July 30, 2022 Prototype system enters test phase for unique mission The prototype system looks to replace the unit's decades old modular aerial spray system. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the Department of Defense's only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray capability to eliminate pest and disease-carrying insects, remove invasive and wildfire-causing vegetation
June 3, 2022 Electric POV Charging: Base Policy Plugging an EV into an electrical outlet at YARS may seem innocuous, but it takes electricity, which the government pays for, from the power grid. That’s why charging non-government owned electric vehicles is generally prohibited at Youngstown Air Reserve Station.
April 20, 2022 Bivouac, blank rounds and barricades The 910th Civil Engineer Squadron joined the 910th Security Forces Squadron for a 24-hour field exercise in which the units established a bare base and provided perimeter defense, March 31 to April 1, 2022.
March 29, 2022 Shoot, Move, Communicate: 446th Defenders tackle Integrated Defense Leadership Course Defenders from the 446th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, completed the Integrated Defense Leadership Course at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, in March 2022. IDLC was developed to ensure Air Force Reserve Command Defenders are combat-ready.
March 14, 2022 22nd Air Force Commander and Command Chief visit YARS Maj. Gen. Bret Larson, 22nd Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Chin Cox, 22nd Air Force command Chief, visited Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, during a Unit Training Assembly, March 4-7, 2022.
March 8, 2022 Col. Deabate assumes command of 910th Medical Squadron Col. Giuseppe Deabate assumed command of the 910th Medical Squadron during a ceremony, March 5, 2022, in Youngstown Air Reserve Station’s Kubli Morale and Wellness Center.
March 2, 2022 Smokescreens, sandbags, frozen creeks and empty mags When the crew door of a C-5 Galaxy opened on the ramp at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2022, it was the first time some of the 40 Defenders debarking the aircraft had ever seen snow. The forecast for the next two weeks called for some of the coldest temperatures they’d ever
Feb. 25, 2022 YARS hosts 311th RCS recruiter meeting About 27 active duty Air Force and Space Force recruiters assigned to the 311th Recruiting Squadron’s delta, echo and golf flights held their quarterly meeting, Feb. 11, 2022, at the Community Activity Center at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio.
Feb. 2, 2022 910th helms DoD aerial spray certification course in St. Augustine A team of Airmen from the 910th Airlift Wing traveled to St. Augustine, Florida, with an aerial spray-equipped C-130H Hercules aircraft to teach the DoD's aerial spray certification course at the Florida Mosquito Control Association's annual fly-in, Jan 11-13, 2022.
Jan. 28, 2022 An inside view: DoD aerial spray certification course Every three years, members of the 910th Airlift Wing travel to St. Augustine, Florida, to conduct the Department of Defense aerial spray certification course in conjunction with the Florida Mosquito Control Association's fly-in. Here is an inside look at how the course unfolds.