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  • IDLC25: Bullet Time

    The Integrated Defense Leadership Course is a two-week, hands-on training program for Air Force Security Forces Defenders to achieve and maintain combat readiness. It is based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, and uses training grounds at nearby Camp Garfield.

  • Little Rock brings C-130J training to Youngstown

    A mobile training team with the 373rd Training Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, came to Youngstown ARS to provide our 910th Maintenance Group 10 different hybrid courses and hands-on training during the unit’s transition from C-130H Hercules aircraft to the new C-130J models.

  • 910th FSS: New Leadership

    Lt. Col. Russell R. Whitlock, 910th Force Support Squadron commander, listens to remarks during his assumption of command ceremony at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, May 3, 2025. The 910th FSS provides support services to the installation during combat training situations and wartime

  • YARS firefighters selected to test new tech

    A firefighter equipped with an augmented reality helmet attachment system preps a hose before responding to a live-fire training event at YARS, Ohio, April 7, 2025. The fire department was one of two Air Force departments selected to test the system, developed by Qwake Technologies, which provides

  • Airmen at Work: Towing

    Master Sgt. Dan Scott, a dedicated crew chief, assists in towing a C-130J-30 Super Hercules on the flightline at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, April 6, 2025. Scott worked with fellow Citizen Airmen to move the aircraft in preparation for an assumption of command ceremony for the incoming

  • The final haul

    After a military career spanning two branches of service, wartime deployments, multiple career fields and a reenlistment after a 20-year break-in-service, Master Sgt. Dale Payne is making his final haul into retirement this March.

  • Undeterred by General Frost

    An arctic blast ushered in 2025 at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, just within Lake Erie's snow belt, and returned for several repeat attacks in the months that followed.