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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

    Military and Family Readiness volunteers make breakfast for Airmen, Feb. 3, 2023, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. Military and Family Readiness hosts “coffee before chaos,” a breakfast gathering where personnel can meet for networking and support, every Friday before the wing’s unit

  • 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.