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  • 477th Fighter Group holds change of command

    Air Force Col. David Piffarerio relinquished command of the 477th Fighter Group to Air Force Col. Christopher Ogren during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 10, 2016. The 477th Fighter Group is Alaska’s only Air Force Reserve unit, and Air Force Reserve

  • Alaska Total Force partners celebrate Air Force Reserves' 68th Birthday

    Active duty and Reserve Airmen came together to celebrate the Air Force Reserve's 68th birthday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, April 14, 2016."Celebrating our birthday is a great opportunity to recognize our diverse citizen Airmen," said Air Force Col. Dave Piffarerio, 477th Fighter Group

  • Dallas Seavey wins "The Last Great Race on Earth"

    Reservists from the 477th Fighter Group were present in Nome to welcome the winner of the 44th Iditarod, Dallas Seavey, March 15, 2016.Maj. Steve Lee, 477th FG director of staff, Chief Master Sgt. Horace Honeycutt 477th FG Chief Enlisted Manager and Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Arnold, 477th Force

  • Alaska Reservists support, sponsor 'Last Great Race on Earth'

    As a Lead Dog Sponsor for the second year in a row Reservists from the 477th Fighter Group gave a warm send off to the 85 teams heading out on the 1,000 mile trek across Alaska's rugged terrain to claim the title of Iditarod champion.Known as the "The Last Great Race on Earth" mushers, each with a

  • Alaska Reserve embraces Iditarod 2016

    The Air Force Reserve is a Lead Dog Sponsor for the 2016 Iditarod Race. During the week leading up to the race the unit invited Dallas Seavey, the youngest three time Iditarod Champion, to meet with Reservists and tour an F-22.  The following day unit members manned a Recruiting table at the

  • Alaska Reserve Maintainers hang with the HIANG

    Maintainers from the 477th Maintenance Squadron recently returned from Hawaii where they were working with the active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 maintainers to help increase sortie generation during the deployment of the Hawaiian Raptors."The primary purpose of our being there was to

  • Alaska Reservist recalls Gulf War service

    Four months after the Gulf War kicked off, then -Buck-Sergeant Bryan Nicolos assigned to the 554th Services Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. found himself along with 200 Airmen on a plane headed to the 'war.'"We arrived in Saudi Arabia and spent the next five days trying to find out where we