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  • Retiring as a Captain and Master Sergeant

    Frank Guarnieri didn't expect things would change so much in four decades. "When I first came in the military, they spit on me at the airport," said Guarnieri. "Now, every time I'm out in my uniform I don't go five minutes without something shaking my hand and thanking me."The military has been part

  • Passing the flag: 927 ARW gains new commander

    During a change of command ceremony here Saturday, Colonel David P. Pavey relinquished command of the 927th Air Refueling Wing to Colonel Douglas J. Schwartz. Major General Mark A. Kyle, Commander of 4th Air Force, was the presiding official for the ceremony. The ceremony was attended by local civic

  • 927th ARW And 340th EARS Members Complete 50,000 Flying Hours In One Year

    Averaging more than 136 hours a day, the largest refueling squadron in the world flew more than 50,000 combat hours within 2012's 366 calendar days using the Total Force Integration model."Surpassing 50,000 hours is a significant milestone," said Lt. Col. Brian Gilpatrick, 340th Expeditionary Air

  • Honor Guard Marathon: 927th Honor Guard goes above and beyond

    There's an old saying: If you want a task completed, give it to a busy person. That saying proved true for the 927th Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard this year, when over the span of two weekends they performed in ten different events, worked over 50 hours, traveled over 450 miles, marched 1.6 miles

  • 927th Warrior Recognized by Chief Master Sergeant of 4th Air Force

    Command Chief Master Sgt. Rocky Hart's job is to maintain the health, welfare, morale and discipline of all enlisted personnel of Fourth Air Force, an organization of approximately 22,000 reservists. He was pleasantly surprised recently when he encountered one of the 927th Air Refueling Wing's

  • MacDill Airman Transport Special Delivery

    Just a few days before Christmas, a team of Airmen from MacDill Air Force Base delivered a special gift. Instead of presents wrapped in colorful paper and ribbon, the gift was over 12,000 pounds of cargo wrapped in plastic and netting. Instead of Santa Claus in a jingle-belled sleigh, a team of

  • Legal Assistance Available to Reservists

    The military does its best to be a one-stop shop for active-duty servicemembers. When they are preparing to deploy or have a legal issue they need advice on, a host of staff judge advocates are available to represent them as they serve their nation.But what about those who serve in the Air Force

  • A veteran honoring veterans

    When Curtis McCrae heard his military friendly-employer GEICO was looking for someone to organize a Veteran's Day ceremony, he thought "Why not me?" After all, when McCrae isn't working as a sales supervisor for GEICO, he is a citizen-warrior for his nation. "GEICO in Lakeland, Florida has a staff

  • The Ultimate Tribute: Reservists learn how to render the final honor

    They serve in football stadiums, on airport runways, in ceremonies and in funerals. These elite few are trained to move as one and maintain their composure while they pay final honors to America's heroes. The U.S. Air Force's Honor Guard is charged with representing the United States military to the

  • Seeing Double: Twins serve the Air Force Reserve

    When they were growing up in the small town of Independence, La., Milton and Wilton Addison became used to people seeing double when they walked by. Thirty-nine years later, the pair are still turning heads, this time for a different reason. The identical twins are both serving their country as