News - Tag Air Force Reserve

May 23, 2024
Space Force to accept Air Force Reserve volunteers for full-time positions

This transfer option is part of the Space Force Personnel Management Act legislative proposal approved by Congress and signed into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
Sept. 6, 2023
Mountain Medic 23 tests joint-service medical evacuation readiness in austere environment

Soldiers, Airmen and Guardians from multiple units participated in Exercise Mountain Medic 23, designed to simulate the evacuation and treatment of injured personnel in a joint-service austere battle zone, Aug. 7-18, 2023, throughout Colorado.
Sept. 13, 2022
Mountain Medic 22 exercise embodies total force construct, ends successfully

Exercise Mountain Medic 22 wrapped up a few weeks ago after successfully incorporating multiple branches of military, several key players and both Army and Air Force aircraft in Colorado Springs, Aug. 16-26, 2022.
May 10, 2021
380th Space Control Squadron hosts ceremony for Bounty Hunter 2.0 training system

The 380th Space Control Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new $4.6 million Bounty Hunter 2.0 training system at Peterson Air Force Base, 1 May.
June 7, 2019
Reservists conduct urban and water survival training

Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 302nd Airlift Wing's 731st Operations Group and 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron spent three days practicing Survival Evasion and Resistance Escape skills in Key West, Florida, May 21-23.
June 3, 2019
Showing up: Reservist celebrates 37 years at Mile-High Wing

At the 302nd Airlift wing most people are like meteors or comets, here for a while but then moving on. However, one Reserve Citizen Airman has been with the wing since the beginning and has shown up like the Sun day after day for 37 years.
May 9, 2019
MAFFS Loadmaster: 15 years, two systems, still going

It can feel intense using the MAFFS when flying 150 feet off the ground near a wildfire stretching over thousands of acres. When the co-pilot presses the button to release the 3,000 gallons of retardant Jason is sitting next to, it’s his job to make sure it goes off without a hitch. Thankfully, he
May 5, 2019
302nd Airlift Wing hosting annual aerial firefighting training

About 300 people from the Air National Guard, U.S. Forest Service and other firefighting agencies are scheduled Monday to begin a weeklong aerial wildland firefighting training and certification hosted by the Air Force Reserve’s 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, here.
Dec. 20, 2018
Improved medical process gives reservists more time for training

Instead of spending hours completing their annual Periodic Health Assessments, reservists here were in and out in as little as 15 minutes during the December unit training assembly. More often than not, time is in short supply during UTAs, which is why the Reserve Citizen Airmen at the 302nd
Sept. 21, 2018
Stitching pride into the mission

Though their chief responsibility is ensuring aircrew safety, the Reserve Citizen Airmen at the 302nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment shop go beyond that scope by using a skill set some might not associate with a military organization – sewing.