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  • Dempsey Makes Case for Long-Term Effort to Defeat ISIL

    The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is just the most recent manifestation of an underlying set of instabilities, inequities and ideologies that will be around for at least 20 years, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today at the Danish Army Academy here.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey

  • Makos welcome new commander

    Col. David W. Smith, 482nd Operations Group commander, hands the 93rd Fighter Squadron guidon to incoming 93rd FS commander Lt. Col. Mark D. Van Brunt. The 93rd FS "Makos" held a change of command ceremony Aug. 9 during the August Unit Training Assembly.Lt. Col. Timothy D. Rusch relinquished command

  • AF welcomes new vice chief of staff

     The Air Force welcomed an Airman to the rank of four-star general and announced the appointment of the new Air Force vice chief of staff during a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III presided over the ceremony for Gen.

  • Maintenance commander's call recognizes Airmen, addresses mentoring

    The 482nd Maintenance Group held a commander's call to address Airman's questions, provide new resources and information on Aug 8 in the Sam Johnson Fitness Center at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.The briefing began with distinguished Airmen being recognized for their actions. These Airmen

  • Air Force upgrades 100-year-old technology

    COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) --  Spatial disorientation, the inability to determine one's position in an open space, can lead to a dangerous scenario inside a cockpit.The disorientation is caused when the body's internal gyros do not match up with aircraft instrument readings and what the

  • ESGR Bosslift shows employers Reserve mission

    Employers throughout the south Florida community experienced what it's like to see F-16s refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at the 482nd Fighter Wing in Homestead, Florida.Members from the 507th Air Refueling Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, ventured out to the base to support the

  • Air Force Reserve announces wing leadership changes

    The 482nd Fighter Wing is set to receive a new commander as the Chief of the Air Force Reserve announced senior leadership changes.Brig. Gen. Christian G. Funk will transition to be the vice commander of 19th Air Force, Air Education Training Command, located at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.Col.

  • Air Force Reserve announces senior leader changes

    WASHINGTON - The Chief of Air Force Reserve announces the following senior leader actions:Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Kittler, from Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to  Mobilization Assistant to the Commander/Commander, Joint Transportation Reserve

  • James visits Hill, addresses AF challenges, priorities

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) --  Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James visited Hill Air Force Base, July 23-24, for the first time since taking the on the job a year and a half ago.James' visit included updates on the transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-35 Lightning II, the total