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  • Mr. Dan Cooper, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt., and Master Sgt. Stravros Kalfoglou, 375th Communications Support Squadron, both previous training instructor, correct recruits drill movements, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 12, 2021. The D&TF teaches recruits knowledge learned in the first training week of basic military training (BMT), to help prepare and build confidence of recruits before they attend BMT. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Spenner)

    D&TF Drill training

    932nd Airlift Wing Development and Training Flight recruits practice drill movements.
  • Col. Glenn Collins, 932nd Airlift Wing commander, passes the 932nd Operations Group guidon to Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, 932nd Airlift Wing, incoming Ops Group commander, during the 932nd Operations Group assumption of command ceremony, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Sept. 11, 2021. Davis joins the 932nd Ops Group from Tanker/Operations Support Airlift Requirements Office of the Air Force Reserve, Headquarters, where he served as the chief. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Brooke Spenner)

    932nd Operations Group assumption of command

    Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, incoming Operations Group commander, assumed command of the Ops Group on Sept. 11, 2021, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Davis joins the 932nd Ops Group from Tanker/Operations Support Airlift Requirements Office of the Air Force Reserve, Headquarters, where he served as the chief.
  • 932nd Airlift Wing Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) personnel prepare equipment as they train with a visiting C-130 aircraft on April 24, 2021, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 932nd Airlift Wing's AES worked improving and refining medical skills at the reserve unit, which included visiting members of the 910th Airlift Wing from Youngstown, Ohio. Airmen worked together on first aid skills, responding to emergencies, and taking care of patients in the air. Simulated patients were moved safely on to the waiting plane. The compact, highly-packed training was designed to improve readiness and be ready for any future medical missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)

    AES completes prepares for training flight on C-130

    932nd Airlift Wing Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) personnel prepare equipment as they train with a visiting C-130 aircraft on April 24, 2021, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The 932nd Airlift Wing's AES worked improving and refining medical skills at the reserve unit, which included visiting members of the 910th Airlift Wing from Youngstown,
  • The 932nd Airlift Wing's Force Support Squadron conducts hands-on Search and Recovery training by marking an item with a flag on 8 March, 2021, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. "FSS professionals are trained to respond in the event of an actual mishap involving Air Force assets or Air Force personnel. This training is integral to FSS home station readiness training and is one of the largest collective functional training requirements for Force Support professionals," said Maj. Jennifer Fillmore, commander of FSS. "Our Sustainment Flight, led by Maj. Christine Froeber and Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Royer, led us in accomplishing training for the majority of the unit," she added. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)

    Field training benefits FSS members

    The 932nd Airlift Wing's Force Support Squadron conducts hands-on Search and Recovery training by marking an item with a flag on 8 March, 2021, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. "FSS professionals are trained to respond in the event of an actual mishap involving Air Force assets or Air Force personnel. This training is integral to FSS home station
  • Air Force Reserve members conduct their pre-deployment operations prior to deploying in support of Operation Desert Storm in 1991.(U.S. Air Force photo provided)

    Operation Desert Storm, looking back 30 years later

    On January 17, 1991, Operation Desert Storm launched when a massive aerial bombing campaign began striking key targets in Iraq and Kuwait. From January 17 – February 28, 1991, over 69,000 sorties were flown in support of Operation Desert Storm. Of the almost 69,000 total force personnel deployed, the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard accounted for over 20% of the personnel footprint in the Gulf. Initially anticipating massive casualties, more than 17,500 Reservists were called to active duty, with more than 7,800 Reservists in medical specialties. 
  • Senior Airman Warren McKeithen, 932nd Airlift Wing Medical Squadron health services administrator, receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot from Capt. Jessica Walser, a 932nd MDS critical care air transport nurse, at the 375th Medical Group Clinic, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Feb. 9, 2021. The vaccines were recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration under an emergency use authorization, and are currently offered to DoD personnel on a voluntary basis. They are distributed using the Department of Defense’s phased approach. McKeithen noted, "if medical gets called out to assist with someone that's COVID positive the shot definitely helps protect us in the long run." McKeithen handles a multitude of duties including orders and readiness related areas in the Air Force Reserve medical unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)

    Medical Airman receives COVID-19 vaccine

    Senior Airman Warren McKeithen, 932nd Airlift Wing Medical Squadron health services administrator, receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot from Capt. Jessica Walser, a 932nd MDS critical care air transport nurse, at the 375th Medical Group Clinic, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., on Feb. 9, 2021. The vaccines were recently approved by the Food and Drug
  • Member of the 932nd Airlift Wing's Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron walk to the stairs of a visiting KC-46 aircraft to get training January 14, 2021, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. They received crew briefs from aircrew members and had a chance to see how the plane interior and equipment differs from other aircraft they have flown on. Master Sgt. Anisa Thomas, 932nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron said, "as ground personnel we're learning about how we can enter and assist with loading our equipment and work better with crews." The reserve Citizen Airmen familiarized themselves on the KC-46 Pegasus, as the training helped strengthen and enhance their patient care skills. During this training they had a chance to ask questions and learn directly from a flight crew with the 157th Air Refueling Wing from Pease Air National ,Guard Base, N.H. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Stan Paregien)

    Stepping out for aeromedical training

    Member of the 932nd Airlift Wing's Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron walk to the stairs of a visiting KC-46 aircraft to get training January 14, 2021, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. They received crew briefs from aircrew members and had a chance to see how the plane interior and equipment differs from other aircraft they have flown on. Master Sgt.
  • Col. Glen Collins, 932nd Airlift Wing commander, practices self-aid and buddy care on Chief Master Sgt. Barbara Gilmore, 932nd AW command chief, during Operation Centennial Summit, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Sept. 15, 2020. Operation Centennial Summit gave members the opportunity to get hands-on training such as litter carry procedures, triage, self-aid and buddy care, respiratory distress and numerous lectures on other medical emergencies. The 932nd AW is a reserve unit at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brooke Spenner)

    Operation Centennial Summit proves successful

    932nd Airlift Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen met up with fellow 910th Airlift Wing Airmen, Youngstown Reserve Air Station, to join forces with units from the 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, for Operation Centennial Summit, September 14-18, 2020.
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