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  • ALS recognizes Alabama Reservist

    Senior Airman Jamaar Jackson, a Client Systems Technician with the 908th FSS, recently distinguished himself while attending Airman Leadership School at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.During the graduation ceremony, he received the Leadership Award for the class, one of the two prestigious awards

  • Maintenance group deputy looks forward to new challenges

    Change comes in cycles at the 908th Airlift Wing. Policies and processes undergo adaptation and evolution, personnel transition and career doors open and close.A door has opened for Lt. Col. James L. Hartle, deputy commander of the 908th Maintenance Group. As a result, he will depart the wing for a

  • Making a Splash: Aircrews refresh survival skills with Alabama wetdown

    An AC-130 gunship, with seven souls on board, is no longer viable.Over the Gulf of Mexico, hundreds of miles from any airfield, the aircraft is going down. With only a personal life raft on them and a 20-man raft they must swim to reach, the aircrew has to know how to outlast the ocean until they

  • 908th kick starts motorcycle safety course

    The 908th Airlift Wing held its first stand-alone Basic Riders Course (BRC) in June, with eight participants, both military and dependent.The 908th, in conjunction with the 42nd Air Base Wing Safety Office, shares the range and training motorcycles to accomplish the four different training courses

  • Key Spouses: Seeing how the other half lives

    Members of the 908th Airlift Wing Key Spouse organization visited several squadrons and facilities during the June UTA. "The intent of the tour was to demonstrate how thedifferent squadrons complement each other for mission success. No one squadron is more important than any other", said Senior

  • 908th Port Dawgs unleash skills during heated competition

    Six Airmen from the 908th Airlift Wing's 25th Aerial Port Squadron competed in Air Force Reserve Command's Port Dawg Challenge here, June 15-18.The competition brought together a total of 26 teams from as far away as Guam.The Port Dawg Challenge is Air Force Reserve Command's premier aerial port

  • Alabama civic leader tour deploys to sunshine state

    The 908th Airlift Wing recently hosted 29 local elected officials and business people on a Civic Leader Tour to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.The civic leaders arrived at Maxwell early on the 23rd. In a well-oiled process, they dropped off their bags, were checked in and provided with a welcome kit

  • Among AFRC Airmen, wing cop is tops

    Staff Sergeant Kresston Davis, fire team member of the 908th Security Forces Squadron, was recognized recently as the 2014 Air Force Reserve Command Airman of the Year.Having already won for 22nd Air Force (then as a Senior Airman), she now competes for a position as one of the Air Force's 12

  • Airlift wing's 'port dawgs' get real in Charleston

    One of the primary objectives of a reserve unit is to stay deployment ready.  Sometimes ensuring mission-ready status entails many requirements that seem to be farthest from a reservist's chosen career field, such as web-based training.Other times, there are opportunities to get hands-on, real life,

  • Wing to host motorcycle safety course in June

    The 908th Airlift Wing will host a motorcycle safety course during the June UTA. The wing has newly trained coaches; Maj. Carmel Weed, Master Sgt. Matthew Chandler and Technical Sgt. Joseph Peterson.The purpose of this class, according to Chief Master Sergeant Harold Whited, Senior Motorcycle Coach,