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  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- 910th Airlift Wing firefighters team up with Air National Guard firefighters from the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Aug. 14, to fight a simulated aircraft fire at the base fire training facility here. The training was to coincide with the Guard unit's annual FAA training requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo/SrA. Clint Kline)

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  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio — Air Force Reserve Colonel Ronnie Roberts, commander of the 910th Medical Squadron, draws a blood sample from Senior Master Sgt. Raleigh Forte, NCOIC of Readiness for the 910th Services Squadron, during Sergeant Forte's annual physical August 4. "We need and appreciate maximum support from all members of the wing to keep our medical readiness numbers up where they should be for the wing," said Col. Roberts. "Tasks such as keeping our yearly physicals and other medical/dental requirements up-to-date are critical to our mission readiness overall," he said. Col. Roberts is also a registered nurse in his civilian capacity at the Ohio State Penitentiary Maximum Security Prison in Hubbard, Ohio. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple

    Medical Squadron Commander Emphasizes Individual Medical Readiness

  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Victor Rivera instructs Airman 1st Class Trevor Merrow as he pulls a 60K aircraft loader into position behind a C-17 cargo aircraft. Both airmen are assigned to the 76th Aerial Port Squadron here and were involved in loading nearly nine tons of educational supplies being sent to four rural schools in Belize, Central America. The airlift of school supplies is for a Denton Program humanitarian effort by the "Mission of Love Foundation," a non-profit orgaization based in Youngstown, Ohio. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    76 APS loads for 'Mission of Love' to Belize

    Airmen from the 76th Aerial Port Squadron helped 240 school children in the Central American country of Belize without ever leaving the cargo ramp at Youngstown Air Reserve Station. Members of the cargo ramp team and other 910th AW volunteers palletized 17,325 pounds of educational supplies and equipment being sent to four rural schools in Belize.
  • 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

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