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  • "Take the free chicken!": Parting words from an outgoing commander

    Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, 910th Airlift Wing commander, recently flew off into retirement, wrapping up a 38-year Air Force career. As a C-130 navigator, he spent more than half of his career at the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, the place he calls home.

  • 910th commander flies into retirement after 38-year career

    Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, 910th Airlift Wing commander, is flying off into retirement, wrapping up a 38-year Air Force career. As a C-130 navigator, he spent more than half of his career at the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, the place he calls home.

  • Coffee before chaos

    Military and Family Readiness volunteers make breakfast for Airmen, Feb. 3, 2023, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. Military and Family Readiness hosts “coffee before chaos,” a breakfast gathering where personnel can meet for networking and support, every Friday before the wing’s unit

  • No plane left behind

    The 910th Airlift Wing dispatched a maintenance recovery team to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Jan. 9–20, 2023, on a mission to get their grounded aerial spray-capable C-130H Hercules aircraft up in the air again. 

  • In-person commander's call returns to 910th

    Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, hosted the first all-wing commander’s call since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 here, Oct. 15, 2022.

  • Mental Health First Aid training develops capable wingmen

    Approximately 40 members of the 910th Airlift Wing attended a Mental Health First Aid class, Sept. 29, 2022, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The class was facilitated by Mental Health First Aid of Ohio which obtained a grant to make the training possible.

  • Military ball celebrates Air Force’s 75th anniversary

    A commemorative anniversary wine glass sits on a guest table on Sept. 17, 2022, at the Eastwood Event Centre. Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing attended a military ball hosted by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base Community Council celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Air