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  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – A group of employers and representatives of Ohio Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) stand with 910th Airlift Wing aircrew members in front of a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft on the flightline here, August 2, 2013. The group of employers attended the inaugural Joint Employer Awareness Event, co-hosted by the 910th, the Ohio National Guard and Ohio ESGR. The two-day event gave employers of Air Force Reservists and Guardsmen the opportunity to get an up-close look at both Camp Ravenna and YARS. The event also gave the employers a better understanding of the mission that their employees carry out as members of the U.S. Armed Forces. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Kocin

    Nominate your employer for Employer Awareness Event - Deadline this Friday - July 11, 2014

    The 910th Airlift Wing is teaming up with the Ohio Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Youngstown Air Reserve Station's Marine and Navy Reserve Units, the Ohio National Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard Ninth District to proudly present the 2nd Annual Northeast Ohio Joint Employer Awareness Event* on August 7 and 8, 2014 at Camp Ravenna and
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Christine Feliciano, an air delivery maintainer assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing’s 76th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), gives the thumbs up to the driver of a K-Loader ground cargo transport vehicle, on the flightline here, June 13, 2014. Felciano is indicating the vehicle is in position for the 76th APS team to transfer part of more than 30 tons of humanitarian cargo from the vehicle to a waiting C-5 Galaxy strategic cargo transport aircraft. The cargo is being flown to a pediatric hospice in Guatemala as part of the Denton program, which allows non-governmental organizations to utilize military airlift to move their humanitarian cargos to those who need it. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    A good trade... 76th Port Dawgs give a hand on Denton mission, get training in return

    Citizen Airmen from the 910th Airlift Wing's 76th Aerial Port Squadron, based here, played an important part in building a pediatric hospice in Guatemala without ever leaving Northeast Ohio. The squadron lent a hand to the Austintown, Ohio-based nonprofit Mission of Love Foundation, in the group's efforts to transport a wide array of much needed
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Commander Lt. Gen. James J. Jackson listens to a question from one of the Citizen Airmen of the Air Force Reserve’s 910th Airlift Wing as Col. James Dignan, 910th Airlift Wing commander, looks on during an Air Force Reserve Commander’s Call in a hangar here, June 7, 2014. General Jackson addressed the wing and answered questions in a town hall-style session as part of his visit to the installation to take a firsthand look at the 910th’s airlift capability, aerial spray mission and the air station’s facilities as well as future requirements. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Kocin.

    Air Force Reserve commander visits YARS

    Air Force Reserve Commander Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson visited here, June 7, 2014 to take a firsthand look at the 910th's airlift capability, aerial spray mission and the air station's facilities as well as future requirements. See photos and cutlines to right for additional details about the general's visit to YARS.
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Dartanion Pittrell, Youngstown-area Air Force Reserve line recruiter, holds a cake celebrating the first recruitment he has completed during his new assignment here, Feb. 21, 2014. Standing to Pittrell’s right is his first enlistee, Mr. Jacob Searle, a student at nearby Kent State University and a native of Medina, Ohio. Pittrell recently joined the YARS recruiting team and was instrumental in bringing Searle on as the newest Citizen Airman assigned to the YARS-based 910th Airlift Wing’s 910th Security Forces Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Jo Ann Shaw.

    New YARS recruiter brings his first enlistee to 910th SFS

    Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Dartanion Pittrell, Youngstown-area Air Force Reserve line recruiter, holds a cake celebrating the first recruitment he has completed during his new assignment here, Feb. 21, 2014. Standing to Pittrell's right is his first enlistee, Mr. Jacob Searle, a student at nearby Kent State University and a native of Medina,
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Col. James Dignan, 910th Airlift Wing commander, talks with Mr. Edward Hitesman, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran, during a special tour here, Feb. 2, 2014. Hitesman and his family visited YARS at the request of Crossroads Hospice in Green, Ohio as part of the facility’s Gift of a Day program. The program is designed to ask terminal patients, “How do you envision your perfect day?” The hospice then strives to create that image and make it a special day for the patient and their family. The 94-year-old veteran’s idea of a “perfect day” was to spend it at YARS and with the Citizen Airmen of the 910th Airlift Wing. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    910th welcomes WWII vet and family for Gift of a Day

    The 910th Airlift Wing welcomed a World War II veteran and his family for a special tour here, Feb. 2, 2014. The event was conducted at the request of Crossroads Hospice in Green, Ohio as part of their Gift of a Day program.According to Krystal Beckelhimer, the hospice's Gift of a Day Coordinator, the program is designed to ask their terminal
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Col. James Dignan (right), commander of the 910th Airlift Wing; Mayor John McNally (center), of the nearby City of Youngstown; and Judge Robert Milich (left), the presiding judge of Youngstown’s Veteran’s Treatment Court, stand in front of the Eagle’s Nest Lodge during the mayor’s installation visit here, Jan. 17, 2014. Judge Milich, who is also secretary of the Youngstown Air Reserve Base-Community Council and a retired Air Force Reserve 910th-assigned lieutenant colonel, contacted the unit to see if the mayor could visit YARS to learn more about the wing’s mission and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here.

    New mayor of Youngstown visits 910th, YARS

    Mayor John McNally, of the nearby City of Youngstown, visited the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing based here, Jan. 17, 2014. The mayor, who took office less than a month ago, toured YARS to learn more about the wing's capabilities and the installation's features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. During the
  • YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Air Force Reserve Senior Master Sgt. Joann Shaw, Youngstown Air Reserve Station Air Force Reserve Recruiting Flight Chief, hands some USAFR pencils to a young fan near the YARS Recruiting Flight’s concourse display table during pre-game festivities for a Youngstown Phantoms hockey game at the Covelli Centre here, Jan. 11, 2014. Nearly 100 Citizen Airmen, based at nearby Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, participated in YARS Night Out activities before and during the game. The Phantoms, a member of the United States Hockey League, defeated Team USA 6-3 in front of a crowd of more than 1200 people. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    Y-Town hockey is cool time for 910th

    A large group of Air Force Reservists and their families, friends as well as coworkers, based at nearby Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, participated in YARS Night Out activities before and during a Youngstown Phantoms hockey game at the Covelli Centre here, Jan. 11, 2014. The community relations event, organized by the 910th Airlift Wing,
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio - The 910 AW's Winger and his old friend, T-Bird discuss the upcoming "Thunder Over The Valley 2014" Air Show and Open House, scheduled for May 17-18, 2014 here. The world famous Thunderbirds are scheduled to headline the event. Additional flying acts and static displays will be featured and will be announced as they are confirmed by show coordinators. The scheduled air show and open house will provide a chance for the 910th Airlift Wing to demonstrate its mission and display Air Force capabilities. The May event will be free to the public but, unlike the 2009 air show, tickets will not be required. U.S. Air Force illustration by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    YARS confirms 'Thunder over the Valley 2014' air show

    The 910th Airlift Wing recently received approval from their higher headquarters to host a 2014 air show and open house. 'Thunder over the Valley 2014,' (TOTV 2014) hosted by the 910th Airlift Wing and presented by the Youngstown Air Reserve Base-Community Council (YARBCC) is scheduled for May 17-18, 2014 here. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. John Martinelli, an electrician assigned to the 910th Civil Engineer Squadron, loads a “Toys for Tots” collection box with a variety of toys at the Community Activity Center here, Dec. 19, 2013. Each year 910th Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen and Department of Defense personnel, assigned here, work with the YARS-based U.S. Marine Corps Reserve unit to collect new, un-wrapped toys for area boys and girls (newborn through 16 years of age) to provide a gift for Christmas morning the children might otherwise not receive. Hundreds and hundreds of toys were collected across the air station and throughout the local community as well as monetary donations used to purchase additional toys. The toys were then distributed by the Marines to children in need across the Mahoning Valley just in time for Christmas day. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    YARS family lends a hand with Toys for Tots

    Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. John Martinelli, an electrician assigned to the 910th Civil Engineer Squadron, loads a "Toys for Tots" collection box with a variety of toys at the Community Activity Center here, Dec. 19, 2013. Each year 910th Airlift Wing Citizen Airmen and Department of Defense personnel, assigned here, work with the YARS-based U.S.
  • YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio – Congressman Jim Renacci’s Dec. 19, 2013 visit here started at the Air Force Reserve installation’s Community Activity Center for a facility walkthrough and a group meal featuring the annual YARS Holiday Fireside Luncheon. Following the meal, the group paused a moment for a photo. From left are: David Deibel, YARS Base-Community Council Vice president; Master Sgt. Phillip Brady, 910th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen and 16th district constituent; Congressman Jim Renacci, Ohio 16th district representative; Airman 1st Class Brian Whitlock, 910th Logistics Readiness Squadron traffic management specialist and 16th district constituent; Col. James Dignan, 910th Airlift Wing commander; Col. David Post, 910th Maintenance Group commander; Col. Bill Phillips, 910th Operations Group commander; Col Teresa Hams, 910th Mission Support Group commander; Col. Rodney Waite, 910th Medical Squadron commander and Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mike Hudson, Inspector/Instructor, Detachment 3, Maintenance Co., Combat Logistics Battalion 453, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. The congressman visited YARS to learn more about the wing’s capabilities and the installation’s features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. U.S. Air Force photos by Master Sgt. Bob Barko Jr.

    Ohio 16th district congressman visits 910th, YARS

    Congressman Jim Renacci of Ohio's 16th district visited the Air Force Reserve's 910th Airlift Wing based here, Dec. 19, 2013. The congressman toured YARS to learn more about the wing's capabilities and the installation's features firsthand as well as meet some of the Citizen Airmen assigned here. Although the representative's busy schedule only
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