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  • DFW Civic Leaders gain altitude, understanding of Reserve mission

    Taking 30 strangers on an intense 36-hour adventure is definitely a task. Now, make those strangers Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex civic leaders, and their adventure to experience the Air Force and Air Force Reserve mission in northern Florida, and you've got a major undertaking. "I really had no idea

  • New Year's resolutions provide direction, vision

    Some of the hardest things to commit to for the New Year are resolutions; another is trying to keep them. Most Americans make New Year's resolutions of some kind, i.e.: lose weight; stop smoking; or improve their quality of life. Only half of us will keep our New Year's resolution after a few

  • Second AFRES commander visits 301st Reservists

    A firsthand account of the inception of the 301st Fighter Wing and history of the Air Force Reserve was revealed when a former Air Force Reserve commander who played a key role in developing this unit paid a visit to Reservists here during the August unit training assembly. Maj. Gen. Homer I. Lewis

  • Fighter mentality drives military career

    Jurgen Janzik remembers Kevin Pottinger as a bright, focused, and driven 16-year-old young man, who asked him to teach him how to fly a plane. Now, years later, the former German Air Force officer and flight instructor sits at the change of command ceremony beaming over how now Col. Kevin Pottinger

  • Strength in teamwork can bring great things

    As we all viewed the horrific events of Sept. 11 from national newscasts, many of us sat almost frozen, even numb, as to what we could do to help. But as Col. Kevin Pottinger, 301st FW commander, remembers - the answer for him was an easy one. "I knew I had to do something, but being retired from

  • 'Get One Now' gets you more

    A new spin of the Air Force Reserve Command Get One program, which kicked off March 1, is in full swing and provides more rewards and recognition to participating Reservists than ever before. This AFRC recruiting program was rebuilt from the previous program and contains a brand-new catchy logo,