910 AW, USMCR gather, deliver Toys for Tots

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – A large pile of toys waits to be sorted at the Navy and Marine Center here, Dec. 9, 2011. The toys have been collected through the efforts of the 910th Airlift Wing and the Marine Corps Reserve unit based here as part of the annual Toys for Tots program. The goal of the program is to collect new, un-wrapped toys for area boys and girls (newborn through 16 years of age) in order to provide a gift for Christmas morning that the children might otherwise not receive. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

910 AW, USMCR gather, deliver Toys for Tots

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Duane Cribley (in the van), a utilities specialist, and Airman Matthew Fenton, an administration specialist, both assigned to the 910th Civil Engineer Squadron, unload bags of toys from a van at the Navy and Marine Center here, Dec. 9, 2011. Sergeant Cribley and Airman Fenton are delivering the toys as part of the 910th Airlift Wing’s involvement in the Toys for Tots program. The wing annually partners with the Marine Corps Reserve unit based here, to collect new, un-wrapped toys for area boys and girls (newborn through 16 years of age) in order to provide a gift for Christmas morning that the children might otherwise not receive. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

YARS experiences warm autumn while preparing for holiday season

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Unseasonably warm temperatures, rain showers, peaks of sunshine and a rare autumn rainbow seen outside the main gate, Nov. 29, gave those assigned here a break from the typically cold and snowy conditions that Northeast Ohio during this time of year. Despite the reprieve from the season's usual weather, YARS personnel are busily preparing for the upcoming holidays with events such as the annual Toys for Tots campaign and an after-hours holiday wreath decorating class held at the YARS community Activity Center. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

910 AW hosts legislators and staffers for orientation flight

SOMEWHERE OVER OHIO – Ms. Liberty Schindel, a district outreach representative for Rep. Steven LaTourette of Ohio’s 14th congressional district, talks with Air Force Reserve Sr. Airman Alex Elmlinger, a loadmaster assigned to the 773rd Airlift Squadron, based at nearby Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, aboard a C-130H Hercules cargo transport aircraft, Oct. 12, 2011. Ms. Schindel was among a group of regional elected officials, regional legislative staffers and congressional staffers visiting YARS for a legislator orientation flight designed to build advocacy among legislators and increase knowledge of the Air Force Reserve and the mission of the 773rd’s parent unit, the 910th Airlift Wing. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

910th Airlift Wing conducts 45th 'Pilot for a Day' program

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Air Force Reserve Col. Dale Andrews (right), commander of the 910th Maintenance Group, swears in 15-year old Connor Covan, of nearby Boardman, Ohio, as an honorary second lieutenant as part of the wing's 45th Pilot for a Day (PFAD) program held here, August 10, 2011. Connor is currently receiving treatment for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Brugada Syndrome at Akron Children's Hospital of the Mahoning Valley, also in Boardman. The purpose of the PFAD program is to reach out to the community by providing a day of activities to children who live with a chronic or life-threatening disease or illness. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Brock.

910th flies spouses for Family Day 2011

SOMEWHERE OVER NORTHEAST OHIO -- Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Robert soles, a loadmaster assigned to the 757th Airlift Squadron, looks out the paratroop door window of a C-130H Hercules cargo transport, assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, during a Spouse Flight, Aug. 6, 2011. The flight is part of Family Day activities held for the wing's Citizen Airmen and their families at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

910th hosts Employer Awareness Day 2011

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Members of the 910th Security Forces Squadron rush from a response vehicle amid smoke billowing from canisters during a scenario as part of the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing's annual Employer Awareness Day here, July 10, 2011. The goal of the event is to increase the awareness of civilian employers to importance of the role Air Force Reservists have in the U.S. military. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rick Lisum

910th hosts Employer Awareness Day 2011

SOMEWHERE OVER NORTHEAST OHIO -- The civilian employer of a Traditional Reservist assigned to the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing talks with the flight crew of a 910th C-130H2 Hercules cargo aircraft during an orientation flight as part of annual Employer Awareness Day, July 10, 2011. The goal of the event is to increase the awareness of civilian employers to importance of the role Air Force Reservists have in the U.S. military. The 910th is based at based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Brock

910th cuts ribbon at new Community Activity Center

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- A group of dignitaries, including 910th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Fritz Linsenmeyer (fifth from left) and Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Deputy Chief of Services, Mr. Alan Ray (fourth from left) prepare to cut the ceremonial ribbon, officially opening the new Community Activity Center (CAC) here, May 14, 2011. According to Mr. Ray, the 910th's CAC is the first constructed on an AFRC base. The new concept combines the air station's dining facility, now known as Herk's Place, with the club, named the C-130 Bar and Grille in honor of the aircraft assigned to YARS, as well as a recreation activities room in one facility to enhance the services provided to the wing's Citizen Airmen and other guests. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

910th hosts regional chamber event at YARS

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - The Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing hosts more than 160 members of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce during an after-work mixer here, May 5. The purpose of the event is to build advocacy for the unit, based here, and the Air Force Reserve among civic and business leaders in the Mahoning Valley and Northeast Ohio by showcasing the mission capabilities of the 910th. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

910 AW tests first AF high-speed deluge system at YARS

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- This is the third of three photos showing the successful test of a Hgh-Speed Deluge System mounted above a work table in a muntions processing building here, March 24. The elapsed time between the first and thrid photos is approximately 100 milliseconds, or one-tenth of a second. In this third photo, water continues to pour from the deluge system to completely extinguish the test heat source. The system, the first of its kind installed on an U.S. Air Force installation, is designed to react to an extreme heat source on the table within one hundred milliseconds, or one-tenth of a second, by spraying approximately 300 gallons of water onto the table to extinguish any accidental ignition of munitions to protect personnel and property. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

910 AW tests first AF high-speed deluge system at YARS

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- This is the second of three photos showing the successful test of a Hgh-Speed Deluge System mounted above a work table in a muntions processing building here, March 24. The elapsed time between the first and thrid photos is approximately 100 milliseconds, or one-tenth of a second. In this second photo, water begins to spray from the deluge system at the moment the heart source for the test, black powder poured over a blasting cap, is ignited by a remote detonator. The system, the first of its kind installed on an U.S. Air Force installation, is designed to react to an extreme heat source on the table within one hundred milliseconds, or one-tenth of a second, by spraying approximately 300 gallons of water onto the table to extinguish any accidental ignition of munitions to protect personnel and property. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.