Those are the words of one 25-year federal employee, Vicki Faggiano, who said an offer by Pennsylvania state agencies to help Air Force Reserve Command employees at Willow Grove, Pa., find new employment, according to a report by The Morning Call. AFRC announced in January that it would deactivate the 913th Airlift Wing early—by Oct. 1—as part of the 2008 defense budget, leaving less than the standard BRAC shutdown time for personnel to find other employment. The Call reports that Pennsylvania plans to set up a job service office inside the 913th headquarters building. The 913th recruited its last Reservist in January.
Gene Smith, Former POW and AFA Chair, Dies at 91
Jan. 19, 2026
Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith, who overcame five and a half years as a prisoner of war in the notorious Hanoi Hilton from 1967 until 1973, died Jan. 16. He was one day short of his 91st birthday.
