• Thinking about retirement?

    Anyone who is currently retired, thinking of retiring within the next six months, or interested in retirement information is invited to attend a TRICARE retirement briefing Thursday, July 20. The briefing will be held in the 133rd Airlift Wing Dining Hall, Bldg. 642, 642 Hercules Avenue, St. Paul

  • 934th NCO completes Ironman

    Tech. Sgt. Mike Bier once thought to himself, "I won't feel satisfied until I have that Ironman Brazil finisher medal hanging around my neck." The medal is now his, as he completed the grueling test of endurance at the end of May, then returned to complete a week-long training exercise with the

  • 934th Civil Engineers earn top environmental honors

    The 934th Civil Engineer Squadron environmental office recently earned the highest level Air Force Reserve award for environmental quality. A base contingent recently returned from accepting the Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award (Reserve Component) at a Pentagon ceremony held May 3.

  • Vikings fly north to RED FLAG Alaska

    As Viking flight pushes across the Yukon River, an E-3A Sentry passes code words over an anti-jam radio that assures the crew they have a “clear picture.” Minutes earlier, a Navy EA-6B Prowler, launched its High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile which slammed into the Soviet designed SA-2. For now their

  • Local leaders see Air Force's future

    Forty Minneapolis-St. Paul area civic leaders recently had a chance to tour the United States Air Force Academy and Cheyenne Mountain Complex in Colorado Springs as part of a Civic Leader Tour sponsored by the 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Air Reserve Station. The

  • Balancing careers: One reservist's story

    When most people think of hockey, Minnesota often comes to mind. If they think of Minnesota, hockey comes to mind. The United States Hockey Hall of Fame is in Eveleth, Minnesota. The U.S. Olympic hockey roster is filled with Minnesotans each year. Herb Brooks, a South St. Paul-native coached the

  • Moucha method helps master PME

    The necessity for pursuing excellence drives many to achievement. But when someone’s only need is to set the bar higher, then recognition is merely an afterthought. In the past few years, Technical Sgt. Todd Moucha, 27th Aerial Port Squadron element leader, has spent several hours, in his own

  • New program ensures dental readiness

    AEF rotations, Fit to Fight, worldwide qualified; all are terms that have recently come to define today’s mobile combat-ready Air Force Reserve. An area of readiness that is being looked at more and more closely by AFRC leaders is dental readiness. During the first Gulf war, it was discovered that a

  • APS deploys overseas again

    Twenty-four members of the 27th Aerial Port Squadron deployed to Southwest Asia last month for yet another mission in the squadron’s storied history since Sept. 11, 2001. Set to last for a total of a year, the voluntary deployment by unit members involves three rotations of similar size and duration