17 Aug 2007

Bombers deploy to Valiant Shield 2007

On July 31 approximately 36 members and two B-52s from the 917th Wing deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in Valiant Shield 2007. Valiant Shield is a training exercise designed

16 Aug 2007

Taking cover: A-10s, maintainers protected by the shades

The flight line has experienced a facelift. A-10s and their maintainers will no longer perform their missions under the intense, unforgiving sunlight summer weather brings.Thanks to the newly

27 Jul 2007

Hoop dreams: Mother and son claim top spots in hula-hoop contest

26 Jul 2007

Engineering the future: STARBASE La., summer academy students pilot DoD program

The room is darkened, as engineers work feverishly on their latest innovation. It has taken much thought, but the group of highly-skilled professionals have put their heads together and created what

16 Jul 2007

AFRC/CCC visits Wing

During a three-day visit and tour of the 917th Wing, members got a chance to pick the brains of Air Force Reserve Command's Command Chief Troy McIntosh and Tenth Air Force Command Chief Lawrence

16 Jul 2007

MDS training proves 'golden'

Nine 917th Medical Squadron personnel converged on Fort Gordon, Ga., June 9-22 for true-to-life training with more than 500 of their Air Force active-duty, Reserve and Guard counterparts. Golden Medic

28 Jun 2007

On Patrol: 917 SFS members deployed to Iraq

25 Jun 2007

Airmen following in great-grandmother's footsteps

Elsie Peterson Adcock was only 17 years old when she left her hometown of Rayville at the government's urging and headed to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City following Pearl Harbor. At

20 Jun 2007

Sarah saves life: Wing family member pulls drowning toddler to safety

It was a fun-filled day among friends recently on Lake Ouachita, Ark., that nearly turned tragic if it wasn't for the courageous, extraordinarily quick thinking of one eight-year-old girl. Sarah

11 Jun 2007

Total force training: 917 CF trains with active duty, fulfills mission in wartime

Maintaining a mission-ready status and working as a total force are two main goals of squadrons Air Force-wide. The 917th Communications Flight is completing both tasks in one method of training. This