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  • Reserve, active duty Raptor pilots visit with Veterans

    Reserve and active duty F-22 Raptor pilots from the 302nd and 525th Fighter Squadrons took some time on Veterans Day to give thanks to the men and women of the Armed Services that came before them. Capt. Rich Stocker, 525th FS F-22 pilot, orchestrated the visit to the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers

  • Reserve F-22 pilot receives first Raptor 1,000 hour patch

    Out of all of the F-22 Raptor pilots in the Air Force there is only who has been presented with the 1,000 flying hour patch. Lt. Col. David Piffarerio, 302nd Fighter Squadron commander, was presented with Lockheed-Martin's first Raptor 1,000 hour patch by Jeff Babione, vice president and F-22

  • Air Force Reserve pilot the first to reach 1,000 F-22 flight hours

    Lt. Col. David Piffarerio, 302nd Fighter Squadron commander, flew his 1,000 flight hour in the F-22 Raptor here Nov. 4, making him the first Air Force pilot to do so. "This is a great milestone for the pilots, maintainers and contractors working on the jet and the F-22 program as a whole," said

  • Air Force announces civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Force officials announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce Nov 2. In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for the Department of Defense to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities, the

  • Alaska Reserve unit takes home "Get One Now" award

    Air Force Reserve command's 477th Fighter Group, the only Reserve unit in Alaska, was honored with the "Get One Now" award during the annual Air Force Reserve Recruiting Service Award presentation Oct. 27 in Lansdowne, Va.The premise behind the Get One Now program is to incentivize Reservists by

  • 477th Fighter Group is hiring!

    The 477th Fighter Group, Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska currently has open positions for civilian and military employment. The available positions range from administrative support to civil engineering, offering something for everyone. The 477th FG is Air Force Reserve Command's first F-22A

  • Reserve pilots, maintainers resume F-22 flight operations

    Reservists with the 477th Fighter Group here resumed F-22 flying operations during the unit's monthly unit training assembly or drill weekend following a four month stand-down. The first six jets took off at 9 a.m. Oct. 15. "Most of our pilots integrated into the flying schedule when our active duty

  • Reserve, Guard members kick-off Alaska's semi-pro basketball season

    The Alaska Quake basketball season will open Dec. 3 and two members of the Air Force Reserve and Army National Guard can be seen on the roster of Alaska's newest semi-professional basketball team. Master Sgt. Jonathon Orzechowski, an Air Force Reservist with the 477th Civil Engineer Squadron and SGT

  • Air Force building the future force

    Changes are coming to the Air Force and officials are working with the Department of Defense to prioritize current and future resources as part of a national priority to reduce spending. In the spring of 2010 the Defense Department began a comprehensive effort to increase efficiencies, reduce

  • Airman earns $10,000 with a simple IDEA

    While performing a routine test procedure, a 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons expediter's heart sunk when he heard a sound no maintainer ever wants to hear.Crunch. He had accidentally damaged an F-22 Raptor configurable rail launcher, which mounts the fighter's AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeking