Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 News
    
        Photos

    Week in Photos

    Air Force TV

    Commentaries

    Features

    Art

    About Us
    
        Air Force Senior Leaders
    
        SECAF

    CSAF

    CMSAF

    Biographies

    Fact Sheets

    SECAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library
    
        CSAF Leadership Library 2022

    CSAF Leadership Library 2021

    CSAF Reading List Pre-2020 Archive
    
        2018 CSAF Reading List

    2017 CSAF Reading List

    2016 CSAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library 2023

    CMSAF Leadership Library

    50 Years of the CMSAF

    Adjunct Professors

    Air Force Strategic Documents

    Arctic Strategy

    Empowered Airmen

    State Licensure Portability

    Careers

    AF Federal Advisory Committees

    AF 75th Anniversary

    Policy Updates

    AF Content Management

    Contact Us

    AF Sites
    
        Site RegistrationU.S. Air Force LogoAir Force

        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Reserve Airmen support Ebola fight on the groundPublished Nov. 8, 2014
                    
                    By Jake Chappelle
                    
                    
                    446th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
            **MCCHORD FIELD, Wash. (AFNS) --**About 15 air transportation specialists from the 446th Airlift Wing here are scheduled to depart for Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 8, to support ground personnel for the campaign against Ebola during Operation Unified Assistance.
The wing's Citizen Airmen from the 36th and 86th Aerial Port Squadrons have been active since early October, completing computer-based training, hands-on training, and medical evaluations, and will fill in the areas of air cargo loading and unloading, special handling, air transportation operations and load planning.
"I appreciate the 36th and 86th Aerial Port members stepping up to the plate for this deployment," said Col. Bryan Runion, the 446th Mission Support Group commander. "The situation in the West African area of responsibility has been in the news quite a bit lately. There's been no hesitation among the porters to go on this deployment. A common response has been, 'This is what we do.'" 
The Reservists are set to be across the pond until May 2015.
Chief Christopher Dietz, a 86th APS air transportation manager, said the team will most likely be moving passengers, medical equipment, and supplies during the half-year tour.
The six month absence from home creates a void on the home front for the deploying Airmen.
"In addition, I thank their families and employers for their support," Runion continued. "They also make this possible, and we will do everything we can to support them as well."
Air Force Reserve Command is providing vital support to the anti-Ebola effort. Citizen Airman volunteers provide significant capability, while working alongside their active-duty, and Air National Guard partners.
"I rest assured knowing that our aerial porters have been briefed, trained, and are prepared to do the job," Runion said.Humanitarian 



operations 



safety 



health 



Africa 



Senegal 



AFRC 



Ebola

Related Links
        Ramstein Airmen support Ebola fight, mitigate risks at home
                                Oct. 22, 2014
                                As service members travel to Africa in support of Operation United Assistance, Ramstein Air Base here continues to establish itself as a power projection platform for Europe and Africa.
            
            Airmen deliver Ebola treatment facility to West Africa
                                Sept. 29, 2014
                                Airmen from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, partnered with representatives from the U.S. Public Health Service Sept. 26, to deliver a modular medical treatment center, as part of a government-wide effort to support humanitarian relief operations in Ebola-stricken African nations. Featured News
        Senior Leader Priorities
                SecAF, CSAF, CMSAF begin Indo-Pacific trip focused on ACE
                    
                    DAF leaders talk budget, reoptimizing the force
                    
                    DAF leaders speak at National Character and Leadership Symposium
                    
                    DAF members recognized during BEYA STEM awards
                    
                    DAF senior enlisted advisors discuss Airmen, Guardians in the fightInnovation
                F-16s arrive to be modified for autonomous testing
                    
                    AFWERX director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great Power Competition
                    
                    DAF delivers lethality at the speed of data during Project Convergence Capstone 4
                    
                    DAF welcomes industry partners to HQ development program
                    
                    DAF announces Spark Tank 2024 finalistsMAJCOM News
                Safety enterprise announces new mission, vision, goals in 2024 strategic plan
                    
                    Air Combat Command welcomes new commander
                    
                    USAFE-AFAFRICA commander discusses Integrated Air, Missile Defense during Munich Security Conference
                    
                    Flosi to AFMC family: Embrace change, make every day count
                    
                    AMC rises to increasing global tension
 Quick Links
AccessibilityContact UsEqual OpportunityFOIA | Privacy | Section 508Information QualityInspector GeneralJAG Court-Martial DocketLink DisclaimerNo FEAR ActOpen GovernmentOSI Tip LinePlain LanguageQuestionsResilienceRSSSite MapVeterans Crisis LineCareers
Join the Air ForceAir Force BenefitsAir Force CareersAir Force ReserveAir National GuardCivilian ServiceConnect
            Get Social with Us
            
            Official United States Air Force Website
    Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil