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March 29, 2022
Reservist part-time Hurricane Hunter, full-time mission planner for International Space Station

Since she was a child, one 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Reserve Citizen Airman was always fascinated by the skies and the stars.Maj. Joyce K. Hirai turned her passion into atypical careers as she now flies through hurricanes as an aerial reconnaissance weather officer in the Air Force Reserve while
Aug. 19, 2021
Reservists give Lucy a ride in the sky with NASA mission

What do members of the 317th Airlift Squadron, the rock band, The Beatles, and NASA have in common? Well, a Reserve aircrew who flew a seemingly routine mission, July 30, from Colorado to Florida can answer the question.The cargo, aboard a Charleston C-17 Globemaster III, a large white shipping
May 2, 2019
Reservist key player in saving space station

When a missile launched by India destroyed a low orbit Indian satellite during a test last month, it sent more than 400 pieces of debris spiraling toward the International Space Station and astronauts on board.

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