inc., Receives Department of Defense Honor

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Georgia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, presented the Smith and Sons Foods, Inc. owner, Jim Smith, with the Seven Seals Award at the corporate office in Macon, Ga., last month.

(PRWeb February 07, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8117382.htm

SSAI Receives Department of Defense Honor

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:05:00 GMT

Georgia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, presented the Patriot Award to Emory Jiles, III, Director of Engineering for Support Systems Associates, Inc., in recognition of extraordinary support of his employee, Maj David Brown, who serves in the Georgia Air National Guard.

(PRWeb February 02, 2011)

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Topper Worldwide, Inc., Receives Department of Defense Honor

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:20:00 GMT

Georgia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) presented Topper Worldwide, Inc. owner, Mr. Miki Bacher, with the Patriot Award for his extraordinary support of his employee’s military service.

(PRWeb February 02, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/2/prweb8105241.htm

Air Force Reserve Band Returns to Lakeland to say “Thank you”

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 02:00:00 GMT

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve returns to Lakeland, Fla., to perform two free concerts at the Lakeland Center Thursday, Jan. 27 at 2 and 7 p.m.

(PRWeb January 25, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/1/prweb8087973.htm

Air Force Reserve Band Performs in Panama City

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve is set to perform at the Marina Civic Center in Panama City, Fla., Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.

(PRWeb January 24, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/1/prweb8085014.htm

Reserve Band Tour Stops in St. Petersburg

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve returns to the Palladium at St. Petersburg College in a free concert Friday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m.

(PRWeb January 24, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/1/prweb8085028.htm

Reserve Band Performs Free Concert in Fort Myers

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve is set to perform a free concert at the First Christian Church of Fort Myers in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 29 at 2:30 p.m.

(PRWeb January 24, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/1/prweb8085030.htm

Reserve Band Concludes Concert Tour in Naples

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve ends its nine-day winter concert tour with a free concert at the Bayshore Festival of the Arts at Sugden Regional Park in Naples, Fla. Sunday, Jan. 30 at 4 p.m.

(PRWeb January 24, 2011)

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Air Force Reserve Band Returns to Lakeland to Say “thank you”

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:00:00 GMT

DATE CORRECTION: The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve returns to Lakeland, Fla., to perform two free concerts at the Lakeland Center Thursday, Jan. 27 at 2 and 7 p.m.

(PRWeb January 23, 2011)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/1/prweb8085022.htm

Keen Sword Exercise Sharpens US-Japan Alliance

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:00:00 GMT

About 10,500 U.S. service members and their Japan Self Defense Force counterparts are participating in exercise Keen Sword 2011, Dec. 3-10, on military installations throughout mainland Japan, Okinawa and in the waters surrounding Japan.

(PRWeb December 03, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/12/prweb4856994.htm

Georgia Military Member Honors Verizon Wireless

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The support Verizon gave Capt. Denny Thibault, a member of the Georgia National Guard, went beyond what the law requires, which is why he nominated his supervisor, Gordon Cook, for the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve’s Patriot Award.

(PRWeb November 12, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4773744.htm

Reserve Band Set to Perform Annual Holiday Concert

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve will present its free annual holiday concert at the Museum of Aviation Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.

(PRWeb November 12, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4773964.htm

Dobbins Adds $181 Million to Local Economy

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:45:00 GMT

The 94th Airlift Wing has poured more than $181 million into the local community in Fiscal Year 2010, an increase of nearly $9 million more than last year’s figures.

(PRWeb November 10, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/11/prweb4773484.htm

First Aeromedical Evacuation Formal Training Unit Opens at Pope Field, North Carolina

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:30:37 GMT

The U.S. Air Force has created a centralized training facility for Aeromedical Evacuation Technicians. The Training unit will provide AE Crewmembers the ability to acquire their Basic Aircrew Qualifications on three different aircraft in a twenty-five day period.

(PRWeb November 03, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/440thAW/AeromedicalEvacuation/prweb4741924.htm

Team Pope Deploys for ORE

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:23:05 GMT

The 440th Airlift Wing, Pope Air Force Base, N.C., mobilized and deployed more than 375 personnel and 1.4 short tons of cargo and equipment to Savannah, Ga., for their Operational Readiness Exercise.

(PRWeb October 13, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Team_Pope/440th_Airlift_Wing/prweb4619854.htm

934th Operations Support Flight Now Redesignated Squadron

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:43:50 GMT

The Secretary of the Air Force has officially redesignated the 934th Operations Support Flight as the 934th Operations Support Squadron.

(PRWeb October 05, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/934th_Operations/Support_Squadron/prweb4379914.htm

The RQ-4 Arrives in Guam: Responsive Imagery Tool to Serve U.S., Pacific Partners

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 03:00:00 GMT

Andersen Air Force Base celebrated the arrival of the RQ-4 Global Hawk intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance remotely piloted aircraft to Guam during a ceremony at the base Sept. 20.

(PRWeb September 20, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4538104.htm

U.S. Military Members Arrive in Sri Lanka for Humanitarian, Partnership Mission

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:00:34 GMT

More than 40 U.S. servicemembers arrived in Sri Lanka Aug. 14 to begin a six-day combined medical and engineering training mission with the Sri Lankan government and medical representatives from Maldives and Mongolia.

(PRWeb August 19, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/08/prweb4406174.htm

Air Force Announces Arrival of First GPS IIF Satellite On Station

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:15:00 GMT

Officials from the Air Space command’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Global Positioning Systems Wing announced the first GPS IIF satellite (SVN-62) arrived on-station 1 August. This indicates the satellite is in its designated orbital position and ready for its final phase of on-orbit checkout and testing, to be completed before September. Then the satellite will be cleared to serve navigation and timing users as part of the operational GPS constellation.

(PRWeb August 10, 2010)

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Local Business Leaders take Flight

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:00:00 GMT

The 440th Airlift Wing and the State Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for North Carolina hosted a Civic Leader Tour for local business leaders around the Fayetteville, N.C. area.

(PRWeb August 03, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/08/prweb4349274.htm

Koenig Named Command Chief at 934th AW

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Chief Master Sgt. Mark Koenig was selected June 6 as the new command chief for the 934th Airlift Wing by Col. Darrell G. Young, 934th AW commander.

(PRWeb June 17, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Mark_Koenig/command_chief_934AW/prweb4151434.htm

More jobs for Air Force Reserve in Minneapolis

Thu, 20 May 2010 07:00:00 GMT

The 934th Airlift Wing workforce will increase by 67 military positions and 14 civilian positions according to the Fiscal Year 2011 Force Structure Announcement released by Air Force officials.

(PRWeb May 20, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/air_force/Minneapolis/prweb4026004.htm

Pacific Angel 2010 Set to Begin

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

The United States will join local authorities in four South Asian and Pacific nations from February through August to provide medical, dental and engineering assistance as part of Operation Pacific Angel 2010. In continuation of U.S. humanitarian assistance to the Philippines after the devastating storms of 2009, approximately 50 U.S. Air Force members will fly on a C-17 Globemaster III to the Philippines to join local non-governmental organizations and the Armed Forces of the Philippines in civic-assistance efforts Feb. 15-22.

(PRWeb February 04, 2010)

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Pacific Angel 2010 set to Begin

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT

(PRWeb February 02, 2010)

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USAF Continues Air Drop of Supplies to Pacific Islanders

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running organized air drop in the world and one of the largest charity efforts in the Pacific. Through the cooperation of local and military communities in the Asia-Pacific region, Operation Christmas Drop has delivered over 800,000 pounds of much needed food, supplies, tools, and toys to thousands of residents living on remote islands throughout Micronesia.

(PRWeb December 19, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Christmas/Drop/prweb3367014.htm

USAF to Parachute More than 20 Tons of Supplies to Pacific Islanders

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT

U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft will parachute more than 20 tons of donated items to Pacific Islanders throughout Micronesia during the 58th annual “Operation Christmas Drop” December 16-19. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running organized air drop in the world and one of the largest charity efforts in the Pacific. Through the cooperation of local and military communities in the Asia-Pacific region, Operation Christmas Drop has delivered over 800,000 pounds of much needed food, supplies, tools, and toys to thousands of residents living on remote islands throughout Micronesia.

(PRWeb December 15, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/USAF_parachute_drop/Pacific_Islanders/prweb3343874.htm

Kadena Airmen Aid Indonesian Recovery Operations

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group from Kadena Air Base are supporting humanitarian relief operations near Padang in western Indonesia after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake and a slightly smaller one struck Sept. 29 and Oct. 1.

(PRWeb October 09, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Air_Force/Indonesia/prweb3019404.htm

U.S. Air Force HARRT Arrives in Indonesia

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A U.S. Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team arrived at the Bandar Udara International Airport late in the evening Oct. 5 with approximately 200,000 pounds of medical and contingency response equipment.

(PRWeb October 09, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Air_Force/Indonesia/prweb3019344.htm

PACAF Airmen Deploy to Indonesia to Help Quake Victims

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Airmen assigned to Pacific Air Forces left here and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 5 for Padang, Indonesia, to provide medical care to those affected by the recent 7.6-magnitude earthquake.

(PRWeb October 07, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/indonesia/quake_victims/prweb3000644.htm

America’s Ambassadors in Blue continue Far East Tour in Malaysia

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT

When the Thunderbirds arrived at Subang Air Base on Sept. 30 for the third stop on their Far East tour, royalty, foreign diplomats, senior military members and civilians alike welcomed the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron with open arms. American Ambassador to Malaysia, James Keith, traveled to the air show site to personally welcome the team.

(PRWeb October 06, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3000614.htm

MC-12 Liberty Flies First Combat Mission

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Air Force's newest intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance platform, the MC-12 Liberty aircraft, flew its first combat sortie here June 10.

(PRWeb June 12, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2524924.htm