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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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  • 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

  • Equipping wingmen with crisis response planning

    The helping agencies at Youngstown Air Reserve Station kicked off mental health awareness month by welcoming Dr. Craig Bryan to facilitate a daylong workshop at Youngstown Air Reserve Station on May 3 attended by a group of the 910th Airlift Wing’s senior leaders, first sergeants, firefighters,

  • Water survival at YSU

    Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 910th Operations Group float in a 20-person life raft during water survival training on April 7, 2024, at Youngstown State University, Ohio. Water survival training is a triennial requirement for all aircrew members. The training includes familiarization with

  • "Take the free chicken!": Parting words from an outgoing commander

    Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, 910th Airlift Wing commander, recently flew off into retirement, wrapping up a 38-year Air Force career. As a C-130 navigator, he spent more than half of his career at the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, the place he calls home.

  • 910th commander flies into retirement after 38-year career

    Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, 910th Airlift Wing commander, is flying off into retirement, wrapping up a 38-year Air Force career. As a C-130 navigator, he spent more than half of his career at the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, the place he calls home.

  • Coffee before chaos

    Senior Master Sgt. John Davis, first sergeant assigned to the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, plates his breakfast as Jim Naughton, director of the Military and Family Readiness Center, sets out silverware, Feb. 3, 2023, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. Military and Family Readiness

  • No plane left behind

    The 910th Airlift Wing dispatched a maintenance recovery team to Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Jan. 9–20, 2023, on a mission to get their grounded aerial spray-capable C-130H Hercules aircraft up in the air again. 

  • In-person commander's call returns to 910th

    Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, hosted the first all-wing commander’s call since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 here, Oct. 15, 2022.