April 19, 2013 Saying goodbye difficult for band's members The active-duty musicians who make up the Band of the Air Force Reserve all have their orders now and will soon be packing up their gear and heading to their next assignment."Everybody knows where they are going now, and they will be leaving Robins (Air Force Base, Ga.,) in increments over the next
April 19, 2013 AF Reserve puts chief orientation course on hold The Chief Orientation Course taught at the Professional Development Center here has been cancelled until further notice due to sequestration budget cuts, according to Air Force Reserve Command personnel officials. The orientation course is a perquisite for promotion to Chief Master Sergeant in the
April 18, 2013 New resources promote fitness culture To help improve Total Force fitness levels, Air Force Personnel Center officials are fielding new fitness resources accessible online, in person or on DVD.These resources, including the Operational Fitness Program, Xtreme Wednesday Workouts, the Air Force Fitness DVDs and the Fitness on Request
April 18, 2013 433RD HOSTS FORMER FLYERS' MONTHLY LUNCHEON Forty-two former flyers of the "Alamo Wing" held their monthly alumni luncheon April 16 here at the 433rd Airlift Wing's new headquarters building. The event was hosted by 433rd AW senior leadership.The informal group meets every third Tuesday of the month. The common denominator for all members is
April 17, 2013 AFRC announces 733rd NCO for enlisted Aircrew Member of the Year Award nominee Tech. Sgt. Michael S. Senigo, an Air Force Reservist here with the 733rd Training Squadron, was nominated to represent Air Force Reserve Command in the Air Force competition for the 2012 U.S. Air Force Henry E. "Red" Erwin Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member of the Year Award March 19. Senigo is a
April 15, 2013 Teamwork, technology allows Kandahar C-130J AE crew to save a life On the battlefield of northern Afghanistan in late March, an Air Force combat controller was shot by the enemy through the right thigh, opening up a large wound and fracturing his femur. The Airman was rushed to a hospital at Mazar-e Sharif, where he was operated on in an effort to save his leg and
April 11, 2013 Air Force restarts tuition assistance The Air Force has officially restarted military tuition assistance, effective immediately. The service restarted the program as a result of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, where Congress called for the MTA program to continue in the current fiscal year. As a
April 8, 2013 433rd AW prepare to Fly, Fight and Win Deploying can be a challenging process for Airman and the leadership of the 433rd Logistics Readiness Squadron. April 6, LRS put forth the challenge to their members by conducting a mobility line exercise here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.Maj. Pete Springirth, 433rd interim unit commander,
April 7, 2013 Maintenance Group hits hole-in-one with fundraiser The 433rd Maintenance Group could not have asked for a nicer day to launch the inaugural MXG Golf Tournament at the Alsatian Golf Course in Castroville, Texas on April 5. The sold-out tournament, which had 128 players on over 30 teams to reestablish an old 433rd Alamo Wing tradition, rose over
March 26, 2013 433rd AW members receive AFA Kellogg-Loos Awards 433rd AW members receive AFA Kellogg-Loos AwardsEight members of the 433rd Airlift Wing receive the Alamo Chapter's Air Force Association Kellogg-Loss Military and Civilian awards. The 2013 Alamo Chapter, Air Force Association's Joe Kellogg Blue Suite Charlotte and Carlton Loos Civilian Awards