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Gen. Mike Minihan, Commander of Air Mobility Command, visits the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station June 8, 2024.

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  • A new organization rises

    The Rising 4, a group consisting of Airmen through Senior Airmen was created just four months ago after Chief Master Sgt. Scott Peters, 914th Air Refueling Wing command chief at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, recommended separating the previous Rising 6 into two separate groups--Airmen

  • PT test pushed to July, updates to scoring, physical components ahead

    When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for

  • Base receives candy donation

    Pictured left to right: Erie County Legislator Frank Todaro and Mr. David Gordon delivered dozens of boxes of candy to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. Feb. 24, 2021. Mr. Gordon, a local businessman, donated the candy to the 914th Air Refueling Wing to coincide with the Valentines for

  • Valentines for Vets

    For the past 11 years members of the Erie County Legislature have run a program whereby school children from across the county create home-made Valentine's Day cards for local veterans. Showing off their Valentine greetings Feb. 9, 2021 at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station N.Y. are (left to

  • Reserve, Guard ready to take force-shaping troops

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard should benefit from active-duty Air Force force-shaping actions made necessary by record Air Force retention levels.Amidst concerns during the ongoing pandemic, many active-duty Airmen who planned on retiring or

  • Dover and Tinker reservists assist Niagara

    Reservists from Dover AFB and Tinker AFB responded to a call for assistance from the 914th Maintenance Group to complete structural work on a KC-135 Stratotanker.

  • DOD vaccinating personnel worldwide against COVID-19

    A little more than a month after the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Dec. 12 and Dec. 17, respectively, vaccines have been increasingly and successfully distributed and administered to Department of Defense

  • 914th commander announces 2020 awards

    I said it when I got here: you all are amazing.  I was right.The best and worst parts of this job are picking award winners. Best part because I get to pat somebody on the back; worst, because I have to choose. This year, with Command Chief Peters’ help and the efforts of seasoned board volunteers,