April 4, 2025 Cowles enters officer ranks via Defender direct commission Second Lieutenant Brian Cowles, a long-time member of the 910th Security Forces Squadron, was one of six Air Force Reserve Airmen commissioned using the security forces direct commissioning program in the last year.
March 7, 2025 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.
March 7, 2025 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.
Feb. 7, 2025 A well-grounded investment in aerial spray Safe to say, the success of every 910th Airlift Wing aerial spray mission in the sky begins and ends with aerial spray maintenance on the ground. In fact, the very same ground just upgraded in January 2025 in the 910th Aerial Spray Maintenance Flight building at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio.
Feb. 6, 2025 Pair of C-130Js launch for first two-aircraft flight from YARS A pair of C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft spin up their engines before a training flight on the ramp of Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2025. The 910th Airlift Wing is transitioning from its old C-130H Hercules aircraft to the new C-130J, anticipating completion in 2026. (U.S. Air
Dec. 19, 2024 Second Super Herc lands for duty The 910th Airlift Wing’s newest C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft takes off near the Lockheed Martin assembly plant in Marietta, Georgia, Dec. 6, 2024. The aircraft is the second of eight that the unit is scheduled to receive as it transitions from older C-130H Hercules models. (Courtesy photo by
Dec. 10, 2024 Sharing in the love: Spouses take flight Tech. Sgt. Micaiah McCartney, a loadmaster with the 757th Airlift Squadron, walks on the ramp of a C-130H Hercules during an incentive flight for spouses, Dec. 7, 2024. For their key role in supporting the Airmen of the 910th AW, spouses were able to fly on a C-130H Hercules over the Allegheny River
Nov. 6, 2024 Buckeye II: Ready for the fight Beginning with the November Unit Training Assembly weekend and bleeding another two days into the week, the 910th Airlift Wing conducted phase one of Combat Readiness Exercise Buckeye II, roping off the flight line and many buildings on the base to rehearse mission skill sets under fire.
Nov. 5, 2024 Airdrop practice hits the mark for combat readiness A C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing performs an airdrop on Oct. 6, 2024, over Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center, Ohio. The 910th AW is a tactical airlift wing in which aircrew members must maintain airdrop credit time to remain combat-ready and
Oct. 25, 2024 Cyber Beasts tackle Exercise Noble Skywave Tech. Sgt. Joshua Powell (left) and Tech. Sgt. Malik Flowers (center), RF systems operations supervisors assigned to the 910th Communications Squadron, adjust a high-frequency radio system antenna while Master Sgt. Michelle Guevarra (right), NCOIC of RF transmissions operations, coordinates with