Community College of the Air Force Recognition Ceremony

Undergraduate Pilot/Navigator Training

1. The 758th Airlift Squadron, located at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, is accepting application packages from applicants interested in attending Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) and/or Undergraduate Navigator Training (UNT). The Air Force Reserves is an Equal Opportunity

Looking back at 2008; looking ahead to 2009

This UTA we start a new year. Looking back, we can be proud of our accomplishments in 2008; from our early deployments to include ASTS, SFS, APS, CES and others, to our early May air show where we played host to our Canadian neighbors. Operations and Maintenance deployed over the summer for an AEF

Operations Group supports six different deployed locations in 2008

The moment Capt. Diane Ohm, a pilot with the 758th Airlift Squadron, hit the ground at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, she was off and running. "On our way to the dining facility one night, we were alerted that we had to fly. I had my hand on the door when the phone rang," Capt. Ohm said. "From the phone

Why We Do What We Do

"Being deployed helps you realize how you fit into the scheme of everything," said Tech. Sgt. Clark Elwarner, a crew chief with the 911th Maintenance Squadron. "It helps you see how your job impacts other people." Tech. Sgt. Elwarner has been in the Air Force Reserve 13 years. When he deployed in

Medical Treatment Facility Annex Grand Opening

Mission Support Group deploys more than 700 Airman in 2008

With six squadrons, five functional units, two contractors, one flight and a partridge in a pear tree, the 911th Airlift Wing Mission Support Group is home to more than 700 people, which is half of the overall base population. Because there are so many different squadrons and functional units, the

Deployments affect families

When Airmen deploy, it can affect not only the Airmen but their families as well. Senior Airman Michael Tucker has been married for 12 years when he deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq, in May. "I missed my family. I missed being home," he said. "I have two kids; one is 11 and the other is five. I

ASTS helps care for the wounded warriors in Iraq

The air is cut by the continuous chopping of the helicopter blades, the deafening sound muffled through a tightly worn headset. Several soldiers open their eyes and realize they are no longer in the fight and that something must have gone wrong. One soldier shifts his weight in the litter and winces

Assumption of Command