94th Airlift Wing, and AFRC Recruiting and Retention. Discussions centered on the Air Force Reserve’s contributions to global operations, such as agile combat support, rapid mobility and civil engineering capabilities, while also addressing common challenges in recruiting and retaining...
Rather than top Air Force leadership dictating to local wings, groups or squadrons how they should foster those connections between airmen, Kelly said, the “resiliency pause” is intended to help units find what works for them. The Air Force did offer resiliency tools to make those conversations...
The number of basic military training squadrons at the base increased to 28 to meet Korean War requirements. Later, the war in Vietnam resulted in the split phase during 1965 and 1966. The trainers were split in shifts, flight sizes were increased and the training period was cut from 30 to...
The Air Force wants to add 75 Reapers to the current fleet of 175 Reapers and 150 Predators. It also would increase the number of flying squadrons from eight to as many as 17, and add up to 3,500 new pilots, sensor operators and other personnel. Officials said they anticipate sending mo...
Challenges Limited department budget and limited activities for which government budget may be used Restrictions on official representation of AF during campus involvement Detachment support from distant host base support and organization leadership Recruiting non-engineer students into the program Compensation ...
The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was established in June 1939 with Miss Jane Trefusis-Forbes (1899-1971) as its first Director. In World War I she had been one of the first group of women to wear khaki; joining the Women's Volunteer Reserve, formed in 1914 to set more men fr...
Colonel Sweeny, a former soldier-of-fortune and French Legionnaire, had been recruiting pilots for France before its collapse. Largely due to the exertions of the Sweenys, the RAF activated No. 71 Squadron in September 1940 as the first of three "Eagle" squadrons of American volunteer pilots...
A couple of years ago there were still a few T-33s on active duty (in South America), a few are operated as civilian airplanes, and squadrons of them are on static display around the world. The T-37 featured another approach to engine mounting: in the wing root. ...
In addition to the Deputy Commander for Cadets, squadrons also have a Leadership Officer, a senior member whose job is to see to the military aspects of the Cadet program, such as uniforms, customs and courtesies.Cadets have a rank structure similar to the United States Air Force enlisted ...
As a ‘helicopter’ war the Royal Australian Air Force helicopter (RAAF) squadrons and their pilots were all in supporting both American and Australian ground force operations. By this time Flight Lieutenant ‘Lofty Lance’ was serving as a pilot with No. 9 Squadron RAAF – a helicopter ...