'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

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

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Maintenance Chief retires with nearly 40 years service

Fifty-nine years ago, the stroke of President Harry S. Truman’s pen launched America’s Air Force when he signed the National Security Act of 1947 while flying aboard the “Sacred Cow”—the predecessor to Air Force One. The Department of the Air Force was born in the air that day on July 26,

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Air Force Reserve's Aerial Spray Squadron receives National Center for Infectious Diseases award at CDC ceremony

Air Force Reserve Command’s Aerial Spray Squadron from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, answered another call from the CDC May 1, but this time it wasn’t in response to a natural disaster. This time the squadron was asked to be represented at the 2006 National Center for

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