News

  • Time to nominate civilian employers for 2011 Boss-lift

    The 301st Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office will host an outreach event for civilian employers of wing reservists May 25 to 26 and is asking for nominations of employers from the wing's Citizen Airmen.The event, known as a "boss-lift," is designed to both show appreciation for civilian employers of

  • New 301st Force Support Squadron forged from old units

    The 301st Mission Support Squadron and Services Flight merged to become the 301st Force Support Squadron with Lt. Col. Kathryn Smith as the new commander during an assumption of command ceremony Feb. 12 at the Lone Star Center here.Col. Linda McCourt, 301st Mission Support Group commander,

  • Patient aids in mission success

    Medical personnel hover over a patient having a seizure, only the patient isn't real - It's a robotic manikin. The 301st Medical Squadron recently acquired a "SimMan 3G", they call "Mani," a medical training device that "Simulates every type of medical emergency you can imagine, even chemical

  • Base pool to host 'Biggest Water Loser' competition

    The "Biggest Water Loser," a base-wide pool competition, is scheduled to begin the first week of February 2011.The competition is open to anyone, but was designed especially for individuals who don't feel comfortable jumping right into a gym program, said Lu Rice, aquatics manager. Participants will

  • Sidebar; 457th FS pilots help honor Airmen's ultimate sacrifice

    Jan. 14, 2011 was a day that the Dennany and Tucci families waited 42 years for, the day when their Airmen were laid to rest.Col. James E. Dennany and Maj. Robert L. Tucci were remembered in a memorial service at Dallas-Fort worth National Cemetery. F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-4 Phantom pilots were

  • Two Airmen MIA buried after 41 years

    DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --The remains of two servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors.Air Force Col. James E. Dennany, 34, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Maj. Robert L. Tucci, 27, of Detroit, were buried

  • Community assessment survey

    The 2011 Community Assessment Survey of service members, spouses, reservists, reserve spouses and civilians will be sent out this week. Air Force Reserve members will be randomly selected to participate in the study. A notification letter that includes a link to the Web-based survey will be sent out

  • 301st Fighter Wing commander promoted to rank of brigadier general

    Brig. Gen. Ronald B. Miller, 301st Fighter Wing commander, officially pinned on the rank of brigadier general during a promotion ceremony Jan. 15, 2011. During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Roger Binder, assistant to the commander Air Combat Command, spoke of General Miller's impeccable military service

  • Deadline to nominate employers approaching

    The beginning of the new year marks the final two weeks for Guard and Reserve members and their families to nominate supportive employers for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. Nominations may be submitted at www.FreedomAward.mil through January 17, 2011. The names of all

  • Travel voucher process to change in March 2011

    Beginning in March 2011, the 301st Fighter Wing's Financial Management office will no longer finalize travel vouchers locally.According to Leroy Babin, 301st Fighter Wing comptroller, the job of processing vouchers will transfer to a Defense Finance and Accounting Service facility at Ellsworth Air