914 AW members recognized for excellence

Members of the 914th Airlift Wing are awarded for outstanding Federal service by the Buffalo Federal Executive Board Excellence in Government Selections Board during a luncheon at the Buffalo Convention Center May 8, 2013. The awardees are Paul Wasiewicz who won the Chairman's Award for Continuous

Niagara Airmen deploy downrange

Chaplain (Capt.) James Bastian (pictured left), 914th Airlift Wing, and Maj. Michael Hocutt, 914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, take a quick break from their duties and pose in front of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron facility May 1, 2013 at a base in Southwest Asia. Both

Operation Whiter-Brighter donates funds to base family readiness center

Everyone is all smiles at the Niagara Air Base because of Operation Whiter-Brighter. Now in its sixth year the program at Advanced Dental of Niagara Falls, New York offers professional whitening at a greatly reduced cost to all patients. All proceeds from the program are donated to the Base Family

914th AW to transport medical and firefighting equipment to Dominican Republic

The city of Rochester, New York has a sister city in the Dominican Republic. Sister Cities is an international program that has cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and countries in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.Approximately two and a

Congressman Collins visits air base

Congressman Chris Collins (NY-27) visited the base here recently as part of a fact finding tour of the units and its facilities on base. The tour included facilities of the Army Reserve Center, 107th Airlift Wing and the 914th Airlift Wing as well as mission briefings. Members from Niagara County

New class, personal effort brings positive change to Niagara PT scores

Are you ready to stop feeling a sense of dread when your scheduled physical training test day looms on the horizon? Are you anxious about feeling that cold measuring tape on your waist, telling the world that you may not meet the Air Force physical standards? Do your hands tremble when you get into

Niagara hosts special forces dedication ceremony

Every day is Earth Day at Niagara

Earth Day is a day to remind ourselves how important our environment is for us today as well as for future generations and here at Niagara and throughout the Air Force that message has become a way of life.We are fortunate that the Air Force makes sustainability such a high priority in all that we

Niagara officer recognized with award by local college

Lt. Col. Patrick Peretta, 914th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, received the Daemen College Community Leadership Award April 6, 2013 for his outstanding work with veterans at the Amherst, N.Y. college.Peretta received the award from Dr. Michael S. Brogan, Daemen Vice President for Academic

Members participate in Clothesline Project

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and members of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and their dependents were encouraged to participate in the Clothesline Project recently held during the lunch hour here.This nationwide project brings awareness to those who have been touched in some way by