Services before self: WG celebrates "SVS Appreciation Day"

In 2002, when I volunteered to backfill the staff at the field training site located on Sheppard AFB, Texas, I never thought it would come back to visit me. There was this one colonel in a class that sticks in my memory. You see, everyday, at every meal he was the last one in line. When it rained,

Star Search: Wing members participate in national-level music contest

Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell aren't the only judges of a national search for good singers. A country music talent search requested the services of several Wing maintainers to judge singers in Nashville, Tenn. Tech. Sgt. Joseph Javens, 917th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural

Power behind the fight: 47 FS supports Army troops on ground during Patriot Knife '06

A terrorist cell has been located. The Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller assigned to the Army Battalion calls the A-10 Thunderbolt orbiting overhead with target coordinates description and location of friendly. The pilot verifies the target information and the next radio call from the JTAC

Target Practice: A-10s drop live munitions over Yakima Range, Wash.

917 WG/CC pins on star

Anderson a strong community, workplace contributor

As a family and consumer science teacher at Harding Middle School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Lee Rose has witnessed the interaction between many adult volunteers and students. But none has impressed her -- or her students -- more than Chris Anderson did over one three-week period. "When Chris walked

917 LRS rips past 717 AMXS 9-5

Mike Rowlands hits a base hit, bringing fellow teammate Rodney Jones home, the final run for the 917th Logistics Readiness Squadron, marking a 9-5 victory in softball against the 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Saturday, July 8, at the Barksdale ball fields. This win comes on the heels of a

LITENING strikes at 93 BS

The 917th Reserve Wing’s 93rd Bomb Squadron became the first B-52 squadron to complete the necessary training requirements for combat use of the LITENING AT targeting pod Thursday, July 13. The LITENING AT uses high definition electro-optical sensors and airborne lasers to aid the aircrew with

Weighing in: Biggest loser program kicks off in July

Many adults complain of gaining love handles, spare tires or even thunder thighs after college, marriage or child birth. For 917th Wing members, there is now a contest that aids Airmen in achieving their desired weight loss goals through competitive motivation. “I didn’t know what the outcome would

Chaplain brings praises from Al Dhafra

From the time I left home to the time I arrived at Al Dhafra, I had a sense that something special was about to change my life. My greatest lesson learned from this deployment was teamwork. From my arrival at Hoban Hall New Year’s Day, to the trip over, teamwork was the hallmark of the