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Jan. 23, 2024
Senior Airman Tanitshaly Cruz: EMT carries experience into mortuary arena

Life and death situations have a way of building resilience that carries forward into future adversity. Senior Airman Tanitshaly Cruz, an Air Force Reserve member deployed from the 914th Force Support Squadron at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York to Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations,
July 21, 2023
Niagara and Barksdale successfully conduct EWO ACE exercise at former SAC base

The 914th Air Refueling Wing and 307th Bomb Wing teamed up to successfully conduct their first Emergency War Order (EWO) Agile Combat Employment (ACE) exercise utilizing a former Strategic Air Command base at the now Griffiss International Airport, Rome, New York.
Jan. 7, 2023
Retired SEAC #3 John Wayne Troxell visits NFARS

During the December unit training assembly (UTA), 914th Air Refueling Wing members had a chance to meet and speak with John Wayne Troxell, retired United States Army senior noncommissioned officer who served as the third Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC). In
Dec. 16, 2022
Col. Newsome returns to Niagara and assumes command of 914 ASTS

In an Assumption of Command ceremony held here Dec. 4, 2022, Col. Brande Newsome took command of the 914th Aeromedical Staging Squadron.No stranger to Niagara and the 914th Air Refueling Wing, Newsome got her start in the Air Force Reserve as a Senior Airman, Mental Health Technician, with the 914
Sept. 26, 2022
914th Air Refueling Wing firefighters conduct aircraft fire suppression training

Firefighters with the 914th Fire Emergency Services work to extinguish a mock aircraft engine that's engulfed in flames while conducting training at a facility in Rochester, New York, August 24, 2022. Training for an aircraft fire enhances readiness of our firefighters by giving them hands on
Sept. 17, 2022
1st Lt. Kelsey Adams, 914 ASTS Physician Assistant, leads team in medical emergency

Three Airmen stationed at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station combined their skills and abilities to assist in an off-base civilian medical emergency.
Aug. 22, 2022
914 ARW provides global reach anytime, anywhere

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 328th Air Refueling Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York, refuels a B-52 Stratofortress from the 93rd Bomb Squadron, assigned to the 307th Operations Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to complete local training requirements August 15, 2022.
Aug. 19, 2022
914th Air Refueling Wing prepares for new mission

The 914th Air Refueling Wing begins the transition to its new strategic deterrence mission by renovating an existing building to serve as an alert facility.
June 22, 2022
914th CES Conducts Off-Site Training

Staff Sgt. Dillon Bauer, a member of the 914th Civil Engineer Squadron, begins to disassemble a tent system during offsite training in Youngstown, New York, June 11, 2022. It is crucial to train to be able to set-up and pack-up in a moments notice, as the mission could change in the blink of an eye.
April 29, 2022
Lt. Col. Denzer assumes command of 914 AMXS

Lt. Col. Jessica Denzer took command of the 914th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here during an Assumption of Command Ceremony April 23, 2022.Denzer comes to Niagara from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam which is a geographically separated tenant unit of the 624 Regional Support Group, Hickam,