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  • I am The 908th: Master Sgt. Randy Stephens

    Master Sgt. Randy Stephens is a pest management technician with the 908th Civil Engineering Squadron. Stephens also works full time for the 908th Airlift Wing’s finance office. Stephens has been with the 908th for the entirety of his 17 year career.

  • We are The 908th: The 357th Airlift Squadron

    Editor’s note: “We are The 908th” is a 16 part series, running biweekly, detailing the workings of the various units in the 908th Airlift Wing. This is part three, giving insight on the 357th Airlift Squadron.

  • 908th Crew Chiefs Ensure Aircraft Readiness

    Crew chiefs from the 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 908th Maintenance Squadron played a key role in Auburn Tide, a week-long deployment readiness exercise that took place here in late March.Auburn Tide served to increase the 908th Airlift Wing’s mission readiness as its members prepare

  • I am The 908th: Master Sgt. Christopher Foote

    Master Sgt. Christopher Foote is the head of Security Forces training and readiness for the 908th Security Forces Squadron. Foote has been with the 908th since 2009 and will be retiring in June, after two decades of service. Foote initially joined the Air Force after college, inspired by stories

  • Combat Casualties aren’t Always Human

    The United States military has employed Military Working Dogs since the Revolutionary War; first used as pack animals, advancing to pest control, to today where they see action world-wide helping to safeguard military installations and personnel by detecting explosives and drugs.MWDs have become an

  • Beta Integrated Defense Leadership Course Bolsters Defender Combat Readiness

    Air Force Reserve Command security forces Airmen, or 'Defenders,' participated in the beta edition of the two-week Integrated Defense Leadership Course, held May 10–24 at Camp James A. Garfield and Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio. The IDLC was designed to provide Reserve defenders with

  • We are The 908th: The 908th Operations Group

    Editor’s note: “We are The 908th” is a 16 part series, running biweekly, detailing the workings of the various units in the 908th Airlift Wing. This is part two, giving insight on the 908th Operations Group. The 908th Operations Group is the flying organization under the command of the 908th Airlift

  • Patient Care at forefront as 908th ASTS Participates in Wing-Wide Exercise

    The 908th Aeromedical Staging Squadron took part in a simulated casualty care exercise here in late March. The exercise took place as part of the larger exercise Auburn Tide, a wing wide demonstration of pre-deployment readiness. The role of the ASTS is to establish and operate aeromedical staging