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  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- About 75 Air Force Reservists from the 910th Airlift Wing here deployed to Ramstein AB, Germany Oct. 2 on an Operation Joint Forge deployment. This was the first of three groups of more than 200 aircrew members and aircraft maintenance technicians deploying to provide C-130 troop and cargo movement to U.S. forces serving in the European theater and African Union troops in the Darfur region of Sudan. The rotations will continue through mid November 2006. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple

    910th rejoins Joint Forge Deployment

  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- This tent stake was not going to give any trouble to Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Dale Anderson, an electrical power production journeyman here, during the 910th Civil Engineer Squadron's annual bivouac Sep. 9-10. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple.

    910th Civil Engineers "rough it" during annual bivouac

    About 25 reservists from the 910th Civil Engineer Squadron participated in the unit's annual bivouac training exercise during the September UTA. The event provided them with a training opportunity to put up two GP medium tents and a temper tent during camp setup.Some of the other training the unit members received included fire extinguishers, field
  • VOLK FIELD COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Wisc.--Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio receive combat skills training here during a wartime skills training exercise deployment Aug. 24-27. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ken Sloat

    Readiness Skills Training

  • THE GULF OF THE FARALLONES -- Marine Spill Response Corporation crew members of the vessel Pacific Responder throw drift cards onto a simulated oil slick in preparation for the Safe Seas 2006 Oil Spill Response Exercise held Aug 9. The cards are tracked during and after the exercise to record the speed and direction an oil slick would travel. An Air Force Reserve C-130H assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio targeted the slick spraying a simulated dispersant over it as part of the exercise. U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Brent Davis

    910th Airlift Wing targets Pacific Ocean during San Francisco oil spill exercise

    The Air Force Reserve's DoD unique aerial spray capability from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio was again put to the test Aug. 9, but rather than responding to hurricane ravaged coastlines swarming with mosquitoes, it was involved in a multi-agency oil spill response exercise off the California coast. The exercise,
  • Tech. Sgts. Paul Tatar (left) and Tom Kocis prepare a boom nozzle configuration for a specially-modified C-130H Hercules at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., on Aug. 7 in support of the Safe Seas 2006 oil spill response exercise in San Francisco. The sergeants are aerial spray maintenance technicians with Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Brent Davis)

    Reserve unit participates in San Francisco ‘Safe Seas 2006’ oil spill response exercise

    Aerial Spray operations and maintenance personnel from Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio continue to hone their aerial spray application skills to control biting insects such as mosquitoes and flies. They also work to stay sharp in case they are called to respond to a different type of aerial
  • Balad Air Base, Iraq -- Air Force Reserve Major Patrick Ginley, an Air Force Physician's Assistant serving at the Air Force Theater Hospital here has also become known as the "Bicycle Man." In his off-duty time, Maj. Ginley assembles and repairs bicycles and provides them to his fellow Airmen to use for transportation around the base. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Allan Folson

    The Bicycle Man of Balad

    In the midst of the high drama and stress filled environment of the Emergency Department at the Air Force Theater Hospital (AFTH) here there is a man whose mission in life has numerous facets. "Service before self" is not only an ethos that he espouses in his official duties as an Air Force Physician Assistant, caring for the sick and wounded, but
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - TSgt. Aaron L. Miles, operations NCO and a vocalist with the Reserve Generation Band, part of The Band of the United States Air Force Reserve, based at Robins AFB, Ga., entertains a crowd of hundreds of people during Family Day festivities July 15 at Air Force Reserve Command's 910th Airlift Wing here. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple.

    Reserve Generation rocks the house

  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - Shown in a photo taken by Master Sgt. Alan Navecky, Jr., a ground safety manager here, the damaged motorcycle ridden by his son Alan Navecky, III suggests how devastating the younger Mr. Navecky's injuries might have been if he had not been wearing the proper personal protection equipment.

    'Safety first' message hits home for Reservist

    It was a sunny Sunday morning. The three-day holiday weekend was just getting into full swing. Since he had a few hours before his afternoon plans were set to begin, he decided to take the warm May sun up on its invitation to take his motorcycle out for a ride. After putting on his leather pants and leather jacket, he pushed his hands into padded
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Dennis L. Kirkland presents a bouquet of flowers to his wife Debbie during the Chief's retirement June 4 retirement ceremony here. Chief Kirkland spent nearly all of his 36-year career with the 910th Airlift Wing. He was also the Command Chief for 4th Air Force, with headquaters at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. from Jan. 2003 to June 2005. U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple

    Former Command Chief retires from 36-year AF Reserve career

    Retired Chief Master Sergeant Dennis Kirkland says he’ll never forget driving his white 1967 Chevrolet Impala through the gate here at Youngstown Air Reserve Station June 10, 1970 to start his career in the Air Force Reserve at the young age of 18. His career turned out to be a long and distinguished one—spanning 36 years, with all but 2 ½ of those
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - Air Force Reserve Tech. Sgt. Todd Troyer, a vehicle maintenance specialist with the 910th Logistics Readiness Squadron here, conducts an oil change on a de-icer truck as part of the regular maintenance program for the vehicle. U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple

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