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  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Kevin Chester and Senior Airman Sarah Savel (right), both assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, say “I do” as Pastor Pete Nash (left) presides over their wedding ceremony held here June 30. The couple exchanged their vows on the tail ramp of a C-130 parked in Hangar 295 in front of a group of family and friends. The newly-wed Staff Sgt. Chester and Senior Airman Chester said they wanted to be married at the base because their assignments here led to their first meeting and to their wedding. After the ceremony, the Chesters, their families and friends gathered at the Mahoning Country Club in Girard, Ohio, for a reception. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    Serving together leads to as life together

    Staff Sgt. Kevin Chester and Sr. Airman Sarah Chester never dreamed that their commitment to serve in the Air Force would lead to a life-long commitment to each other. Staff Sgt. Chester, also known as "Chicken Hawk" by his co-workers, a loadmaster for the 757th Airlift Squadron, and Sr. Airman Chester, the former Sr. Airmen Sarah Savel, working in
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Michael J. Klodt, crew chief of the 910th Airlift Wing's aircraft 9107, reviews a maintenance log book with his assistant crew chief, Tech. Sgt. Less Parkey. Master Sgt. Klodt has been the crew chief on 9107 since it arrived here from the factory in 1991. His review of the log with Tech Sgt. Parkey was one of his last official duties as crew chief prior to his retirement July 5 after 36 years of service to the Air Force. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    Farewell and goodbye, my aluminum mistress

    Master Sgt. Michael J. Klodt has been carrying on a love affair with the same "lady" for about 16 years. His wife, Karen has known about this "mistress" for all of the time and has been understanding and even very supportive of the situation. Perhaps it helps Mrs. Klodt to know that Master Sgt. Klodt's relationship with this "lady" arises from a
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - About 30 Air Force Reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing will represent Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) as the only C-130 competition team from AFRC at the bi-annual Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 22-28. Members of the 910th team departed Youngstown Air Reserve Station July 20 for the flight to Washington State. Air Mobility Rodeo 2007, sponsored by Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's (MAF) readiness competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/MSgt. Bryan Ripple)

    910th Airlift Rodeo team heads West

  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - Air Force Reserve Technical Sergeant Frank Serrao, a propulsion craftsman with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, applies Teflon tape as a barrier between two metal surfaces to prevent corrosion on the quick exchange panel of a C-130 engine on aircraft 9103 July 18. Sergeant Serrao is part of a team of about 30 reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing who will compete during Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 July 22-28. The rodeo focuses on improving our worldwide air mobility forces' professional core capabilities. More than 40 teams and 2,500 people from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, as well as allied nations, are expected to participate. The Youngstown team will be the only C-130 competitor from Air Force Reserve Command. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    Youngstown Airmen saddle up for Air Mobility Rodeo 2007

    About 30 Air Force Reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing will represent Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) as the only C-130 competition team from AFRC at the bi-annual Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 22-28. Air Mobility Rodeo 2007, sponsored by Air Mobility Command, is the Mobility Air Force's (MAF) readiness
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - Air Force Reserve Col. Karl McGregor accepts the 910th Airlift Wing's guidon, a flag bearing a military unit's crest, from Maj. Gen. Martin M. Mazick, commander of 22nd Air Force, during a change of command ceremony held here July 15. Col. McGregor succeeded Col. Tim Thomson who retired after 34 years of service to the Air Force. Col. McGregor takes command of the 910th after his most recent assignment as the operations group commander of the 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    New wing commander: Actions speak louder than words

    A former operations group commander from an Air Force Reserve base in Massachusetts took command of the 910th Airlift Wing during a change of command ceremony here July 15. Col. Karl McGregor succeeded Col. Timothy J. Thomson, who retired after 34 years of service to the Air Force and headed to Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., as a civilian
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Col. Timothy J. Thomson, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, speaks to local news media representatives July 14 after landing from his final C-130 flight. Col. Thomson retires July 15 after 34 years of service with the Air Force and Air Force Reserve. He assumed command of the 910th Airlift Wing June 20, 2004 and will relinquish his command of the 910th to Col. Karl McGregor during a change of command ceremony July 15. Col. McGregor was previously commander of the 439th Operations Group at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ann Wilkins-Jefferson)

    Retiring with honor

  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio—Twenty-two members of AFJROTC unit WV-781 from Parkersburg High school, Parkersburg WV, visit the Youngstown Air Reserve Station Friday, June 2 for a tour and C-130H orientation flight. Master Sgt. Jay Dillon, aerospace science instructor for the AFJROTC program, directs the group. U.S. Air Force photo/Eric M. White.

    AFJROTC unit WV-781 visits the 910th

  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio — Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. John Daniels, Flight Chief for the 910th Aerial Spray Maintenance, briefs U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio) on the DoD unique Modular Aerial Spray System (MASS) assigned here. During his visit here May 30, Senator Brown was briefed on not only the aerial spray systems , but also on the specialized training required by the maintainers, operators and aircrew in order to successfully complete the low-level aerial spray flying missions. During the visit, Senator Brown specifically lauded the professional accomplishments of the 910th Aerial Spray Team during operations Joint Task Force Katrina and Rita in October 2005 whereas the team sprayed more than 2.8 million acres preventing the spread of insect borne diseases in the aftermath of those natural disasters. For additional information on the 910th Aerial Spray Mission, go to: Http://www.youngstown.afrc.af.mil/units/aerialspraysquadron/index.asp U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown Visits Youngstown Air Reserve Station

  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION - Col. Ronnie J. Roberts accepts the guidon of the 910th Medical Squadron from Col. Tim Thomson, 910th Airflift Wing commander, during a change of command ceremony for the medical squadron held at the base club here May 6. Col. Roberts, a Youngstown-Warren area native accepted the hometown assignment after spending more than two years as the commander of the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, based at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    Cortland colonel returns to roots for 910 MDS command

    A change of command ceremony for the 910th Medical Squadron was held May 6 at the Eagle's Nest base club. Col. Ronnie J. Roberts succeeded Col. Mary C. DeLucia, who will be the senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) to the 88th Medical Group commander at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Prior to his arrival at the 910th, Col. Roberts
  • AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — Tech. Sgt. Geoffrey Crowe, front, Cargo Section NCOIC with 438th Aerial Port Flight at Al Asad, and Senior Master Sgt. Tom Luke, back, Day Shift Supervisor with the 438th APF coordinate offload of a Charleston AFB, S.C. C-17 Globemaster III. Since the beginning of AEF 5/6 in January, the 438th's Aerial Porters have processed more than 32,000 passengers, 15,528 tons of cargo, and more than 2,600 aircraft keeping nearly 12,000 personnel off the roads in convoys, undoubtedly saving many lives that might have been lost in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and Anti-Iraqi forces attacks during over-the-road convoys that have been mitigated through airlift. Both sergeants are deployed from the 76th Aerial Port Squadron, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple)

    Convoy mitigation - Al Asad aerial porters saving countless lives moving air cargo in Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Moving supplies, equipment and people from place to place in a convoy anywhere in Iraq is very risky business. Many hidden dangers such as improvised explosive devices (IEDs), Anti-Iraqi forces, and other such dangers lurk awaiting even the most prepared traveler. Thanks to the hard-working Airmen of the 438th Aerial Port Flight (APF) at Al Asad,
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