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  • 433rd Medical Group Reserve Citizen Airmen, along with other personnel deployed to help in New York hospitals, were given a celebratory send off, May 22, 2020 at the Queens Hospital Center, in New York City.

    Reserve Citizen Airmen return home after battling COVID-19

    Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing’s Medical Group, arrived here from New York City on a C-17 Globemaster III May 28 following a 54-day deployment.
  • Col. Hans F. Otto, commander of the 445th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, and his brother, Cmdr. Josef (Joe) Otto, an Army and Air Force veteran now serving in the U.S. Public Health Service, were both in New York City to help with the coronavirus relief efforts. Both brothers connected in New York within just a couple days of Hans’ arrival.

    Brothers come together in crisis response efforts

    Thousands of US troops deployed to New York City in April in support of coronavirus relief efforts at a number of medical facilities in the region. Among the response team: the Otto brothers of Ohio, a tight-knit family with a rich legacy of military service.
  • In an effort to reduce exposure to Airmen and to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19, Air Force officials announced May 22 all official fitness testing is suspended until Oct. 1. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Agustin G. Salazar)

    Fitness testing suspended until Oct. 1

    The change, which is an update from the original June 1 resume date, is effective immediately.
  • Delivering Ventilators to Moscow

    Joint Base Charleston delivers Russia bound ventilators

    A Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina C-17 Globemaster III, today, picked up 50 USAID-provided ventilators at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. and delivered them to Dover Air Force Base, Maryland. The mission is the first leg of a USAID mission to deliver 200 ventilators this month to Moscow.
  • Lindsey Locke donates plasms at Bayhealth Medical Center in Dover, De. Bayhealth is using plasma from recovered coronavirus (COVID-19) patients to treat those who are severely ill with the virus. (Courtesy photo)

    459th ARW family survives COVID-19

    Wing civilian Gregory Locke and his wife Lindsey recently shared their story of how their family survived COVID-19 through self-quarantine and isolation. 
  • Reserve Citizen Airmen deploy to help fight COVID-19

    914th ASTS nurses deploy to help fight COVID-19

    Nurses from the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron deploy stateside with other Air Force Reserve units to areas hit hard by COVID-19.
  • Airman fills out paperwork

    More than 770 Reservists called up, providing medical support

    More than 150 additional Air Force Reserve medical specialists were mobilized in the latest Air Force Reserve call-up in support of COVID-19 relief efforts with most Reservists set to assist medical staff in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
  • Personnel with the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron board a C-17 Globemaster III April 15, 2020 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

    AES crew deploys to support COVID-19 patient movement

    Approximately 20 Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 433rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron mobilized to support COVID-19 patient care.
  • Charleston mobilizes Aeromedical Evacuation Airmen for COVID-19 response

    Charleston mobilizes Aeromedical Evacuation Airmen for COVID-19 response

    Approximately 10 Reserve Airmen from the 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were mobilized this week in support of COVID-19 relief efforts. The Citizen Airmen will participate in the COVID-19 Aeromedical Evacuation hub that has been established at Joint Base Charleston and will deploy around the globe as needed.
  • Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., pose for a group photo on April 8, 2020.

    514th AMW's AES COVID-19 Support

    More than 20 Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 514th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, gathered here at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to prepare to deploy in support of COVID-19 relief on April 8th, 2020. Hailing mostly from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, our members were notified as recently as Sunday that they will be activated for an extended time in our efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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