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A C-130J Super Hercules from Youngstown Air Reserve Station drops a bundle over the Slagle Drop Zone at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, during an exercise, July 24, 2025.

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  • Electric POV Charging: Base Policy

    Plugging an EV into an electrical outlet at YARS may seem innocuous, but it takes electricity, which the government pays for, from the power grid. That’s why charging non-government owned electric vehicles is generally prohibited at Youngstown Air Reserve Station.

  • Stop, drop and roll: Not just for fires

    We expect that most people will recall the stop, drop and roll drill if their clothing catches fire, but we’ve not collectively programmed such an instinctual response to mental health challenges. It’s almost as if we need to teach a short, memorable approach from an early age so that it overrides

  • From Civil Air Patrol to Command Chief

    Earning the rank of Chief Master Sgt. is a competitive process accomplished by a small percentage of enlisted Airmen. To Jennifer McKendree, the idea of becoming a chief seemed completely unattainable.

  • The Real Rogue Squadron

    On “May the Fourth,” many people may have visions of space battles come to mind. However, the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (EAS), known as “Rogue Squadron” plays a very real and vital role in the Horn of Africa which has nothing to do with science fiction.

  • Base Exchange acquires ribbon rack machine

    The Youngstown Air Reserve Station Base Exchange recently acquired a self-service ribbon rack kiosk that allows Airmen to build and order a complete ribbon rack, name tapes, medals and shadow boxes.

  • A Kenyan’s road to becoming an American Airman

    Senior Airman Patrick Ikua grew up in Kenya. He says that poverty, the threat of terrorism and an uncertain future were all part of his experience as a young man in a developing nation. But the U.S. Air Force completely changed the trajectory of his life.

  • Bivouac, blank rounds and barricades

    The 910th Civil Engineer Squadron joined the 910th Security Forces Squadron for a 24-hour field exercise in which the units established a bare base and provided perimeter defense, March 31 to April 1, 2022.

  • Defenders and engineers team up for 24-hour exercise

    The 910th Security Forces Squadron and 910th Civil Engineer Squadron teamed up for a 24-hour security operations exercise at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio, leading up to the April unit training assembly. The civil Engineers helped erect a bare base with tents,