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  • 2013 annual award winners announced

    Leadership from the 310th Space Wing announced March 3 the wing's annual award winners for 2013. In rank category, they are:Unit of the Year9th Space Operations SquadronAirmanSenior Airman Matthew Davis19th Space Operations SquadronNoncommissioned Officer Tech. Sgt. Vanita Warren310th Force Support

  • New 7th SOPS commander returns to humble Reserve beginnings

    It was only fitting that Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Kent Leonard would assume the command of his first Reserve squadron he joined after leaving active duty from the Regular Air Force. For Leonard, it was a bit like coming home March 1 as he took over the position of the 7th Space Operations Squadron

  • AF Reserve space wing honored with annual AFA award

    Leadership from the 310th Space Wing traveled Feb. 19-21 to Orlando, Fla., to receive one of the Air Force Association's top honors.Air Force Reserve Chief Master Sgt. Gary Brown, 310th SW command chief, was presented the Jimmy Doolittle Educational Fellow for Power Projection award from the

  • Reserve weather satellite mission hits 15 year milestone

    This winter marked the 15th year of the Air Force Reserve's operational involvement in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.In conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 6th Space Operations Squadron, the AF Reserve's sole operational space squadron, works

  • Schriever 'Total Force' squadrons collaborate on successful launch

    While GPS Block IIF-5 sat atop a Delta IV rocket Feb. 20 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., the men and women of the 2nd and 19th Space Operations Squadron here were busy preparing for liftoff. These two squadrons epitomize the quintessential relationship between these Air Force Reserve and regular Air Force

  • Airmen can 'chat' live via myPers for personnel support

    Air Force Personnel Center officials have implemented a live chat capability on the myPers website to allow real-time communication between Airmen in the field and personnel specialists.Launched in 2012, myPers represents a shift from primarily face-to-face personnel interaction to a process that

  • Gone in 72 hours: 710th SFS deploys at moment's notice

    The 710th Security Forces Squadron, a Team Buckley base partner, is a combat ready reserve force that deploys with a 72-hour notification in support of peacetime, contingency and wartime operations.The mission of the 710th SFS, a U.S. Air Force Reserve unit, is simply this: train to deploy. Their

  • DOD to mandate documentation for lost, stolen CAC cards

    Later this year, the Defense Department will begin fully enforcing a previously optional policy regarding the reissuance of lost or stolen common access cards, a defense official said here today.Sam Yousef, a program manager for identity and benefits policy at the Defense Human Resources Activity,

  • 4th Quarter award winners for 2013 announced

    Leadership from the 310th Space Wing announced Feb. 5 the wing's Fourth Quarter award winners for 2013. In rank category, they are:AirmanSenior Airman Mary A. Burrow19th Space Operations SquadronNoncommissioned Officer Tech. Sgt. Paul A. WatsonDetachment 1, 8th Space Warning SquadronSenior