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  • Service worthy of a legacy

    Col. Jeff Van Dootingh, the commander of the 910th Airlift Wing, stood tall atop his retirement ceremony stage, May 6, 2023, in front of friends, family, and Airmen gathered in a hangar at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, to celebrate his 38 years of military service approximately 20 of which

  • 25th Aerial Port Squadron is Ready Now!

    The 908th Airlift Wing’s 25th Aerial Port Squadron has been creating new ways to train their Airmen over the past year. From procuring equipment to entire aircraft, 25 APS is busy ensuring their Airmen have the tools necessary for the training and development to stay mission ready.

  • 908 AW sustains readiness… with a little help from our friends

    The 908th Airlift Wing’s 25th Aerial Port Squadron recently acquired a high-line dock, which is material handling equipment, from the 76th Aerial Port Squadron assigned to the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The high-line dock was initially delivered August 16, 2022, by the

  • 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.

  • Battle born, built and won

    The 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s fabrication flight was tasked by the 22nd Air Force to build the inaugural Battle Born Trophy to be presented to the 22nd Air Force unit that best represents the commander’s priority of “Readiness Now” during the previous year. The flight’s response was a

  • New 910th commander comes home

    The Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 910th Airlift Wing welcomed back Col. Jeff “VD” Van Dootingh as the unit’s 28th commander during an assumption of command ceremony, June 6, 2021, at Youngstown Air Reserve Station.

  • Rally in the Valley 2020 Exercise Recap

    Rally in the Valley Exercise RecapAug. 22-23, Senior Leadership Seminar and Summersville Airdrops (0:00-2:15)Aug. 24, Aircraft Takeoffs and Mountain Top Airdrops (2:15-4:00)Aug. 25, Dirt Landing Zone and Engines Running On-Load/Off-Load (4:00-5:20)

  • 22nd Air Force: Rally in the Valley

    The morning fog burns off to reveal the Appalachian Mountains. The Gauley River glimmers with the rising sun as eight shadows drag across the West Virginia landscape accompanied by a low rumble. It was meant to be a small exercise, but necessity turned it into something more.

  • Rally in the Valley 2020

    Five Air Force Reserve units from the 22nd Air Force and a West Virginia Air National Guard unit participated in Rally in the Valley, a multi-day C-130 training exercise under a distributed operations concept, Aug. 22-25, 2020.