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  • I am The 908th: Staff Sgt. Briahna Williams

    Staff Sgt. Briahna Williams, is a load planner with the 25th Aerial Port Squadron. As a load planner, Williams is responsible for the management, movement and balancing of the weight of cargo and passengers aboard the aircraft.To pull this off, she must communicate, organize and build a working

  • Help us shape the future of Citizen Airman magazine

    Citizen Airman magazine needs your help. The magazine staff is looking for input from Reserve Citizen Airmen as it contemplates the fate of the printed version of Air Force Reserve Command’s official magazine.

  • I am The 908th: Senior Airman Moeisha Phillips

    Senior Airman Moeisha Phillips is a personnelist assigned to the 908th Force Support Squadron, specifically the Commanders Support Staff. Phillips described her job with CSS as “a mix of HR and customer service”, laughing as she said, “we also help a lot of people who just need directions.” The CSS

  • Isochronal Inspections bring Maintainers Together

    With a wingspan of about 132 feet, it requires a team effort to keep the 908th Airlift Wing’s fleet of C-130H Hercules in excellent working condition. The 908th AW’s commitment to staying mission ready requires that the 908th Maintenance Squadron have around 22 full-time maintainers and 126

  • I am The 908th: Senior Airman Treashear Britt

    Senior Airman Treashear Britt is a Nondestructive Inspections Technician with the 908th Maintenance Squadron. The Alabama native has been in the Air Force since 2018 and has spent the entirety of that time with the 908th. As a NDI tech, Britt uses highly technological methods of examining aircraft

  • Learning to Fly... Again

    As the last remaining C-130 “Hercules” aircraft depart the 908th Airlift Wing for new homes, the remaining members prepare for a likely re-missioning to the Air Force’s first MH-139 “Grey Wolf” helicopter Formal Training Unit. Several of the wing’s C-130 pilots chose to learn how to fly the

  • CATM Instructors Aim For Excellence

    The 908th Security Forces Squadron is tasked with the important role of protecting the Air Force’s assets and, more importantly, its people. The mission of security forces requires a high level of proficiency with all the tools at their disposal, especially firearms.

  • AU host loading demo for innovation

    MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Air University’s Innovation Center and MGMWERX partnered with the 187th Fighter Wing and the 908th Airlift Wing to provide Auburn University students with a C-130 loading demo and C-17 static to continue Agile Combat Employment through education and innovative efforts