• Hepatitis B vaccines now mandatory for troops

    The Department of Defense recently updated their immunization regulations to require that all service members be immunized against the hepatitis B virus.  The 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here has taken steps to provide this mandatory vaccination to members of the wing.The Air Force has

  • Niagara Airmen earn awards in AFRC Media Contest

    Congratulations to Tech. Sgt. Joseph McKee, 914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, on earning a 1st Place award for best picture story in the 2013 Air Force Reserve Command media contest awards competition.In addition to earning his first place award, McKee also received two 2nd Place awards in the

  • High aspirations

    Deciding what you want to be when you grow up can be a daunting task, but Staff Sgt. Cristopher Tharpe, USAF Enlisted Accessions Recruiter, hopes that he made that decision a little easier for Robert Hendrix, an Odyssey High School student. Hendrix, a junior in the Greece N.Y. high school, spent a

  • Excellence in Government Award Recipients

    Congratulations to the following 914th Airlift Wing personnel chosen by the Buffalo Federal Executive Board for Excellence in Government Awards in their respective categories:Eric Schwinge - Distinguished Government Service AwardColonel James DiFrancesco - Distinguished Government Service

  • 328th Gulf War veterans gather at squadron

    Prior to the March Unit Training Assembly here, a few of the 328th Airlift Squadron Airmen noticed something about their wingmen attending a routine intelligence brief."During the brief we looked around and we noticed we had the highest number of Desert Storm veterans attending," said Lt. Col. Glen

  • Defense budget proposal affects Air Force Reserve units

    The Department of Defense budget request for fiscal 2015 includes a number of proposed changes for the Air Force Reserve.If enacted into law, the DOD budget request would increase the number of Reserve fighter wings equipped with F-16 fighters, create a classic associate B-1 bomber group, increase

  • Col Steven Parker takes command of the 914 AW

    Col. Steven B. Parker assumed command today of the 914th Airlift Wing from Col. Walter Gordon, who retires after 30 years of military service.Colonel Parker most recently served as Commander of the 340th Flying Training Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph AFB, Texas, where he was directly

  • Niagara Fire Dept. instructs CPR

    Airmen of the 914th Airlift Wing, trained on CPR methods here, February 28. The training, instructed by members of the Base Fire Department, offered a combination of classroom and hands-on portions, where the Airmen tested their CPR skills on medical instruction dummies."This training is vital for

  • 914 AW selects Command Chief

    The 914th Airlift Wing is pleased to announce the selection of Chief Master Sergeant Clinton Ronan to the position of Command Chief Master Sgt. of the wing.Click here for Chief Ronan's biography.