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  • Earth Wind and Fire: Reservists own the skies

    For the first time in the nearly 70-year history of the Air Force Reserve, all three special mission units have been called to action simultaneously due to a series of catastrophic events that have affected wide swaths of the U.S.Reserve Citizen Airmen from across the country are conducting weather

  • Ability to Survive and Operate (ATSO)

    Airmen from the 477th Fighter Wing prepare their gas masks to fit properly with an air-tight seal during an Ability to Survive and Operate training Saturday, Sept. 09, 2017 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Annual exercises prepare Airmen for missions in all conditions. (U.S. Air Force

  • Suicide prevention month: stopping suicide is everyone’s battle

    September is Suicide Prevention Month, a time for Americans to build awareness and help understand suicide in our culture. More than 40,000 Americans lose their life due to suicide each year and research shows that rates in the military and the general population are very close. The loss of any one

  • STEP promotions announced

    Air Force Reserve Stripes for Exceptional Performers are awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding performance and met all of the Air Force requirements in their current grade. Congratulations to our 2017 STEP promotees.

  • 477 FG FSS Change of Command Aug, 25, 2017

    Lt .Col. Brian T. Baldwin, who most recently served as the 477 FG Inspector General and Exercise Lead Air Planner, takes the reins of a Reserve FSS with more than 42 personnel directly supporting Alaska's only Air Force Reserve unit.

  • Retirement

    If you have served a significant amount of active duty time as a reservist after 2008, you may be eligible to collect your retirement paycheck early.

  • Third Wing Load Competition August 2017

    The Raptor Keepers from the 477th, 90th and 525th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in the quarterly weapons load competition here August 9.Supporters from each squadron, along with family members, watched as the competitors set out to prove their proficiency in preparing a combat ready jet at the

  • Team Building,TFI Alaska to Hawaii

    The 477th Fighter Group Aircraft Maintenance Squadron joined Raptor partners from the Hawaii Air National Guard, 154th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, for their annual tour soaring through two weeks of day to day missions from June 19-July 01, 2017 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.