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  • Santa listens as a girl whispers her holiday wishes to him at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Dec. 3, 2017. Over the course of the busy December drill weekend, the Clauses set up shop in a hangar to hear the holiday wishes of military members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Don Peek)

    Santa joins Air Force during holiday offseason

    As the holidays approach, many find themselves picking up part-time jobs to help pay for gifts during the holiday season. This year, Santa Claus himself decided to follow suit in a similar way, except his was a part-time job for the offseason. He decided to enlist in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. After all, there’s only so much ice fishing a person
  • An MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, piloted by Col. Lex Turner flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt)

    Air Force Marathon to feature MQ-9 Reaper

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB – The MQ-9 Reaper has been selected as the featured aircraft for the 2018 Air Force Marathon.  Built by General Atomics Aviation Systems Inc., the Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely-piloted aircraft that is employed primarily against dynamic execution targets and secondarily as an
  • Maj. Gen. Craig La Fave, 22nd Air Force commander, speaks to a group of trainees in the Development and Training Flight at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia Dec. 2, 2017. He left parting words for the trainees in which he stressed the importance of having a good support network of family and friends during military service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miles Wilson)

    22AF commander visits 94AW

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – Maj. Gen. Craig La Fave, 22nd Air Force commander, his spouse, Mrs. Jill La Fave, and Chief Master Sgt. Clinton Ronan, 22nd AF command chief, visited Reserve Citizen Airmen at the 94th Airlift Wing here during the December drill weekend.The group visited various facilities and met squadron leaders during the tour.
  • A father and son pose for a photo in front of a C-130 on a flightline.

    Schoolhouse unites father, son for C-130 mission

    Airman Trevor Armentrout, 700th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and his father, Col. Jeffrey Armentrout, 302nd Airlift Wing vice commander, attended Center of Excellence, the C-130 schoolhouse, at Little Rock Air Force Base.

  • TRICARE Reserve Select policy change

    A significant change will be made to the Tricare Reserve Select policy regarding re-reinstatement, beginning January 1, 2018.
  • Maj. Gen. Craig L. La Fave (center) took command of 22nd Air Force during a change of command ceremony Nov. 14, 2017, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Twenty-second AF is headquartered at Dobbins AFB, Georgia, and the change of command took place during the 22nd AF Senior Leader Summit, which was being hosted by the 403rd Wing at Keesler AFB Nov. 13 through Nov. 16, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Labadens)

    La Fave takes command of 22nd Air Force

    Maj. Gen. Craig L. La Fave took command of 22nd Air Force from Maj. Gen. John P. Stokes during a ceremony here Nov. 14, 2017.
  • Col. Marty Hughes, 94th Mission Support Group commander, prepares to cut a ribbon during a reopening ceremony at the base track at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Nov. 5, 2017. The renovation process lasted about a month as crews worked quickly to have it repaved and restriped. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Park)

    Base track up and running

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Runners of Dobbins rejoice.The base track is now reopened and looks better than ever thanks to a facelift it received as important renovations were done. The renovation process lasted about a month as crews worked quickly to have it repaved and restriped. The track also now features stenciled Air Force logos at
  • Col. James W. Kellogg, 94th Airlift Wing commander, presents Senior Master Sgt. Donna Bridges, 94th AW law office superintendent, with her certificate of retirement at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Nov. 4, 2017. Bridges served 34 years in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Justin Clayvon)

    Paralegal retires after 34 years

    DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. – Emotion filled the room as the first and only Air Reserve Technician paralegal retired here Nov. 4.Senior Master Sgt. Donna M. Bridges, 94th Airlift Wing law office superintendent, retired after 34 total years of service, 30 of which she served as a paralegal.Bridges entered the Air Force in 1983 as a personal
  • A runner in the 2016 Falcon 5K runs on the flightline at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. September 11, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Branch)

    Run for the thrills: 5 steps to get you on the road to enjoying running

    I can remember early on in my military career having delusions of grandeur – actually it dates back to shortly before taking my oath of enlistment. My recruiter told me to start exercising regularly to prepare for boot camp, since I’d be shipping out in a matter of weeks. I told him not to worry as I lit a cigarette, filling my grungy lungs with
  • (From Left to right) Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, Col. James Devere, 302nd Airlift Wing commander, Senior Master Sgt. Darby Perrin, artist, and Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, commander of Air Mobility Command unveiled the painting "Earth, Blood and Fire" at the 49th annual Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Orlando, Florida. The painting depicts the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems mission of the 731st Airlift Squadron, 302 AW, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean)

    AFRC commander unveils "Earth, Blood and Fire” painting

    During the 49th Air Mobility Command and Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium in Orlando, Oct. 26 through 29, Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, unveiled the painting "Earth, Blood and Fire,” a painting that depicts the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) mission of the Air
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