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  • Comm Reservist runs Marine marathon

    Tech. Sgt. Billy McGuinness started getting fit for the holidays a bit early this year. Sergeant McGuinness, a member of the 916th Communication Squadron, ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. in late October.

  • Guam deployers return home soon

    Reservists and active duty members from the 916th Air Refueling Wing are anxious to return home soon.More than 100 Airmen deployed to Guam for the 916th's Air Expeditionary Force rotation will return to Seymour Johnson before the holiday season.Airmen have supported the bomber mission in the Pacific

  • Commentary: AFRC commander sends holiday wishes

    As we enter the holiday season and prepare for the new year, I want to thank you, your families and your employers for the many sacrifices made this year for our great nation. The holidays provide all of us an opportunity to thank our friends and families for their support throughout the year. To

  • Promise made good

    Nearly two years after his wife came home in a wheel chair, Master Sgt. Chris Scher made good on a promise.Earlier this month, the safety sergeant took his wife hiking in the Swiss Alps.Sergeant Scher told her in 2007 that if her recovery progressed enough to allow her out of the chair that he'd

  • Gold Star Mother joins ranks of 916th

    Editor's note:  Michele Norris joined the 916th Air Refueling Wing as a maintenance training specialist in October 2009. Below she tells her story of service and sacrifice.It was exactly four years to the day after my son, Jeremy Michael Hodge, was born that I initially enlisted into the United

  • Combined Federal Campaign starts at 916th

    The season of giving started this week at the 916th Air Refueling Wing.Col. Fritz Linsenmeyer, wing commander, signed his Combined Federal Campaign form to donate to a charitable organization during 2010.The goal for the 916th is to raise $12,000 between now and Dec 7th. Tech. Sgt. Sharon Loring and

  • Guam deployers support coastal clean-up

    Airmen deployed to Guam from the 916th Air Refueling Wing have found a way to give back to the beautiful island they've called home for the last couple months.Shortly before Typhoon Melor hit, nine members of maintenance and operations participated in an annual coastal cleanup of Asan Beach. The

  • New Reserve member earns civilian honor

    As an equal opportunity advisor, Tech. Sgt. Susan Mayer knows the law. Her training in the Air Force Reserve has taught her how to promote an environment rich in diversity and free of harassment and discrimination. While Sergeant Mayer knows these laws well, these aren't the only laws she's sworn to

  • 916th Top Three hosts annual family day

    Hundreds of family members, reservists, active duty Airmen and civilians showed up to celebrate at the annual 916th Air Refueling Wing Family Day on Oct. 3, 2009.This year the wing's Top Three hosted the event which provided food, fun, games and demonstrations. A huge bouncy house was available for

  • 916th refuels Thunderbirds bound for Guam

    Typhoon Melore didn't stop the Andersen Air Show in Guam, it just postponed it.While crews and jets were diverted from the storm's fury to other islands in the Pacific, organizers were determined that the show would go on.Roughly a week after its original date, the air show occured on Oct. 7.