4th Air Force Features

#KnowYourMil: Lt. Col. Mary Goldsmith

Candy Knight — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 13:31:09 GMT

Lt. Col. Mary Goldsmith, Chief of Training for 4th Air Force's Operations, Plans and Requirements directorate, shares how her passion for flying led her to trade her stripes for bars.

Guam’s Reserve Airmen get piece of innovation pie

Tech. Sgt. Tricia Topasna — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 23:56:00 GMT

Through the use of Squadron Innovation Funds provided by AFWERX, the Air Force’s innovation program, Reserve Citizen Airmen at the Air Force Reserve Command’s largest aerial port squadron will soon have increased accessibility to facilitate mission requirements than ever before.

Maintaining resiliency in paradise

Tech. Sgt. Garrett Cole — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:00:00 GMT

The 624th Civil Engineer Squadron is getting a chance to support military resiliency by sending members to Bellows for facility maintenance and updates mid-July to aid in that mission.

A chance encounter with an AF recruiter leads to a lifetime of memories

Candy Knight — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:06:00 GMT

For Staff Sgt. Shelby Horn, a chance encounter with an AF recruiter led to a lifetime of memories.

#KnowYourMil: Master Sgt. Victoria Fiermonte

Candy Knight — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:55:00 GMT

Master Sgt. Victoria Fiermonte is the executive assistant to Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Villa, the Fourth Air Force command chief. As the executive assistant, her responsibilities range from project management and travel arrangements to organizing teleconferences. She has also done her fair share of event planning.

Mother, two daughters serve in the 446th AW

Ed Butac — Sun, 10 May 2020 16:00:00 GMT

Chief Master Sgt. Janice Kallinen's two daughters followed in her footsteps and joined the Air Force.

Rainier Wing Reservists exercise spiritual fitness

Staff Sgt. Mary Andom — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Spiritual fitness is one of the four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, which focuses on building a thriving Air Force comprised of comprehensively balanced individuals who strive to be mentally, physically, socially and spiritually fit.

Yellow Ribbon participants lean on all types of support

Staff Sgt. Mary Andom — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 13:58:00 GMT

Staff Sgt. Merari Antunez, 439th Airlift Wing administration journeyman, encouraged her boyfriend to attend the event, so they could navigate the deployment process as a couple.

Zen warrior: finding resiliency through yoga

Staff Sgt. Mary A. Andom — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:31:00 GMT

Master Sgt. Kathleen Myhre is using yoga to share mental and spiritual resiliency with Reserve Citizen Airmen.

Load planners perform final checks, balances

1st Lt. Rachel N. Ingram — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:48:00 GMT

Before any aircraft can take flight, each person and every piece of cargo must be carefully calculated to ensure appropriate weight distribution. Not only is this important for optimum fuel burn, it’s paramount to safety. An unbalanced aircraft with too much weight in the tail end, for example, may drag the ground on the runway.

349th AMW Airman to compete in international shooting competition

Dennis S. Santarinala — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:55:09 GMT

Tech. Sgt. Yordy Velasquez, 349th AMW Combat Arms Instructor, speaks on his motivation and desire to represent the Air Force at the 2019 Royal Marine Corps Shooting Competition.

Senior leaders salute Yellow Ribbon Program

Tech. Sgt. Adam Borgman — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:52:00 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Air Force Reserve’s top senior enlisted leader regrets not bringing his wife and

445th SFS provides support to active duty in Germany

Capt. Wilson Wise — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:43:00 GMT

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 445th Security Forces Squadron travelled to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany to complete their annual tour June 15-29, 2019. The Airmen not only conducted training but also provided backfill with their counterparts from the 52nd Fighter Wing to ensure mission readiness.

445th CES: Illuminating, electrifying Air Force mission

1st Lt. Rachel Ingram — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:15:00 GMT

Civil engineers distribute electricity to everything across Wright-Patterson Air Force base that requires it, including houses, water processing facilities, and recreational facilities on base like the fitness center and movie theater.

Command chief reconnects with BMT instructor

Candy Knight — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:00:00 GMT

Imagine Chief Master Sgt. Cynthia Villa’s surprise when, twenty-five years after graduating basic military training, she learned she would be working in the same unit alongside her basic military training instructor — Chief Master Sgt. Steve Simpson.

100 Antarctic Operation Deep Freeze missions, one penguin sighting

Maj. Brooke A. Davis — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 21:44:00 GMT

After a record 100 C-17 Globemaster III Operation Deep Freeze missions to the Antarctic, Chief Master Sgt. James Masura Jr., 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron loadmaster, finally saw a penguin Feb. 4.

Becoming a Boom Operator Instructor

Staff Sgt Sean M. Evans — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:05:00 GMT

Master Sgt. William M. Simurra, a boom operator with the 76th ARS is in the process of earning his instructor upgrade.

When “Team” is more than a word

2nd Lt. Callie McNary — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 13:01:55 GMT

The name “Team March” was put to the test on May 16, 2019, outside of March Air Reserve Base, California, when an F-16 impacted the ground. Reserve Citizen Airmen and their Air National Guard (ANG) counterparts, local first responders, and the surrounding community rushed to assist as details emerged from the incident.

It takes a village: Grissom team promotes change

Tech. Sgt. Jami K. Lancette — Mon, 20 May 2019 13:31:00 GMT

Grissom’s Community Action Team stood up in 2017 and functions as a cross-organizational decision making forum to identify, resolve, or elevate issues that impact Airmen. The team is comprised of various agencies throughout the base.

Yellow Ribbon benefits repeat attendees

Senior Airman Harrison Withrow — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:48:00 GMT

It can be hard to take in everything that the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program has to offer in just one training weekend. For many deploying Reserve Citizen Airmen and their loved ones, the solution is coming back again and again.