News

Dec. 7, 2020
Air Force moves physical fitness assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Nov. 30, 2020
Base status update

Base status during Covid-19 update.
Oct. 7, 2020
Niagara Falls ARS Fire Dept. shows gratitude to local business

Joe Foucha, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Fire Emergency Services, Assistant Fire Chief, (3rd from left) presents James and Colleen Bowman, owners of the Wilson Lakeside Market with a certificate of appreciation while NFARS firefighters Christopher Baer (4th from left), Aaron Walker, Joseph
Sept. 16, 2020
Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.
July 17, 2020
328th ARS mission continues during Covid-19

Members of the 328th Air Refueling Squadron from the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. conduct an air refueling mission on Monday, July 13, 2020.
June 6, 2020
Father & son serve as frontline workers during Covid-19 crisis

To serve as a frontline worker during the Covid-19 crisis holds a different perspective to every American. A parent working from home while homeschooling a child, an emergency responder or healthcare worker clocking in for another long day, an essential personnel employee ensuring shelves are
June 5, 2020
Niagara Falls ARS lowers HPCON level

NFARS has resumed Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Bravo on June 3, 2020 in accordance with DOD guidance and consideration of CDC, state and local health authorities. Several base facilities are open in sync with the phase two reopening of Western New York.
May 23, 2020
Niagara Airmen return home from stateside Covid-19 deployment

Four members of the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron returned home to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. May 22, 2020 aboard a C-40 aircraft after helping to fight Covid-19 in the New York City area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Nichols)
May 22, 2020
Fitness testing suspended until Oct. 1

The change, which is an update from the original June 1 resume date, is effective immediately.
May 18, 2020
Niagara and Vermont Airmen salute Western New York Covid-19 frontline workers with flyover

Airmen from the 914th Air Refueling Wing here and 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington, Vermont, conducted a flyover salute over parts of Western New York on May 12.Following routine training operations, a KC-135 from the 914th and F-35s from the 158th honored the essential personnel working the front